Visa requirements for Malawian citizens

Visa requirements for Malawian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malawi. As of 15 December 2024, Malawian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 75 countries and territories, ranking the Malawian passport 67th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Malawian citizens

  Malawi

  Visa not required

  Visa obtainable on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa available both on arrival or online

  Pre-arrival visa required

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[2]
Albania	Visa required[3]
Algeria	Visa required[4]
Andorra	Visa required[5]
Angola	Visa not required[6][7]	30 days	30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only.[8] Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation.[9] An International Certificate of Vaccination is required.
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[10]	30 days
Argentina	Visa required[11]
Armenia	Visa required[12]
Australia and territories	Visa required[13]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[14]
Austria	Visa required[15]
Azerbaijan	Visa required[16]
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months
Bahrain	eVisa[18][19]	14 days
Bangladesh	Visa not required[20]	90 days
Barbados	Visa not required[21]	6 month
Belarus	Visa required[22]
Belgium	Visa required[23]
Belize	Visa not required[24]
Benin	Visa not required[25][26][27]	90 days
Bhutan	eVisa[28][29]	90 days	Visa fee is 40 USD per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee
Bolivia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[30]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa required[31]
Botswana	Visa not required[32]	90 days
Brazil	Visa required[33]
Brunei	Visa required[34]
Bulgaria	Visa required[35]
Burkina Faso	Visa required[36]
Burundi	Visa required[37]
Cambodia	eVisa / Visa on arrival[38]	30 days
Cameroon	Visa required[39]
Canada	Visa required
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[40]
Central African Republic	Visa required[41]
Chad	Visa required[42]
Chile	Visa required[43]
China	Visa required[44]
Colombia	Visa required[45]		May apply online.[46]
Comoros	Visa on arrival[47]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[48]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[49]
Costa Rica	Visa required[50]
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[51]
Croatia	Visa required[52]
Cuba	Tourist Card required[53]	30 days	Extendable up to 60 days with a fee.
Cyprus	Visa required[54]
Czech Republic	Visa required[55]
Denmark	Visa required[56]
Djibouti	eVisa[57]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[58]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa required[59]
Ecuador	Visa not required[60]	90 days
Egypt	Visa required[61]
El Salvador	Visa required[62]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[63]
Eritrea	Visa required[64]
Estonia	Visa required[65]
Eswatini	Visa required[66]
Ethiopia	eVisa / Visa on arrival	up to 90 days	Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.[67] e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.[68]
Fiji	Visa not required[69]	4 months
Finland	Visa required[70]
France	Visa required[71]
Gabon	eVisa[72]		Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
Gambia	Visa not required[73]	90 days
Georgia	eVisa[74]
Germany	Visa required[75]
Ghana	Visa on arrival[76]	30 days
Greece	Visa required[77]
Grenada	Visa not required[78]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[79]
Guinea	Visa required[80]
Guinea-Bissau	eVisa / Visa on arrival[81]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[82]
Haiti	Visa not required[83]	3 months
Honduras	Visa required[84]
Hungary	Visa required[85]
Iceland	Visa required[86]
India	e-Visa[87]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 31 designated airports[Note 1] or 5 designated seaports.[Note 2][88] An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[89] Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[90]
Indonesia	Visa required[91]
Iran	Visa on arrival[92]	30 days[93]
Iraq	Visa required[94]
Ireland	Visa required[95]
Israel	Visa not required[96]	3 months
Italy	Visa required[97]
Jamaica	Visa not required[98]	180 days
Japan	Visa required[99]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[100]
Kazakhstan	Visa required[101]
Kenya	Electronic Travel Authorisation[102]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[103]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[104]
South Korea	Visa required[105]
Kuwait	Visa required[106]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[107]
Laos	eVisa / Visa on arrival[108]	30 days	17[Note 3] of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders.[109] e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 4] and in Boten (road and railroad).[110] Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges[Note 5] and 6 border crossings.[Note 6][109] Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.[111]
Latvia	Visa required[112]
Lebanon	Visa required[113]
Lesotho	Visa not required[114]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required[115]
Libya	Visa required[116]
Liechtenstein	Visa required[117]
Lithuania	Visa required[118]
Luxembourg	Visa required[119]
Madagascar	eVisa / Visa on arrival[120]	90 days
Malaysia	Visa not required[121]	30 days
Maldives	Free Visa on arrival[122]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[123]
Malta	Visa required[124]
Marshall Islands	Visa required[125]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[126]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[127]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[128]
Micronesia	Visa not required[129]	30 days
Moldova	Visa required[130]
Monaco	Visa required[131]
Mongolia	Visa required[132]
Montenegro	Visa required[133]
Morocco	Visa required[134]
Mozambique	Visa not required[135]
Myanmar	Visa required[136]
Namibia	Visa not required[137]	3 months
Nauru	Visa required[138]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[139]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa required[140]
New Zealand	Visa required[141]		Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[142]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[143]	30 days
Niger	Visa required[144]
Nigeria	Visa required[145]
North Macedonia	Visa required[146]
Norway	Visa required[147]
Oman	Visa required[148]
Pakistan	Online Visa[149]		Online Visa eligible.[150]
Palau	Free Visa on arrival[151]	30 days
Panama	Visa required[152]
Papua New Guinea	Visa required[153]
Paraguay	Visa required[154]
Peru	Visa required[155]
Philippines	Visa not required[156]	30 days
Poland	Visa required[157]
Portugal	Visa required[158]
Qatar	eVisa[159]
Romania	Visa required[160]
Russia	Visa required[161]
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[162]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa not required[163]	3 months
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[164]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[165]	1 month
Samoa	Visa not required[166]	60 days
San Marino	Visa required[167]
São Tomé and Príncipe	eVisa[168]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[169]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[170]	90 days
Serbia	Visa required[171]
Seychelles	Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[172]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival[173]
Singapore	Visa not required[174]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa required[175]
Slovenia	Visa required[176]
Solomon Islands	Visa required[177]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[178]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa not required[179]	30 days
South Sudan	Electronic Visa[180]		Obtainable online[181] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[181]
Spain	Visa required[182]
Sri Lanka	Electronic Travel Authorization[183]	30 days
Sudan	Visa required[184]
Suriname	eVisa[185]
Sweden	Visa required[186]
Switzerland	Visa required[187]
Syria	Visa required[188]
Tajikistan	Visa required[189]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[190]
Thailand	Visa required[191]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[192]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[193]	7 days
Tonga	Visa required[194]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[195]
Tunisia	Visa required[196]
Turkey	Visa required[197]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[198]
Tuvalu	Free visa on arrival[199]	1 month	Free of charge
Uganda	Visa not required[200]	3 months
Ukraine	Visa required[201]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[202]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa required[203]
United States	Visa required[204]
Uruguay	Visa required[205]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[206]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[207]	30 days
Vatican City	Visa required[208]
Venezuela	Visa required[209]
Vietnam	Visa required[210]
Yemen	Visa required[159]
Zambia	Visa not required[211]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[212]	3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[213]
Kosovo	Visa not required[214]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[215]
Palestine	Visa not required[216]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[217]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[218][219]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[220]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[221][222]
Taiwan	Visa required[223][224]
Transnistria	Visa not required[225]	Registration required after 24h.[226][227]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[228]	90 days
Macau	Visa on arrival[229]
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa required[230]
Greenland	Visa required[231]
France
French Guiana	Visa required[232]
French Polynesia	Visa required[233]
French West Indies	Visa required	Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte	Visa required[234]
New Caledonia	Visa required[235]
Réunion	Visa required[236]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa required[237]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa required[238]
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[239]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[240]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[241]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[242]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[243]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[244]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[245]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa required[246]
Anguilla	Visa required[247]	Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[248]
Bermuda	Visa required[249]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[250]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[251]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[252]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[253]
Gibraltar	Visa required[254]
Montserrat	Visa not required[255]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[256][257][258]
Ascension Island	eVisa[259][260]	3 months within any year period
Saint Helena	eVisa[261][262]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[263]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[264][265]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[266]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[267]
Guam	Visa required[268]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[269]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[270]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[271]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280][281][282][283]

See also

• Malawi portal

• Visa policy of Malawi
• Malawian passport