Sao Tome and Principe 
Malawi
Sao Tome and Principe passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Malawi — no application is needed before the trip.
Source: Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — Category Two countries (visa on arrival), linked from the eVisa portal's public notice of 24 February 2026 · checked 3 Oct 2026
Malawi visa options for Sao Tome and Principe citizensPayable online and non-refundable. The eVisa portal's FAQ lists a transit visa at USD 50, a six-month multiple-entry visa at USD 150 and a twelve-month one at USD 250.
Official application site →The UK government says single or multiple entry visas can be obtained on arrival and advises bringing US dollars in cash for payment: USD 50 for a single-entry visa, USD 150 for a 6-month multiple entry visa and USD 250 for a one-year multiple entry visa. No Malawi government page we could read gives a separate on-arrival fee.
Sao Tome and Principe passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Malawi. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
The main option is the e-Visa — Single Entry, which costs 50 USD with a processing time of —. Malawi also offers Visa on arrival (single entry) — see the visa options above.
Whatever your visa status, Malawi applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Malawi lets 35 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 109, issues eVisas to 54. Sao Tome and Principe citizens are treated the same way as Cape Verde, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Overall the Sao Tome and Principe passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Sao Tome and Principe passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Kenya, Mozambique, Togo, South Africa and Zambia.
In the other direction, Malawi citizens need evisa to visit Sao Tome and Principe.
Entry requirements for MalawiThe UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the day you arrive in Malawi.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Malawi travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — e-Visa Eligibility Wizard (requirements for a Polish ordinary passport, single entry, tourism)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
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 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Malawi travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 8 Oct 2026
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, medical evacuation and repatriation.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Malawi travel advice (health)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for Malawi.
Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — e-Visa FAQs✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026
No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Malawi.
Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services — e-Visa Eligibility Wizard (documents required for a single-entry tourist visa)✓ Checked 13 Oct 2026
The UK government says Malawi's Ministry of Health and Sanitation requires arriving passengers to complete a Traveller Health Check form, which can be accessed on arrival through a QR code or completed in advance. The form asks where you will enter Malawi, what day you will arrive and which countries you visited in the last 21 days.
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Malawi travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026
The Government of Canada says you may be fined on departure if you overstay without proper authorization. It says that to extend your stay, you should contact Malawi's Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Government of Canada — Travel advice and advisories: Malawi✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
No Malawian source we could read states a currency rule. The US State Department says there is no limit to the amount of currency you can bring into Malawi, but you must declare all foreign currency on arrival, and that the exit maximum is USD 5,000; you could be arrested or your funds confiscated for not declaring foreign currency. It adds that currency rules are controlled by multiple government ministries, change often and are not applied the same way by all authorities.
U.S. Department of State — Malawi international travel information✓ Checked 15 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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