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South Korea 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 South Korea.

Entry details

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

South Korea is middling in how freely it admits visitors, admitting 110 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #3 with 166 open destinations. Access is actually lopsided the other way — South Korea citizens enter Malawi more easily (visa on arrival).

In the opposite direction, South Korea citizens travelling to Malawi face: visa on arrival.

How to get the e-visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official K-ETA portal · fee: KRW 10,000. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

Apply on the official portal →

🧳 Before you travel: Malawi → South Korea

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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 South Korea on other passports

🇫🇷 France → South Korea: Visa-free🇪🇸 Spain → South Korea: Visa-free🇺🇸 United States → South Korea: Visa-free🇮🇹 Italy → South Korea: Visa-free🇹🇷 Turkey → South Korea: eTA required🇲🇽 Mexico → South Korea: eTA required

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