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Japan 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 Japan.
Entry details
Travelling to Japan 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.
Japan is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 71 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #15 with 164 open destinations. Interestingly Japan citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Japan citizens travelling to Malawi face: visa on arrival.
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