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🇲🇼 Does a Malawian need a visa for Ivory Coast 🇨🇮?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Ivory Coast at a glance

Capital: Yamoussoukro · Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF, Fr) · Official languages: French · Calling code: +225

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Ivory Coast: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 18 February 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

Plugs and voltage

You need a travel adapter: Ivory Coast uses plug types C, E, Malawi uses G.

More about entering Ivory Coast →

Easier destinations near Ivory Coast for Malawian passport holders

• 🇧🇯 Benin — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇬🇲 Gambia — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇨🇻 Cape Verde — Visa on arrival
• 🇬🇭 Ghana — Visa on arrival
• 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau — Visa on arrival
• 🇸🇳 Senegal — Visa on arrival
• 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone — Visa on arrival
• 🇹🇬 Togo — Visa on arrival 7 days

The other way round

🇨🇮 Ivorian passport holders visiting Malawi: Ivorian passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Malawi, usually at the airport or land border.

The Malawian passport at a glance

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