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Paraguay Visa Requirements for Malawi Citizens

Visa required

Malawi passport holders need a visa for Paraguay, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.

Source: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores — Paraguay, Requisitos de Visa por Países (countries that do not require a visa) · checked 11 Oct 2026

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Paraguay visa options for Malawi citizens

Non-resident visa (tourist or technician)

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Extension: Possible

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

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What the Paraguay visa rules mean for Malawi travellers

Malawi citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Paraguay. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.

The main option is the Non-resident visa (tourist or technician).

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Paraguay applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

Passport validity: The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones lists a valid passport as the travel document for non-resident foreigners and says that if you enter with a travel document close to expiry, the immigration authority grants the len…
Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Paraguay's health ministry requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from foreigners aged 1 to 59 entering from the risk zones it lists: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande …
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Paraguay. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected med…
Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for Paraguay. The Government of Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show them a return or onward ticket.

Paraguay entry rules compared

Paraguay lets 70 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 128. Malawi citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Malawi passport ranks #120 in the world with 42 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Americas? With a Malawi passport you can also visit 12 countries in the region without a visa, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada and Haiti.

In the other direction, Paraguay citizens need visa on arrival to visit Malawi.

Entry requirements for Paraguay

Passport validity

The Dirección Nacional de Migraciones lists a valid passport as the travel document for non-resident foreigners and says that if you enter with a travel document close to expiry, the immigration authority grants the length of stay taking the document's expiry date into account. It says the national identity document of the country of origin is valid exclusively for Mercosur citizens travelling to another member or associated country: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones — Requerimientos migratorios de ingreso y salida del país (mayores), July 2025✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

10 days

Paraguay's health ministry requires a yellow fever vaccination certificate from foreigners aged 1 to 59 entering from the risk zones it lists: Bolivia (Santa Cruz); Brazil (Amazonas, Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul and Roraima); Colombia (Caquetá, Huila, Nariño, Putumayo, Vaupés and Tolima); Guyana (Boa Vista and Siparuni); Peru (Huánuco, Junín, Madre de Dios, San Martín and Ucayali). Travellers should be vaccinated at least 10 days before travel. Passengers in transit for up to 24 hours in those zones are exempt.

Dirección Nacional de Migraciones — Requisitos sanitarios de entrada y salida del Paraguay✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Paraguay. The UK Foreign Office says to check before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected medical evacuation.

UK FCDO — Paraguay travel advice: health✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

No official source we could read states an onward-ticket requirement for Paraguay. The Government of Canada's travel advice says customs officials may ask you to show them a return or onward ticket.

Government of Canada — Travel advice and advisories: Paraguay✓ Checked 9 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states whether visitors must show proof of funds, or an amount.

Overstay penalties

Foreigners admitted in the categories of the relevant chapter of the Migration Law may stay up to 90 calendar days, extendable once at their request for no longer than the period first granted. When the authorised stay ends, the foreigner must leave or apply for residence; otherwise fines and other sanctions apply. A foreigner found at the migration control post to have exceeded the authorised transitory stay is fined up to 6 jornales (daily wages). A repeat offence raises the fine by up to 50%.

Biblioteca y Archivo Central del Congreso Nacional (BACN) — Ley Nº 6984 De Migraciones✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

USD 10,000

Paraguay's tax and customs authority (DNIT) says anyone carrying USD 10,000 or more, or the equivalent in other currencies or instruments such as traveller's cheques, must declare it through the eDAV system and show the QR code to customs, and must use the red channel.

Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT) — DNIT recuerda normas vigentes para viajeros✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Malawian citizens need a visa for Paraguay?