Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Malawian passport holders 4
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
TogoeVisa15 days→Visa on arrival7 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Malawian passport holders 14
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GhanaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
EswatiniVisa-free30 days→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Malawi 26
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa on arrival30 days- AustraliaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
BelgiumVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
CanadaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
DR CongoeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
ChinaVisa-free30 days→eVisa
CyprusVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival90 days
GermanyVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
EcuadorVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free
FranceVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
United KingdomVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival90 days- GuyanaVisa-free30 days→Visa required
ItalyVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
ComorosVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Sri LankaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival30 days
MaltaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival90 days
NetherlandsVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
New ZealandVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
PhilippinesVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
PolandVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
PortugalVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
QatareVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
RussiaVisa-free90 days→eVisa
South SudaneVisa→Visa required
TunisiaeVisa→Visa required
United StatesVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes