LAUNCH OF THE MALAWI ONLINE VISA SERVICE  

The Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services wishes to announce the launch of an online visa service for visitors to Malawi effective 1st November, 2019.

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

Malawi is currently emerging rapidly as one of Africas most complete destinations and this new visa system, making it even easier to visit the Warm Heart of Africa, will give it yet another boost. For a long time Malawis stunning beaches, beautiful and varied landscapes and fascinating and friendly cultural experiences have been some of the best that Africa has to offer. 

Please note that Visa to Malawi only grants permission to the traveller to enter Malawi within the validity period of the Visa subject to fulfilling other entry requirements. The validity period of the Visa is not necessarily the permitted days to stay/reside in Malawi. Number of days/residential permit to legally stay in Malawi is issued at the port of entry or on application at the Malawi Immigration Headquarters.

For more information, contact: Mr. Pasqually Zulu (National Public Relations Officer),
Immigration Headquarters,
P.O. Box 331,
Blantyre, Malawi
Office: +265(0)1831791

or

Ms. Emma Banda
First Secretary (Political)
Embassy of the Republic of Malawi
Westfaelische Strasse 86
10709 Berlin
Germany
Tel.: +49-30-8431540
E-mail: ebanda@malawi-embassy.de / 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

MALAWI PASSPORT

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Passport Requirements:

- Old passport

- Two passport photos with clear white background

- Application form
  Form can be downloaded from the Immigration
  website: http://www.immigration.gov.mw

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