No visa needed

Do citizens of Cyprus need a visa for Malawi?

Citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for Malawi and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — Lilongwe: ≈ 5,470 km, about 7.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Malawi without a visa on a Cyprus passport?

Yes, citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for Malawi for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Cyprus and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 36 countries, for example: Palestine, Kosovo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Angola, Gambia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana, South Africa, and Eswatini.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Nicosia — Lilongwe: about 5,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — Lilongwe 11:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 111th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.