Visa Guide
A visa waiver scheme introduced in 2024 has now been revoked. As from 2 January 2026 most nationalities around the world now require visas to enter Malawi. The official gazette confirming this change in regulations can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here
A full list of countries and their visa requirement status can be downloaded by clicking here.
Malawi now has an e-visa system for online applications and prefers all travellers to obtain their visas in advance. To apply for your Malawi e-visa visit https://www.evisa.gov.mw/
However, visas can also still be obtained for the majority nationalities on arrival at Malawi points of entry.
For further information on who can obtain visas on arrival and who must to arrange them in advance, check the following documents:
Visas can no longer be obtained at Malawi’s Diplomatic Missions , but those missions can offer assistance to travellers who have encountered any problems or delays with the e-visa system.
The table below shows categories of Visas and applicable fee payable
For further information on entering Malawi, see the Malawi Department of Immigration homepage.
Malawi Diplomatic Missions
493-495 Little Bourke Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Tel +613 99887766
Fax +613 86779321
Email: consul@malawi.com.au
Web : www.malawi.com.au
Embassy of the Republic of Malawi
46 Avenue Herrmann Debroux
1160 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 231 09 80
Fax: +32 2 231 10 66
Email: embassy.malawi@skynet.be
Web: www.embassymalawi.be
Also accredited to: Cyprus, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Switzerland.
SHIS QI 15 conjunto 3 casa 1 – Lago Sul
CEP: 71635-230
Brasilia
Tel: (+55) (61) 3366-1337
Fax: (+55) (61) 3365-2149
E-mail: malawiembassybrasil@bol.com.br
Web: www.embaixadadomalawinobrasil.com.br
Also accredited to: Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela.
China
No.503 Dongwai Diplomatic Office Building
Chao Yang District
Beijing 100600
For visa contact: Mr. Bello/Ms Wendy
Tel: +86 10 65324868/5889
Fax: +86 10 65326022
Xu Hui District
P.R.China
200232
Tel: +86 21 60547520
Fax: +86 21 60447122
44 Road 254
Degla
Maadi
Cairo
Tel: 202 251 97184 / 97381
Fax: 202 251 77598
Email: malawi@link.com.eg
Web: www.malawiembcairo.com
Also accredited to: Algeria, Eritrea, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Saharawi Demorcatic Republic (SADR), Syria, Tunisa.
Corner Sunshine/Maani
PO Box 2316
Addis Ababa
Tel: +251 116 620295
Fax: +251 116 620299
Email:malemb@ethionet.et or malemb@telecom.net.et
Also accredited to: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda.
20 rue Euler
4e Etage
75008 Paris
Tel: +33 1 4070 1846/4720 2027
Fax: +33 1 4723 6248
Westfalische Strasse 86
10709 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30 8431 540
Fax: +49 (0)30 8431 5430
Email: malawiberlin@aol.com
Web: www.malawiembassy.de
Also accredited to: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Holy See (Vatican).
82 Skoufa Street
Athens 14671
Tel: +30 210 8003754
Fax: +30 212 1219380
Corso Galileo Ferraris, 124
10129 Turin
ITALY
Tel: +39 339 3243333
Fax: +39 011 504800
E-mail: consulatemalawi@itsconsult.eu
F-63, Poorvi Marg
Vasant Vihar
New Delhi – 110057
Tel: +91 11 4607 8800
Fax: +91 11 4607 8810
Email: malawindia@airtelbroadband.in or malawindia@airtelmail.in
Web: www.malawi-india.org
Also accredited to: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma (Myanmar), Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka.
Takanawa Kaisei Bldg 7th Floor
3-4-1 Takanawa
Minato-ku
Tokyo 108-0074
Tel: +81 (0)3 3449 3010 / 47
Fax: +81 (0)3 3449 3220
Email: malawi@luck.ocn.ne.jp or malawi@mx1.ttcn.ne.jp
Web: www.malawiembassy.org
Also accredited to:Australia, Brunei, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea.
Westlands
Off Waiyaki Way
PO Box 30453-00100
Nairobi
Tel: + 254 205 208 974
Email: malawihi@clubinternetk.com or nairobi.highcomm@foreignaffairs.gov.mw
Web: www.malawihckenya.org
Al-Shuhad’aa – Block 5
Street 512 – Villa 34
PO Box 5761
Safat 13058
Kuwait City
Tel: +965 25235416 / 419
Fax: +965 25235418
Email: info@malawiembkuwait.com
Web: www.malawiembkuwait.com
Also accredited to: Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
Avenida Kenneth Kaunda No.75
PO Box 4148
Maputo
Tel: +258 21 492 676 / 21 495 222 / 84 3989 692
Fax: +258 21 490 224
Email: malawmoz@virconn.com or malawimoz@tdm.co.mz
Also accredited to: The Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland), Madagascar.
Rua Antonio Enes,
9-4 DTO
1000 Lisbon
Tel: +351 1 547 736, 547 138
Fax: +351 1 538 225
4 Dodge Street
Woodmead Ext 4
2157
Sandton
P.O. Box 3881
Rivonia
2128
Tel: (+27)11 234 8577
Fax: (+27) 11 807 7790
Email: malawicons@mweb.co.za
Email: tourism@malawiconsulate.co.za
Web: www.malawiconsulate.co.za
No. 130-9
Non-Hyen-Dong
Kaong-Wam-Ku Seoul
Tel: +82 2 475 1110
Rose Garden Road
Gamshard Circle Street
Mikocheni A
P.O. Box 7616
Dar es Salaam
Tel: +255 22 277 4220
Email: mmhcdar@yahoo.co.uk
Web: www.malawihctz.org
Also accredited to: Burundi, Comoros, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles.
36 John St
Holborn
London
WC1N 2AT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7421 6010
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9273
Email: london@malawihighcommission.co.uk
Web: www.malawihighcommission.co.uk
Also accredited to: Denmark, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.
866 United Nations Plaza
Suite 486
New York
NY 10017
Tel: +1 212 317 8738 / 8718
Fax: +1 212 317 8729
Email: malawinewyork@aol.com or malawiu@aol.com
2408 Massachusetts avenue, NW
Washington DC
20008
Tel: +1 202 721 0270
Fax: +1 202 721 0288
Email: malawidc@aol.com
Web: www.malawiembassy-dc.org
Also accredited to: Bahamas, Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico.
31 Bishops Rd
PO Box 50425
Kabulonga
Lusaka
Tel: +260 211 265 768/69
Fax: +260 211 265 765
Email: mhcomm@zamtel.zm or mhcomm@iwayafrica.com
Also accredited to: Angola, Congo-Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Zimbabwe
9-11 Duthie Road
Alexandra Park
PO Box 321
Harare
Tel: +263 4 798 584-6
Email: malawihigh@africaonline.co.zw
Also accredited to: Botswana