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Laos visa requirements for Malawi citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa on arrival
Malawi citizens get a visa on arrival for Laos.
Entry details
On a Malawi passport, you get a visa on arrival — no embassy visit needed for Laos. The Malawi passport currently ranks #129 of 199 worldwide, with 69 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Laos is among the easier countries to enter, admitting 170 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #174 with 48 open destinations. It works both ways: travelling Laos→Malawi carries the same visa on arrival rule.
In the opposite direction, Laos citizens travelling to Malawi face: visa on arrival.
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