Malawi
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e-Visa, 30 days
Before you travel: you need an e-visa.
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
CATEGORY ONE COUNTRIES COUNTRIES AND REGIONS THAT REQUIRE A VISA WELL IN ADVANCE, OR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION 1. Afghanistan 2. Algeria 3. Bangladesh 4. Burundi 5. Burkina Faso 6. Central African Republic (the) 7. Cameroon 8. Chad 9. China 10. Congo (the Democratic Republic of the), Congo-Kinshasa 11. Djibouti 12. Egypt 13. Eritrea 14. Ethiopia 15. India 16. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17. Iraq 18. Kazakhstan 19. Lebanon 20. Liberia 21. Libya 22. Mali 23. Mauritania 24. Morocco 25. Nepal 26. Niger (the) 27. Nigeria 28. Oman 29. Pakistan 30. Palestine, State of 31. Qatar 32. Russian Federation (the) 33. Senegal 34. Serbia 35. Sri Lanka 36. Somalia 37. South Sudan 38. Sudan (the) 39. Syrian Arab Republic 40. Tajikistan 41. Togo 42. Tunisia 43. Turkey 44. Turkmenistan 45. Ukraine 46. Uzbekistan 47. Yemen
Aevamo’s reading
This instrument replaces the Second Schedule ('Visa Arrangement') to the Immigration Regulations made under section 40 of the Immigration Act (Cap. 15:03), and that schedule currently imposes the visa requirement on every nationality it does not exempt — it creates the obligation rather than describing one created elsewhere; the Department's Category One and Category Two lists administer the mode (advance vs on-arrival) within it.
The Category One list names the countries and regions whose nationals must obtain a visa well in advance or prior authorisation before travelling to Malawi; every issuer in this row is named in that list, so its passport holders must arrange a visa (online, through the Department's e-visa portal) before departure.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
The Malawi Gazette Supplement, dated 2nd January, 2026; the Immigration (Amendment) Regulations were made on 18 December 2025. The Corrigendum in the Gazette Supplement of 9th January 2026 (GN 2) corrects the title and citation from '2026' to '2025' without changing the Second Schedule. The Category One and Category Two lists were fetched live on 21 August 2026 from the Department's e-visa portal; the portal's public notice is effective 24th February 2026.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.