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Ireland visa requirements for Malawi citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Malawi citizens need a visa for Ireland.
Entry details
Travelling to Ireland on a Malawi passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Malawi passport currently ranks #129 of 199 worldwide, with 69 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Ireland is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 82 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #14 with 164 open destinations. Interestingly Ireland citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Ireland citizens travelling to Malawi face: visa-free for up to 30 days.
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