No visa needed

Do citizens of Tanzania need a visa for Malawi?

Citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Malawi and can stay up to 90 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 Tanzania: the passport opens 42 countries visa-free; Dodoma — Lilongwe: ≈ 890 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Tanzania don’t need a visa for Malawi for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Tanzania passport you can visit 42 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 40 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Tanzania passport ranks 116th of 199.
Tanzania passport: visa-free access to 42 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Tanzania and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 37 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Mozambique, Eswatini, Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Lesotho, Mauritius, and Benin.
A language both countries share: English.
Tanzania and Malawi share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, don’t need a visa for Tanzania. Tanzania visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Dodoma — Lilongwe: about 890 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Dodoma 12:00 — Lilongwe 11:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Tanzania.