MALAWI ONLINE VISA SERVICE
The online visa service compliments the efforts the Department embarked on in the quest to ensuring timeliness and efficiency in facilitating travel to Malawi. Through the Malawi online visa service, applicants will be able to register and login on the e-visa platform, fill and submit and applications, upload supporting documents including applicants photo and pay the visa fees in advance in line with new payment arrangements. Once the application is approved, a notification is sent by email and similarly on the login page where an approval document authorising entry into Malawi can be downloaded for use to facilitate the applicants travel arrangements and endorsement of a visa sticker onto the travellers passport at the port of entry by an Immigration Officer. To apply for an e-visa, register and login to the Immigration website:
https://www.immigration.gov.mw or https://www.evisa.gov.mw
For more information, contact:
Immigration Headquarters,
P.O. Box 331,
Blantyre, Malawi
Office: +265(0)1831791
or
Embassy of the Republic of Malawi
Westfaelische Strasse 86
10709 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49-30-8431540
E-mail: berlin@malawi-embassy.de
VISA ENQUIRIES:
Please note that visa services / enquiries are:
Mondays to Thursdays from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon
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MALAWI VISA APPLICATION PROCESS
Foreign nationals who require a visa to enter Malawi can apply for visa on the official visa portal: https://evisa.gov.mw
STEP 1.
The applicant should visit https://evisa.gov.mw and create an account.
STEP 2.
Once the account has been created, the applicant should login to the account to access the online application form.
The applicant will be required to provide information on the details of the travel including expected date of entry into Malawi.
The applicant will also provide information as it appears on their passport.
The following documents need to be uploaded during the application:
Passport size photo, copy of passport, signed covering letter from host in Malawi, copy of business registration certificate, copy of residence permit of the host, as may be required:
STEP 3.
After completing the visa application form the applicant should make online payment for the visa fee using credit or debit card. The applicant will receive confirmation email for the visa application once payment is made. The department of Immigration and Citizenship services will review the application and do the required visa processing.
After the approval for the visa is done, the applicant will receive e-visa pdf document through email or their account and will have to print it out and show it at the Port of Entry.
NOTE:
1. Once a visa has been approved, it is valid for three months, meaning that a person can use it to enter Malawi before the 3 months elapse, it does not mean that a person is allowed to stay in Malawi for 3 months.
2. Upon entry the person is given 30 Days. A visitor can extend their stay by up to two months before the expiry of the initial 30 Days.
3. A visitor who stays beyond the 30 Days without extension will be charged $25 for each day of overstay.
4. Covering letter that is not signed will not be accepted.
VISA FEES
VISA TYPE | VALIDITY | COST |
Transit | Single Entry | $ 50.00 |
Single Entry | Single Entry | $ 50.00 |
Multiple Entry (6 Months) | Multiple entries within 6 months | $ 150.00 |
Multiple Entry (12 Months) | Multiple entries within 12 months | $ 250.00 |
NOTE:
Visa fees are charged in United States Dollars.
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS THAT CAN OBTAIN A VISA ON ARRIVAL WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
This communication serves to inform that nationals from countries listed below can obtain a visa on arrival at the port of entry. They can be allowed to board the aircraft even it they don't have a visa.
MALAWI VISA FEE STRUCTURE
