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Malawi visa for citizens of Bulgaria

Citizens of Bulgaria get a Malawi visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Bulgaria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Sofia — Lilongwe: ≈ 6,390 km, about 8.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Bulgaria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bulgaria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Bulgaria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Bulgaria and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 31 countries, for example: Kosovo, Palestine, Rwanda, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Mauritius, Lesotho, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Barbados.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Bulgaria. Bulgaria visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Sofia — Lilongwe: about 6,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Sofia 12:00 — Lilongwe 11:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 118th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bulgaria.