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Malawi visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 33 countries visiting Malawi for tourism purposes including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada and Israel Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Malawi Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Malawi visa exempt countries

To enter Malawi for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Malawi without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 15 countries in Africa are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 39 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Botswana Visa not required 90 days No No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Gambia Visa not required 90 days No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kenya Visa not required 90 days No No
Lesotho Visa not required 90 days No No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa not required 90 days No No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa not required 90 days No No
Namibia Visa not required 90 days No No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa not required 90 days No No
Sierra Leone Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa not required 90 days No No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa not required 90 days No No
Tanzania Visa not required 90 days No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa not required 90 days No No
Zambia Visa not required 90 days No No
Zimbabwe Visa not required 90 days No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Guinea-Bissau Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
South Sudan Visa required No No

Asia

Nationals from 1 countries in Asia are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 31 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Azerbaijan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bangladesh Visa required Yes No
Bhutan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cambodia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
China Visa required Yes No
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
India Visa required Yes No
Indonesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Japan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Laos Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malaysia Visa not required 90 days No No
Maldives Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mongolia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Myanmar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Singapore Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
South Korea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required Yes No
Thailand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required No No
Vietnam Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 11 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa not required 90 days No No
Bahamas Visa not required 90 days No No
Barbados Visa not required 90 days No No
Belize Visa not required 90 days No No
Costa Rica Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cuba Visa required No No
Dominica Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominican Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
El Salvador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Grenada Visa not required 90 days No No
Guatemala Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Haiti Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Honduras Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jamaica Visa not required 90 days No No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 90 days No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required 90 days No No

Europe

Nationals from 0 countries in Europe are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 46 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belgium Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bulgaria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Czech Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Italy Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lithuania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Macedonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malta Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Moldova Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Monaco Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Netherlands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa required No No
San Marino Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Serbia Visa required No No
Slovakia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required No No
Spain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required No No
Ukraine Visa required No No
United Kingdom Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Middle East

Nationals from 1 countries in Middle East are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iran Visa required Yes No
Iraq Visa required Yes No
Israel Visa not required 90 days No No
Jordan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kuwait Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lebanon Visa required Yes No
Oman Visa required No No
Qatar Visa required No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Syria Visa required Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from 0 countries in North America are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 3 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United States Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Oceania

Nationals from 5 countries in Oceania are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa not required 90 days No No
Kiribati Visa not required 90 days No No
Marshall Islands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Micronesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nauru Visa not required 90 days No No
New Zealand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Papua New Guinea Visa required No No
Samoa Visa not required 90 days No No
Solomon Islands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tonga Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tuvalu Visa not required 90 days No No
Vanuatu Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

South America

Nationals from 0 countries in South America are exempt from Malawi visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bolivia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brazil Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Chile Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Colombia Visa required No No
Ecuador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Guyana Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Paraguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Peru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Suriname Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uruguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Venezuela Visa required 15 days Yes Yes