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title: Visa requirements for Malawi passport holders
description: "Citizens of Malawi can visit 33 of 182 destinations visa-free and 66 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival."
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lastModified: 2026-09-05
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# Visa requirements for Malawi passport holders

Citizens of Malawi can visit 33 of 182 destinations visa-free and 66 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival.

Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel.

## Visa-free (33)

No visa needed — just go

- [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/malawi)
- [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/malawi)
- [Barbados](/visa/barbados/malawi)
- [Belize](/visa/belize/malawi)
- [Benin](/visa/benin/malawi)
- [Botswana](/visa/botswana/malawi)
- [Dominica](/visa/dominica/malawi)
- [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/malawi)
- [Fiji](/visa/fiji/malawi)
- [Gambia](/visa/gambia/malawi)
- [Grenada](/visa/grenada/malawi)
- [Haiti](/visa/haiti/malawi)
- [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/malawi)
- [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/malawi)
- [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/malawi)
- [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/malawi)
- [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/malawi)
- [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/malawi)
- [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/malawi)
- [Namibia](/visa/namibia/malawi)
- [Philippines](/visa/philippines/malawi)
- [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/malawi)
- [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/malawi)
- [Samoa](/visa/samoa/malawi)
- [Singapore](/visa/singapore/malawi)
- [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/malawi)
- [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/malawi)
- [Togo](/visa/togo/malawi)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](/visa/trinidad-and-tobago/malawi)
- [Uganda](/visa/uganda/malawi)
- [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/malawi)
- [Zambia](/visa/zambia/malawi)
- [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/malawi)

## eTA (4)

Electronic travel authorization (online)

- [Israel](/visa/israel/malawi)
- [Kenya](/visa/kenya/malawi)
- [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/malawi)
- [Suriname](/visa/suriname/malawi)

## Visa on arrival (18)

Get your visa at the border

- [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/malawi)
- [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/malawi)
- [Comoros](/visa/comoros/malawi)
- [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/malawi)
- [Ghana](/visa/ghana/malawi)
- [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/malawi)
- [Iran](/visa/iran/malawi)
- [Jordan](/visa/jordan/malawi)
- [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/malawi)
- [Maldives](/visa/maldives/malawi)
- [Nepal](/visa/nepal/malawi)
- [Palau](/visa/palau/malawi)
- [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/malawi)
- [Senegal](/visa/senegal/malawi)
- [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/malawi)
- [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/malawi)
- [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/malawi)
- [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/malawi)

## Pre-approval + VOA (3)

Approve online, collect at arrival

- [Burundi](/visa/burundi/malawi)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/malawi)
- [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/malawi)

## eVisa (41)

Fully online — no office visit

- [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/malawi)
- [Albania](/visa/albania/malawi)
- [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/malawi)
- [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/malawi)
- [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/malawi)
- [Cameroon](/visa/cameroon/malawi)
- [Chad](/visa/chad/malawi)
- [Colombia](/visa/colombia/malawi)
- [Cuba](/visa/cuba/malawi)
- [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/malawi)
- [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/malawi)
- [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/malawi)
- [Gabon](/visa/gabon/malawi)
- [Georgia](/visa/georgia/malawi)
- [Guinea](/visa/guinea/malawi)
- [India](/visa/india/malawi)
- [Iraq](/visa/iraq/malawi)
- [Kazakhstan](/visa/kazakhstan/malawi)
- [Kuwait](/visa/kuwait/malawi)
- [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/malawi)
- [Laos](/visa/laos/malawi)
- [Libya](/visa/libya/malawi)
- [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/malawi)
- [Moldova](/visa/moldova/malawi)
- [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/malawi)
- [Morocco](/visa/morocco/malawi)
- [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/malawi)
- [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/malawi)
- [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/malawi)
- [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/malawi)
- [Papua New Guinea](/visa/papua-new-guinea/malawi)
- [Qatar](/visa/qatar/malawi)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](/visa/sao-tome-and-principe/malawi)
- [Somalia](/visa/somalia/malawi)
- [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/malawi)
- [Syria](/visa/syria/malawi)
- [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/malawi)
- [Thailand](/visa/thailand/malawi)
- [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/malawi)
- [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/malawi)
- [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/malawi)

## Embassy / VFS (83)

In-person at an embassy or visa center

- [Algeria](/visa/algeria/malawi)
- [Andorra](/visa/andorra/malawi)
- [Argentina](/visa/argentina/malawi)
- [Armenia](/visa/armenia/malawi)
- [Austria](/visa/austria/malawi)
- [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/malawi)
- [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/malawi)
- [Belarus](/visa/belarus/malawi)
- [Belgium](/visa/belgium/malawi)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/malawi)
- [Brazil](/visa/brazil/malawi)
- [Brunei](/visa/brunei/malawi)
- [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/malawi)
- [Canada](/visa/canada/malawi)
- [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/malawi)
- [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/malawi)
- [Chile](/visa/chile/malawi)
- [China](/visa/china/malawi)
- [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/malawi)
- [Croatia](/visa/croatia/malawi)
- [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/malawi)
- [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/malawi)
- [Denmark](/visa/denmark/malawi)
- [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/malawi)
- [Egypt](/visa/egypt/malawi)
- [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/malawi)
- [Estonia](/visa/estonia/malawi)
- [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/malawi)
- [Finland](/visa/finland/malawi)
- [France](/visa/france/malawi)
- [Germany](/visa/germany/malawi)
- [Greece](/visa/greece/malawi)
- [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/malawi)
- [Guyana](/visa/guyana/malawi)
- [Honduras](/visa/honduras/malawi)
- [Hungary](/visa/hungary/malawi)
- [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/malawi)
- [Ireland](/visa/ireland/malawi)
- [Italy](/visa/italy/malawi)
- [Japan](/visa/japan/malawi)
- [Latvia](/visa/latvia/malawi)
- [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/malawi)
- [Liberia](/visa/liberia/malawi)
- [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/malawi)
- [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/malawi)
- [Mali](/visa/mali/malawi)
- [Malta](/visa/malta/malawi)
- [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/malawi)
- [Mexico](/visa/mexico/malawi)
- [Monaco](/visa/monaco/malawi)
- [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/malawi)
- [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/malawi)
- [Nauru](/visa/nauru/malawi)
- [Niger](/visa/niger/malawi)
- [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/malawi)
- [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/malawi)
- [Norway](/visa/norway/malawi)
- [Oman](/visa/oman/malawi)
- [Panama](/visa/panama/malawi)
- [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/malawi)
- [Peru](/visa/peru/malawi)
- [Poland](/visa/poland/malawi)
- [Portugal](/visa/portugal/malawi)
- [Republic of the Congo](/visa/republic-of-the-congo/malawi)
- [Romania](/visa/romania/malawi)
- [Russia](/visa/russia/malawi)
- [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/malawi)
- [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/malawi)
- [Serbia](/visa/serbia/malawi)
- [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/malawi)
- [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/malawi)
- [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/malawi)
- [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/malawi)
- [Tonga](/visa/tonga/malawi)
- [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/malawi)
- [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/malawi)
- [Turkmenistan](/visa/turkmenistan/malawi)
- [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/malawi)
- [United States](/visa/united-states/malawi)
- [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/malawi)
- [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/malawi)
- [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/malawi)
- [Yemen](/visa/yemen/malawi)