What the Malawi visa rules mean for Central African Republic travellers
Central African Republic passport holders need an eVisa to enter Malawi. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the e-Visa — Single Entry, which costs 50 USD with a processing time of —.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Malawi applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day you arrive in Malawi.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK government says you must have a yellow fever vaccination certificate if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list says proof of vaccination is required for travellers aged 1 …
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Malawi. The UK government advises having adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad…
Malawi entry rules compared
Malawi lets 35 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 109, issues eVisas to 54. Central African Republic citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi and Cameroon. Overall the Central African Republic passport ranks #167 in the world with 21 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Central African Republic passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Burkina Faso, Benin, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya and Senegal.
In the other direction, Malawi citizens need a visa to visit Central African Republic.