{"question":{"passport":"GMB","destination":"MWI","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"allowed","headline":"Visa-free, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mwi-immigration-amend-regs-2026","url":"https://embassymalawi.be/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMMIGRATION-AMENDMENT-REGULATIONS-2025_125837_260102_154611-2.pdf","passage":"Visas for entry into Malawi are required by nationals of all countries, except the\nfollowing—\n         (a) nationals of—\n              (i)    Antigua and Barbuda;\n              (ii)   Bahamas;\n              (iii) Barbados;\n              (iv)   Belize;\n              (v)    Benin;\n              (vi)   Dominica;\n              (vii) Ecuador;\n              (viii) Fiji;\n              (ix)   Gambia;\n              (x)    Ghana;\n              (xi)   Grenada;\n              (xii) Haiti;\n              (xiii) Hong Kong;\n              (xiv) Jamaica;\n              (xv) Kiribati;\n              (xvi) Malaysia;\n              (xvii) Phillipines;\n…               (xviii) Singapore;\n               (xix) St. Lucia;\n               (xx)    St. Vincent and the Grenadines;\n               (xxi) Trinidad and Tobago; and\n               (xxii) Vanuatu","explanation":"The Second Schedule ('Visa Arrangement') replaces the general visa requirement with an exemption for nationals of the listed countries; each of these twenty-two issuers is named in paragraph (a), so its passport holders may enter Malawi without arranging a visa in advance.","publisher":"The Malawi Gazette Supplement, dated 2nd January, 2026, containing\n   Regulations, Rules, etc                                (No. 1A)\nGOVERNMENT NOTICE NO. 1\n\n                                    IMMIGRATION ACT\n                                       (CAP. 15:03)\n              IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2026\n     IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 40 of the Immigration Act,\nI, PETER MUKHITO, Minister of Homeland Security, make the following Regulations"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-29","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}