Visa on arrival

Malawi visa for citizens of Laos

Citizens of Laos 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 Laos: the passport opens 20 countries visa-free; Vientiane — Lilongwe: ≈ 8,340 km, about 11 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 Laos passport you can visit 20 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 99 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Laos passport ranks 169th of 199.
Laos passport: visa-free access to 20 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Laos and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Seychelles, Micronesia, Palestine, Rwanda, Zambia, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Laos. Laos visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Vientiane — Lilongwe: about 8,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Vientiane 12:00 — Lilongwe 07:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 98th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Laos.