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India visa requirements for Malawi citizens

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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e-Visa required
Malawi citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for India.

Entry details

Holders of a Malawi passport need an e-visa, applied for online when visiting India. The Malawi passport currently ranks #129 of 199 worldwide, with 69 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

India is relatively guarded about who it admits, admitting 6 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #146 with 58 open destinations. The arrangement is reciprocal — India citizens face the same e-visa required requirement in the other direction.

In the opposite direction, India citizens travelling to Malawi face: e-visa required.

How to get the e-visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official Indian e-Visa portal · fee: from $10. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

Apply on the official portal →

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More destinations for Malawi citizens

🇫🇷 Malawi → France: Visa required🇪🇸 Malawi → Spain: Visa required🇺🇸 Malawi → United States: Visa required🇮🇹 Malawi → Italy: Visa required🇹🇷 Malawi → Turkey: Visa required🇲🇽 Malawi → Mexico: Visa required

Visiting India on other passports

🇫🇷 France → India: e-Visa required🇪🇸 Spain → India: e-Visa required🇺🇸 United States → India: e-Visa required🇮🇹 Italy → India: e-Visa required🇹🇷 Turkey → India: Visa required🇲🇽 Mexico → India: e-Visa required

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