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Maldives visa for citizens of Malawi

Citizens of Malawi get a Maldives 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 Malawi: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Lilongwe — Malé: ≈ 4,830 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

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Can I travel to the Maldives without a visa on a Malawi passport?

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Maldives visa rules at a glance

With a Malawi passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malawi passport ranks 121st of 199.
Malawi passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Maldives passport: 54.
Citizens of Malawi and the Maldives can travel together visa-free to 34 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Rwanda, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Seychelles, Mauritius, Palestine, Gambia, Kosovo, Bangladesh, and Malaysia.
Citizens of the Maldives, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malawi. Malawi visa for citizens of the Maldives

Travelling to the Maldives: good to know

Lilongwe — Malé: about 4,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: Lilongwe 12:00 — Malé 15:00.
Local currency: Maldivian Rufiyaa.
Languages: Divehi.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MVR 15.
Maldives is the 42nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malawi.