Visa requirements for Malawian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Malawi. As of 2 July 2019, Malawian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Malawian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | ||
Albania | Visa required[3] | ||
Algeria | Visa required[4] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[5] | ||
Angola | eVisa[6][7] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Visa not required[10] | 30 days | |
Argentina | Visa required[11] | ||
Armenia | Visa required[12] | ||
Australia and territories | Visa required[13] |
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Austria | Visa required[15] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required[16] | ||
Bahamas | Visa not required[17] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | Visa required[18] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa not required[19] | 90 days | |
Barbados | Visa not required[20] | 6 month | |
Belarus | Visa required[21] | ||
Belgium | Visa required[22] | ||
Belize | Visa not required[23] | ||
Benin | Visa not required[24] | 90 days[25][26] | |
Bhutan | Visa required[27] | ||
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[28] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[29] | ||
Botswana | Visa not required[30] | 90 days | |
Brazil | Visa required[31] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[32] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[33] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa required[34] | ||
Burundi | Visa required[35] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[36] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required[37] | ||
Canada | Visa required | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[38] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[39] | ||
Chad | Visa required[40] | ||
Chile | Visa required[41] | ||
China | Visa required[42] | ||
Colombia | Visa required[43] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[45] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[46] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[47] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required[48] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required[49] | ||
Croatia | Visa required[50] | ||
Cuba | Tourist Card required[51] | 30 days |
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Cyprus | Visa required[52] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[53] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[54] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[55] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[56] | 6 months | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[57] | ||
Ecuador | Visa not required[58] | 90 days | |
Egypt | Visa required[59] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required[60] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[61] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[62] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[63] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[64] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa not required[67] | 4 months | |
Finland | Visa required[68] | ||
France | Visa required[69] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[70] |
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Gambia | Visa not required[71] | 90 days | |
Georgia | eVisa[72] | ||
Germany | Visa required[73] | ||
Ghana | Visa on arrival[74] | 30 days | |
Greece | Visa required[75] | ||
Grenada | Visa not required[76] | 3 months | |
Guatemala | Visa required[77] | ||
Guinea | Visa required[78] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[79] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[80] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[81] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required[82] | ||
Hungary | Visa required[83] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[84] | ||
India | e-Visa[85] | 60 days |
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Indonesia | Visa required[88] | ||
Iran | Visa on arrival[89] | 30 days[90] | |
Iraq | Visa required[91] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[92] | ||
Israel | Visa not required[93] | 3 months | |
Italy | Visa required[94] | ||
Jamaica | Visa not required[95] | 180 days | |
Japan | Visa required[96] | ||
Jordan | Visa on arrival[97] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa required[98] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation[99] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa not required[100] | 30 days | |
North Korea | Visa required[101] | ||
South Korea | Visa required[102] | ||
Kuwait | Visa required[103] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[104] | ||
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival[105] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[109] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required[110] | ||
Lesotho | Visa not required[111] | 90 days | |
Liberia | Visa required[112] | ||
Libya | Visa required[113] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[114] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[115] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[116] | ||
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[117] | 90 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[118] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free Visa on arrival[119] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[120] | ||
Malta | Visa required[121] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[122] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[123] |
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Mauritius | Visa not required[124] | 90 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[125] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required[126] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required[127] | ||
Monaco | Visa required[128] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[129] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required[130] | ||
Morocco | Visa required[131] | ||
Mozambique | Visa not required[132] | ||
Myanmar | Visa required[133] | ||
Namibia | Visa not required[134] | 3 months | |
Nauru | Visa required[135] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival[136] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required[137] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[138] |
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Nicaragua | Visa on arrival[140] | 30 days | |
Niger | Visa required[141] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[142] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required[143] | ||
Norway | Visa required[144] | ||
Oman | Visa required[145] | ||
Pakistan | Online Visa[146] |
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Palau | Free Visa on arrival[148] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required[149] | ||
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[150] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required[151] | ||
Peru | Visa required[152] | ||
Philippines | Visa not required[153] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa required[154] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[155] | ||
Qatar | eVisa[156] | ||
Romania | Visa required[157] | ||
Russia | Visa required[158] | ||
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival[159] | 30 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Visa not required[160] | 3 months | |
Saint Lucia | Visa not required[161] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[162] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[163] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[164] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa[165] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[166] | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival[167] | 90 days | |
Serbia | Visa required[168] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[169] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa on arrival[170] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[171] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa required[172] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[173] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[174] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[175] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa not required[176] | 30 days | |
South Sudan | Electronic Visa[177] | ||
Spain | Visa required[179] | ||
Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization[180] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[181] | ||
Suriname | eVisa[182] | ||
Sweden | Visa required[183] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[184] | ||
Syria | Visa required[185] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required[186] | ||
Tanzania | Visa on arrival[187] | ||
Thailand | Visa required[188] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[189] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival[190] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[191] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa not required[192] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[193] | ||
Turkey | Visa required[194] | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required[195] | ||
Tuvalu | Free visa on arrival[196] | 1 month |
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Uganda | Visa not required[197] | 3 months | |
Ukraine | Visa required[198] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[199] | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[200] | ||
United States | Visa required[201] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required[202] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required[203] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa not required[204] | 30 days | |
Vatican City | Visa required[205] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[206] | ||
Vietnam | Visa required[207] | ||
Yemen | Visa required[156] | ||
Zambia | Visa not required[208] | 90 days | |
Zimbabwe | Visa not required[209] | 3 months |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required[210] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required[211] | 90 days |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required[212] | |
Palestine | Visa not required[213] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[214] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[215][216] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[217] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[218][219] |
Taiwan | Visa required[220][221] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required[222] | Registration required after 24h.[223][224] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | Visa not required[225] | 90 days |
Macau | Visa on arrival[226] | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[227] | |
Greenland | Visa required[228] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[229] | |
French Polynesia | Visa required[230] | |
French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
Mayotte | Visa required[231] | |
New Caledonia | Visa required[232] | |
Réunion | Visa required[233] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[234] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[235] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required[236] | |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required[237] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Curaçao | Visa required[238] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required[239] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[240] | 31 days |
Niue | Visa not required[241] | 30 days |
Tokelau | Visa required[242] | |
United Kingdom | ||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[243] | |
Anguilla | Visa required[244] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[245] |
Bermuda | Visa required[246] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[247] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa not required[248] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa not required[249] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required[250] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required[251] | |
Montserrat | Visa not required[252] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[253][254][255] |
Ascension Island | eVisa[256][257] |
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Saint Helena | eVisa[258][259] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[260] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[261][262] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required[263] | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required[264] | |
Guam | Visa required[265] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required[266] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required[267] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[268] | |
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[269][270][271][272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280] |
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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