For travellers who wish to visit Malawi, the country’s Department of Immigration will begin rolling out an online visa (E-Visa) service from November 1 this year.
In a statement issued by the Department and signed by Director General, Masauko Medi, the new service compliments the efforts of the Department embarked on in the quest to ensuring timeliness and efficiency in facilitating travel to Malawi.
How it Works
Through the Malawi online visa service, applicants will be able to register and login on the e-visa platform, fill and submit an application, upload supporting documents including applicants photo and pay the visa fees in advance in line with new payment arrangements.
Once the application is approved, a notification is sent through an email and similarly on the login page where an approval document authorizing entry into Malawi can be downloaded for use to facilitate the applicant’s travel arrangements and endorsement of a visa sticker onto the traveller’s passport at the port of entry by an Immigration Officer.
“Take note that visa to Malawi only grants permission to the traveller to enter Malawi within the validity period of the visa subject to fulfilling other entry requirements. The validity period of the visa is not necessarily the permitted days to stay in Malawi. Number of days/residential permit to legally stay in Malawi is issued at the port of entry or on application at the Malawi Immigration Headquarters,” part of the statement reads.
By: Samuel Obeng Appah
