Passport
Malawi: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Malawi. 70 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 68 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 44Visa-free
- 7ETA
- 19On arrival
- 39eVisa
- 117Visa required
MalawiPassport strength
An above-average passport 68
Rank 68 of 199. 70 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 4.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 156
A prior visa is needed for 156 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Malawi passport gives
rank 161 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2870 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law43score -0.39 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life22HDI 0.517
- Health and longevity4067.4 years life expectancy
- Education28education index 0.45
- Taxes60up to 40%, no inheritance tax, foreign income not taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family50dual citizenship restricted, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 44
Entry on your passport
AngolaAfrica · 30 days
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 30 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BangladeshAsia · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BelizeAmericas
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
DominicaCaribbean · 180 days
EcuadorAmericas · 90 days
EswatiniAfrica
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean · 90 days
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 180 days
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
KosovoEurope · 90 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean
MozambiqueAfrica
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 30 days
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
SurinameAmericas
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfrica · 90 days
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 90 daysETA 7
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Kenya
Palestine
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 19
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
BurundiAfrica · 30 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
ComorosAfrica · 45 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 90 days
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
JordanMiddle East
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
NepalAsia · 90 days
PalauOceania · 30 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TogoAfrica · 7 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 39
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
CubaCaribbean
DjiboutiAfrica
DR CongoAfrica
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
GeorgiaEurope
GuineaAfrica
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
NicaraguaAmericas
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
South SudanAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsiaVisa required 117
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Cape VerdeAfrica
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IndonesiaAsia
IrelandEurope
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiberiaAfrica
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaliAfrica
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
MyanmarAsia
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
RussiaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SudanAfrica
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +119
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+92St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +87
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +80
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +80
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +78
El Salvador
Latin America · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Malawi: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 70 of 226 countries and territories, 44 visa-free, 7 with an ETA and 19 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 68 of 199.
Malawi: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Malawi → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Malawi → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Malawi → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 119 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 92. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.