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🇲🇼 Who needs a visa for Malawi?

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Malawi: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 25 February 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Malawi visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Malawi

Capital	Lilongwe
Currency	Malawian kwacha (MWK, MK)
Official languages	English, Chewa
Calling code	+265
Plugs and voltage	type G · 230 V
Internet domain	.mw

Neighbouring countries: 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇿🇲 Zambia

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Malawi by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Malawi before you travel.

Visa-free (63)

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda · 90 days
🇦🇺 Australia · 30 days
🇧🇸 Bahamas · 90 days
🇧🇧 Barbados · 90 days
🇧🇪 Belgium · 30 days
🇧🇿 Belize · 90 days
🇧🇼 Botswana · 90 days
🇧🇳 Brunei · 90 days
🇨🇦 Canada · 30 days
🇨🇾 Cyprus · 30 days
🇩🇲 Dominica
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇸🇿 Eswatini · 90 days
🇫🇯 Fiji · 90 days
🇫🇮 Finland · 30 days
🇫🇷 France · 30 days
🇬🇲 Gambia · 90 days
🇩🇪 Germany · 30 days
🇬🇭 Ghana · 90 days
🇬🇩 Grenada · 90 days
🇬🇾 Guyana · 30 days
🇭🇰 Hong Kong · 30 days
🇮🇪 Ireland · 30 days
🇮🇱 Israel · 90 days
🇮🇹 Italy · 30 days
🇯🇲 Jamaica · 90 days
🇰🇪 Kenya · 90 days
🇰🇮 Kiribati · 90 days
🇱🇸 Lesotho · 90 days
🇲🇾 Malaysia · 90 days
🇲🇻 Maldives · 30 days
🇲🇹 Malta · 30 days
🇲🇺 Mauritius · 90 days
🇲🇿 Mozambique · 90 days
🇳🇦 Namibia · 90 days
🇳🇷 Nauru · 90 days
🇳🇱 Netherlands · 30 days
🇳🇿 New Zealand · 30 days
🇳🇴 Norway · 30 days
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea · 30 days
🇵🇭 Philippines · 90 days
🇵🇱 Poland · 30 days
🇵🇹 Portugal · 30 days
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis · 90 days
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia · 90 days
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 90 days
🇼🇸 Samoa · 90 days
🇸🇨 Seychelles · 90 days
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · 30 days
🇸🇬 Singapore · 30 days
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands · 30 days
🇿🇦 South Africa · 90 days
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka · 90 days
🇸🇪 Sweden · 30 days
🇹🇿 Tanzania · 90 days
🇹🇴 Tonga · 30 days
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago · 90 days
🇹🇻 Tuvalu · 90 days
🇺🇬 Uganda · 90 days
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · 30 days
🇺🇸 United States · 30 days
🇿🇲 Zambia · 90 days
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe · 90 days

Visa on arrival (83)

e-Visa (51)

Visa required (1)

🇹🇳 Tunisia