What the Namibia visa rules mean for Malawi travellers
Malawi citizens can enter Namibia without a visa. You only need a valid Malawi passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Namibia 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 date you arrive in Namibia, and at least 3 blank pages. Namibia's Ministry of Home Affairs lists a passport with 6 months validit…
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 3 blank pages.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list says proof of yellow fever vaccination is required for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who transited for more than 1…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Namibia. Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show proof of health insurance coverage.
Namibia entry rules compared
Namibia lets 22 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 116, issues eVisas to 60. Malawi citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Kenya and Lesotho. Overall the Malawi passport ranks #120 in the world with 42 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Malawi passport you can also visit 15 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique and Sierra Leone.
In the other direction, Namibia citizens can visit Malawi visa-free for up to 90 days.