Embassy of the Republic of Malawi: Consular Services

Business Visa

Two application forms should be filled completely (incomplete application forms will cause inconvenience).
Copy of a verified round ticket.
Two recent passport photos (4×6).
Copy of the passport
The passport should be valid at least for 6 months with effect from the date of entry into Malawi.
Letter from the company, where the applicant is working, indicating all details of the trip including the following:
- The applicant's name and position.
- Type of business / purpose of visit.
- Period of visit.
- The company assures that the applicant has got enough money for accommodation in Malawi or that it will be on the expenses of the Company itself.
Reference/invitation letter from the due Company in Malawi.
Visas are granted within two weeks after approval from Malawi.

Tourist Visa

Two application forms should be filled completely (incomplete application forms will cause inconveniences).
Copy of a verified round ticket.
Two recent passport photos (4×6).
Copy of the passport.
The passport should be valid at least for 6 months with effect from the date of entry into Malawi.
A letter authorized by the company, where the applicant is working, indicating that the applicant is on leave (stating the period) and that he will resume normal work after returning.
Bank statement, valid for 6 months, proves that the applicant has got enough money for accommodation in Malawi.
Insurance certificate from any insurance company (i.e. United Investors – Pharaohs for Insurance – American Express – Global or any other company) against accidents and diseases, covering the period of his visit to Malawi.
Hotel booking.
Visas are granted within two weeks after approval from Malawi.

Apply for E-Visa

The Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services announced the launch of an online visa service for visitors to Malawi effective 1st November, 2019.
To apply for e-visa, register and login to the Immigration website:

https://www.immigration.gov.mw or https://www.evisa.gov.mw

Types of Visa and Fees

Single entry visa (30 days): US$100.00

Obtain Application Forms

Download form by clicking here or Pick up form at the embassy premises.

NOTES

The Republic of Malawi has issued the following guidelines and requirements for travellers who intend to travel to Malawi and Malawian returnees:
COVID-19 NEGATIVE CERTIFICATES
• People who intend to travel to Malawi are required to produce a PCR negative certificate of not more than 10 days old from a designated testing laboratory of the country of the origin duly signed by approved signatories.
• If a traveller arrives at the point of entry in Malawi without a valid certificate, she/he will be required to have a nasopharyngeal sample taken to be tested for COVID-19 at the following costs payable upfront:
Foreigner: USD 100.00
Malawian and returning Residents: USD 50.00
• The traveller will be required to proceed to his/her destination for self-quarantine and results will follow.
• If a foreigner tests positive she/he will be managed according to the guidelines of Malawi at her/his cost.
• If a foreigner decides to go back home whilst still positive she/he will be required to travel whilst maintaining the COVID-19 protocols of physical distancing. Hand hygiene and masking at her/his cost.
• If a Malawian or returning resident tests positive she/he will be managed according to the country's guidelines.
The Ministry of Health has further designated the following facilities as sites for COVID 19 sample collection and testing for travellers and residents who intend to travel outside Malawi:

1 National Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM), CHSU Campus
Category 1

Dr. Mathew Kagoli 265999899441 mkagoli@yahoo.com
Dr. Evelyn Chitsa Banda 26599936937 chitsabandaeve@yahoo.com

Category 1

Dr. Annie Mwale 265994942128 chaumaannie@gmail.com
Mabvuto Chiwaula 265999290071 mjchiwaula@yahoo.co.uk
Laphiod Chisuwo 265888877680 Ichisuwo@gmail.com

2 Mzuzu Central Hospital (MCH)
Category 1

Dr. Frank Sinyiza 265992798168 frasinyiza@yahoo.com

Category 2

Mr. Frank Isaac Banda 265999454947 frankisaacbanda@gmail.com

3 Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH)
Category 1

Dr. Jonathan Ngoma 265884135882 jonathanngoma@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Lilian Chunda 265997614090 liliangondwe@yahoo.co.uk

Category 1

Meria Chinawa 265882628985 meriachinawa@gmail.com
Joseph Gonthi 265888616040 gonthij@yahoo.com

4 Zomba Central Hospital (ZCH)
Category 1

Dr. Martius Joshua 265999626883 Martiasjoshua67@gmail.com
Antonio Kamanga 265888649115 albelkamanga@ymail.com

Category 1

Chifundo Hiwa 265995725787 chifundohiwa@gmail.com
Hastings Kwalira 265993206680 hastingskwalira@live.com

5 Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH)
Category 1

Dr. Samson Mndolo 0888551851 Samson.mndolo@mail.gov.mw
Dr. Kevin Mponda 0881834377 kmponda@hotmail.com
Miss Linly Chewere 0888128592 Cheweretl@yahoo.co.uk

Category 2

Evance Storey 0884509908 Emstorey.01@gmail.com
Thoko Noniwa 0881148171 Thokononiwa@gmail.com

Note: the PCR certificate shall be signed by 1 officer from each of the two categories.

Upon Arrival in Malawi

Every person flying into Malawi is required to fill in an entry form which is usually given to travellers on the plane, or available in the terminal of the airport. This form requires travelers to fill in their personal particulars such as name, surname, residential address in country of origin, address of where they are going, passport number, where and when passport was obtained, when the passport will be expiring and duration of stay in Malawi. The form is handed over to immigration officials for processing your entry into Malawi.

Citizenship is based upon the Malawi Citizenship Act, dated July 6, 1966. Every person who was a citizen of Malawi before July 6, 1966, continues to be a citizen of Malawi. (UKC-Commonwealth Nation) Birth within the territory of Malawi does not automatically confer citizenship. The exception is a child born of unknown parents. Children born in Malawi, on or after July 6, 1966, whose father or mother is a citizen of Malawi, are citizens. Children born abroad, on or after July 6, 1966, one of whose parents is a native-born citizen of Malawi, are also citizens of Malawi.

Malawian citizenship may be acquired upon fulfillment of the following conditions:

Person is of an African race or has Commonwealth or Malawian ties, has resided five years in the country, has adequate knowledge of the English language, intends to reside permanently in Malawi, and will renounce previous citizenship. (Aliens without the national ties must have resided for seven years.)
Dual citizenship is not recognized in Malawi, exception if a child is born abroad and who obtains citizenship of country of birth, may maintain dual citizenship until age 21. The person must renounce the other citizenship within one year or Malawian citizenship will be revoked.
A citizen of Malawi, age 22 or older, who obtains new citizenship through other than voluntary means (for example, marriage) has one year to declare a desire to retain Malawian citizenship or it will be revoked.
Voluntary renunciation of Malawian citizenship is permitted by law. Contact the Embassy for details and required paperwork.

However the following are grounds for involuntary loss of naturalized or registered Malawian citizenship:

Person exercises rights or privileges of another country.
Citizenship was obtained through fraud or false statements.
Person has been arrested and imprisoned within seven years of citizenship.
Person has shown disloyalty or treason against Malawian government.
Person has been resident outside Malawi for seven years or more without proper registration with Consulate.

New and Replacement Passport Requirements

Three (3) application forms for new and replacement of Malawi passports. New and Replacement passport will be valid for 10 years from the date of issue.

Passport Application

Three (3) passport size colored photographs should be attached to the application forms, for new and replacements of Malawi passports.
You need to affix your right hand thumbprint on the box located beside the signature box.
Send MK15,000.00 in cash to Malawi Embassy.
Submit old passport when applying for a new or replacement passport.
Remove I-94 form from your old passport for your safekeeping.
Clearly print your name, address, telephone number and email address on the lower left hand side of the application form.

Stolen or Lost Passport

Three (3) application forms for new and replacement of Malawi passports. New and Replacement passport will be valid for 10 years from the date of issue.

Note

Personal checks are not accepted.

New Passport Requirements

Type of Passport	Fee	Replacement	Requirements	Other Information
Ordinary	K15,000	K16,500	biometric data live capturing of the photo, finger prints and signatures	Express issuance processed within two days at K35,100 The urgent issuance processed within five days at K25,100 Duration of passport is 5 years
Temporary	K5,000
Diplomatic	K30,100	K31,500	biometric data live capturing of the photo, finger prints and signatures	Duration of passport is 5 years
Service	K18,100	K19,500	biometric data live capturing of the photo, finger prints and signatures	Duration of passport is 5 years
For Children under 10 years	K10,100	K11,500	biometric data live capturing of the photo,	Express issuance processed within two days at K25,070 Urgent issuance processed within five days at K15,070

The Government of Malawi has introduced a new visa regime. This arrangement will not exempt any country where Malawians are required to pay visas except for the following:

Countries Allowed to Enter Malawi Without Visa

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Botswana Dominica Fiji Gambia Grenada Hong Kong Israel Jamaica Kenya Kiribati Lesotho Malaysia Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nauru Northern Ireland Samoa (Western) Seychelles South Africa St. Kitts-Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Swaziland Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Nationals from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)countries, except for those countries that subject Malawians to a visa within SADC.
Nationals from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries, except for those countries that subject Malawians to a visa within COMESA.
All Diplomats and Service/Official passport holders to be issued with a gratis (free) visa.

Countries that Can Obtain Visa on Arrival in Malawi

Albania American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antarctica Argentina Armenia Aruba Ascension Island Australia Austria Azerbaijan Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Estonia Falkland Islands Faroe Islands Finland France French Guiana Japan Jersey Jordan Korea (North Korea) Korea (South Korea) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao Latvia Lithuania Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macau Peru Philippines Pitcairn Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Reunion Island Romania San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Sierra Leone Singapore

Countries that Require Visa in Advance Before Going to MAlawi

Afghanistan Algeria Angola Bangladesh Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad China (PRC) Colombia Cuba Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) Djibouti Egypt Eritrea Ethiopia Ghana India Iran Iraq Kazakhstan Lebanon Libya Mali Mauritania Morocco Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palestine Qatar Rwanda Russia Serbia Somalia South Sudan Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tajikistan Togo Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Yemen

Applicants from Egypt, Libya, Eritrea, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon Jordan, Syria, Palestine and Israel may contact Malawi Embassy in Egypt. Lebanese nationals may also contact Malawi Honorary Consulate in Lebanon on the following address:

Mr. Antoine George Akiki, Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Malawi in Lebanon
Address: 22 Zouk Mikael – Keserounan, Antoine Akiki Centre, First floor, B.P. 675, Jounieh, Lebanon
00–961–9–211777
00–961–9–211888
00–961–9–211222
akikimalawi@hotmail.com
malawiakiki@hotmail.com
malawiakiki@cyberia.net.lb

Nationals from other countries may contact the Malawi Embassy which is accredited in their respective countries as follows:

Accreditation on Non-Residental Basis of Malawi Diplomatic Missions

BELGIUM 00 – 32 – 2 - 231 0980 00 – 32 – 2 – 231 1066 embassy.malawi@skynet.be	Italy, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, France, Switzerland, UNESCO, European Union (EU), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
BRAZIL 00 – 5561 - 3366 1337 00 – 5561 - 3364 3186 00 – 5561 - 3365 2149 00 – 5561 - 3365 3119 malawiembassybrasil@bol.com.br	Argentina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
CHINA 00 – 86 – 10 – 6532 4868 00 – 86 – 10 – 6532 5889 00 - 86 - 10 – 6532 6022 Beijing@mw-embassy.cn	Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
ETHIOPIA 00 251 – 1 – 166 20 295 00 251 – 1 – 166 20 299 malemb@ethionet.et	Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Central Africa Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, African Union
GERMANY 00 - 49 – 30 - 8431 540 00 - 49 – 30 – 8431 5430 malawiberlin@aol.com http://www.malawiembassy.de/	Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Holy See, Ukraine
INDIA 00 – 91 – 11 – 2670 6000 00 – 91 – 11 – 2670 6010 malawindia@airtelmail.in http://www.malawi-india.org	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka
JAPAN 00 - 81 – 3 - 3449 3010 00 - 81 – 3 - 3449 3047 00 - 81 – 3 - 3449 3220 malawi@luck.ocn.ne.jp	Australia, Brunei, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, South Korea
KENYA 00 254 73 231 7233 / 00 254 20 444 3805 / 00 254 20 444 3806 / 00 254 20 444 3807 malawihcnairobi@gmail.com
MOZAMBIQUE 00 – 258 – 21 - 492 676 00 – 258 – 21 - 495 222 00 – 258 – 84 - 3989 692 00 – 258 – 21 – 490 224 malawmoz@tdm.co.mz	Madagascar, Swaziland
SOUTH AFRICA 00 – 27 - 12 342 0146 00 – 27 – 12 430 9900 00 – 27 - 12 342 0147 highcommalawi@telkomsa.net	Mauritius, Namibia, Lesotho
TANZANIA 00 – 255 – 22 – 277 4220 00 – 255 – 22 – 277 4308 mmhcrdar@yahoo.co.uk	Burundi, Comoros, Rwanda, Seychelles, Uganda, United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
UNITED KINGDOM 00 - 44 - 20 - 7421 6010 00 - 44 - 20 - 7831 9273 malawihighcom@btconnect.com	Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (WASHINGTON) 00 – 1 – 202 – 721 0270 00 – 1 – 202 – 721 0288 malawidc@aol.com http://www.malawiembassy-dc.org	Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (NEW YORK) 00 – 1 – 212 - 317 8738 00 – 1 – 212 - 317 8718 00 – 1 – 212 - 317 8729 malawinewyork@aol.com	United Nations
ZAMBIA 00 – 260 – 1 – 265 768 / 00 – 260 – 1 – 265 769 00 – 260 – 1 – 265 765 mhcomm@iwayafrica.com	Angola, Congo (DRC), Congo (Brazzaville), COMESA
ZIMBABWE 00 - 263 – 4 – 798 584 / 00 - 263 – 4 – 798 586 00 - 263 – 4 – 799 006 malawhigh@africaonline.co.zw	Botswana, SADC

Business Visa

Tourist Visa

Apply for E-Visa

Types of Visa and Fees

Obtain Application Forms

NOTES

Upon Arrival in Malawi

New and Replacement Passport Requirements

Passport Application

Stolen or Lost Passport

Note

New Passport Requirements

Countries Allowed to Enter Malawi Without Visa

Countries that Can Obtain Visa on Arrival in Malawi

Countries that Require Visa in Advance Before Going to MAlawi

Accreditation on Non-Residental Basis of Malawi Diplomatic Missions

About

Support & Help

Services and Activities

Malawi Embassy