Malawi: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 16
- Consulates
- 8
- missions abroad
- 19
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 148
Live & travel in Malawi
Monthly budget
$2,450/mo
Prices vs USA: 54%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 1,735.11 MWK
Internet access
19%
of people online
Air quality
16.7
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Nyanja
Emergency
999 · 998 · 997
Plug types
BS 1363
Calling code
+265
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: May 13, 2026
3.2
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.4
- Safety4.3
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate4.5
SOS · Malawi999Restaurants, cafés and dishes in MalawiThobwa · Usipa · Kunga cake
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 15, 2027 · John Chilembwe Day
- Mar 3, 2027 · Martyrs’ Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · Eid al Fitri
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
- May 1, 2027 · Labour Day
Cities in Malawi
Traveller essentials · Malawi
- Emergency
- 999 · 998 · 997 · 990
- Calling code
- +265
- Currency
- MWK
- Plug types
- BS 1363
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Time zone
- Africa/Blantyre
Foreign missions in Malawi
Malawi missions abroad
BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1GermanyBerlin, Frankfurt2IndiaNew Delhi1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1KuwaitKuwait City1MozambiqueMaputo1PolandWarsaw1South AfricaPretoria1SwedenMalmö1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1United Arab EmiratesDubai1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1
Who can enter Malawi without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Malawi?
16 missions, 16 countries.
Emergency: Malawi?
999 (fire department), 998 (emergency medical services), 997 (police), 990 (police)
Who can enter Malawi without a visa?
148: Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, China, Comoros, and Cyprus…