Immigration & Embassies/Consulates

Visitors to Malawi must have a valid passport and are given up to 30 days on arrival which can be extend to 90 days.

NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DO NOT NEED VISAS
Antigua, Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Israel, Singapore, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Sweden, Spain, Tonga, Taipei, Taiwan (China), Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain, Zambia, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Luxemburg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives Island, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Samoa (Western), Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri-Lanka, St. Lucia, Swaziland, San Marino, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Northern Island, United States of America and Zimbabwe.

Visitors from other countries need visas to enter Malawi. Visas must be obtained prior to travel and can be obtained from any Malawi Mission nearest to country of residence/application or Immigration Headquarters in Malawi. More information on Visa acquisition can be obtained from Immigration Headquarters, Box 331 Blantyre, Malawi.
Tel: 01 823 777 / 01 750 656 / 7 Fax: 01 823 065 or E-mail to permit@immigration.com

EMBASSIES & CONSULATES
Only embassies and Consulates operating in Malawi are listed in this guide. (Diplomatic Missions are all situated in Lilongwe).

Britain Tel: +265 (0) 1 772 400
Canada Tel: +265 (0) 1 775 713
China Tel: +265 (0) 1 795 555/554
Egypt Tel: +265 (0) 1 794 657
France Tel: +265 (0) 1 775 265
Germany Tel: +265 (0) 1 772 555
Iceland Tel: +265 (0) 1 771 141
Ireland Tel: +265 (0) 1 776 408
Mozambique Tel: +265 (0) 1 774 100
South Africa Tel: +265 (0) 1 773 722
Tanzania Tel: +265 (0) 1 775 035
USA Tel: +265 (0) 1 773 166
Zambia Tel: +265 (0) 1 772 590
Zimbabwe Tel: +265 (0) 1 774 988

Consulates
Belgium Hon Consul Mr. Rui Manuel Francisco, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0) 1 753 834
Britain Hon Consul Mr. Krishna Savjani, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 824 555
Canada Hon Consul Mr. Kassam Okhai, Limbe Tel: +265 (0) 1 845 269
Cyprus Hon Consul Mr. Mike Christos Michael, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 843 490
Finland Hon Consul Mrs. Outi Maattanen-Bourke, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0) 1 794 522
Greece Hon Consul Mr. Hernes Kavorides, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 875 494
Iceland Hon Consul Mr. Davie Domanic Mwale, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0) 1 773 317
Ireland Hon Consul Mr. John Michael O’Neill, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 821 373
Italy Hon Consul Mr. A. E. Sabelli, Lilongwe Tel: +265 (0) 1 720 266
Mozambique Hon Consulate Office, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 843 189
Pakistan Hon Consul Mr. Abdul Rashid Jakhura, Limbe Tel: +265 (0) 1 843 448
Portugal Hon Consul Octavia Custodio, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 870 300
Slovak Republic Hon Consul Mr. D. Bapu, Blantyre Tel: +265 (0) 1 821 813