Who needs a visa for Malawi?

Of 198 passports, 64 enter Malawi without a visa, 84 get a visa on arrival, 50 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free64

Antigua & Barbuda90 days Australia30 days Bahamas90 days Barbados90 days Belgium30 days Belize90 days Botswana90 days Brunei90 days Canada30 days China30 days Comoros90 days Cyprus30 days Dominica Eswatini90 days Fiji90 days Finland30 days France30 days Gambia90 days Germany30 days Ghana90 days Grenada90 days Guyana30 days Hong Kong30 days Ireland30 days Israel90 days Italy30 days Jamaica90 days Kenya90 days Kiribati90 days Lesotho90 days Malaysia90 days Maldives30 days Malta30 days Mauritius90 days Mozambique90 days Namibia90 days Nauru90 days Netherlands30 days New Zealand30 days Norway30 days Papua New Guinea30 days Poland30 days Portugal30 days Russia90 days Samoa90 days Seychelles90 days Sierra Leone30 days Singapore30 days Solomon Islands30 days South Africa90 days Sri Lanka90 days St. Kitts & Nevis90 days St. Lucia90 days St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days Sweden30 days Tanzania90 days Tonga30 days Trinidad & Tobago90 days Tuvalu90 days Uganda90 days United Kingdom30 days United States30 days Zambia90 days Zimbabwe90 days

Visa on arrival84

Albania30 days Andorra30 days Argentina30 days Armenia30 days Austria30 days Azerbaijan30 days Bahrain30 days Belarus30 days Benin30 days Bhutan30 days Bolivia30 days Bosnia and Herzegovina30 days Brazil30 days Bulgaria30 days Cambodia30 days Cape Verde30 days Chile30 days Costa Rica30 days Côte d’Ivoire30 days Croatia30 days Czechia30 days Denmark30 days Dominican Republic30 days Ecuador30 days El Salvador30 days Equatorial Guinea30 days Estonia30 days Gabon30 days Georgia30 days Greece30 days Guatemala30 days Guinea30 days Guinea-Bissau30 days Haiti30 days Honduras30 days Hungary30 days Iceland30 days Indonesia30 days Japan30 days Jordan30 days Kuwait30 days Kyrgyzstan30 days Laos30 days Latvia30 days Liechtenstein30 days Lithuania30 days Luxembourg30 days Macao30 days Madagascar30 days Marshall Islands30 days Mexico30 days Micronesia30 days Moldova30 days Monaco30 days Mongolia30 days Montenegro30 days Myanmar30 days Nicaragua30 days North Korea30 days North Macedonia30 days Palau30 days Panama30 days Paraguay30 days Peru30 days Philippines30 days Republic of the Congo30 days Romania30 days San Marino30 days São Tomé & Príncipe30 days Saudi Arabia30 days Slovakia30 days Slovenia30 days South Korea30 days Spain30 days Suriname30 days Switzerland30 days Taiwan30 days Thailand30 days Timor-Leste30 days Uruguay30 days Vanuatu30 days Vatican City30 days Venezuela30 days Vietnam30 days

e-Visa50

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for Malawi?

Of 198 passports, 64 enter Malawi without a visa, 84 get a visa on arrival, 50 apply online and 0 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter Malawi without a visa?

Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, China, Comoros, Cyprus, Dominica, Eswatini, and Fiji…