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Malawi visa for citizens of the Dominican Republic

Citizens of the Dominican Republic 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 the Dominican Republic: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Santo Domingo — Lilongwe: ≈ 11,910 km, about 15.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to Malawi without a visa on a Dominican Republic passport?

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Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Dominican Republic passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 87 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Dominican Republic passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Dominican Republic passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of the Dominican Republic and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Jamaica, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Angola, Palestine, Zambia, Botswana, Kiribati, Seychelles, Micronesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Santo Domingo — Lilongwe: about 11,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Santo Domingo 12:00 — Lilongwe 18:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 143rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Dominican Republic.