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Malawi visa for citizens of Vanuatu

Citizens of Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Port Vila — Lilongwe: ≈ 13,910 km, about 18 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 Vanuatu passport?

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Malawi visa rules at a glance

With a Vanuatu passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 77 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vanuatu passport ranks 108th of 199.
Vanuatu passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Malawi passport: 41.
Citizens of Vanuatu and Malawi can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Mauritius, Belize, Seychelles, Ecuador, Jamaica, Bahamas, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Malawi, in turn, don’t need a visa for Vanuatu. Vanuatu visa for citizens of Malawi

Travelling to Malawi: good to know

Port Vila — Lilongwe: about 13,910 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Port Vila 12:00 — Lilongwe 03:00.
Local currency: Malawian Kwacha.
Languages: English and Nyanja.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MWK 1,748.
Malawi is the 86th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vanuatu.