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Visitors to Malawi must obtain a visa from one of the Malawian diplomatic missions unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival.[1]
Visa policy map

Visa exemption
Citizens of the following 33 countries and territories can visit Malawi for up to 90 days without a visa:[2]
Date of visa changes |
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Visa free Cancelled:
Visa on arrival
Cancelled:
* – these countries are in both lists (visa on arrival and visa is required) |
Holders of diplomatic, service or official passports of any country traveling on duty do not require a visa for 90 days.
And Laissez-Passer holders of United Nations, African Union, African Development Bank, International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa and Preferential Trade Area.
Holders of confirmed onward tickets for a maximum transit time of 24 hours can transit without a visa through Malawi. This facility is not applicable to nationals of Egypt, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Yemen.
Visa on arrival
Nationals of certain countries may obtain a visa on arrival to Malawi. The information on which countries are eligible is inconsistent. Depending on the purpose of visit, a traveler who has a valid visa is granted a Visitors Permit (VP) or Business Visit (BV) at the port of entry valid for 30 days and can be extended up to a maximum period of 90 days. [10]
According to a document published by the Department of Immigration, nationals of all countries that are not visa exempt may obtain a visa on arrival. This is not applicable to nationals of the following 52 countries: [11]
e-Visa
Malawi launched an e-Visa application system on 1 November 2019. [12] [13] [14]
See also

References
- ↑ How To Get There - Passports & Visas
- ↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ Visa New Regime October 2015 (PDF)
- ↑ "Malawi Introduces Visas for European, Asian Visitors".
- ↑ Immigration Documents
- ↑ Revised Visa Country Categories October 2016 (PDF)
- ↑ PRESS STATEMENT On 17 May 2016 (PDF)
- ↑ Was granted from 1 October 2015
- ↑ PRESS RELEASE of Department of Immigration (PDF)
- ↑ "::Department of Immigration Republic of Malawi::". Archived from the original on 2018-05-10. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ↑ "Countries need Visa – Department of Immigration. Republic of Malawi". Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144387233620652&id=102389571153752
- ↑ Malawi : le pays lance son service de visa électronique
- ↑ Malawi eVisa
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