Currently, the Malawi Embassy in Beijing is issuing visa letters valid for 30 days upon payment of RMB800.00. The actual visa endorsement is made upon arrival in Malawi based on the Embassy visa letter. The fee for visa endorsement in Malawi is USD130.00
Visa applicants should submit the following documents for visa application:
- Either: A letter of invitation if going to Malawi for business or a visit. Where applicable, the Embassy requires that the invitation letter should be accompanied by a copy of the inviter's first page of passport and Business Residence Permit (B.R.P).
- Or: A letter of dispatch in cases where a person has been sent by an institution to carry out a specific assignment in Malawi.
- Or: A bank statement covering a period of six months to current date if going on holiday/tourism when there is no one in particular to visit, together with a hotel booking.
- Finalized itinerary / Flight details.
- A passport that is valid for up 6 months from time of application.
- Three passport photographs.
- Two copies of visa application forms to be collected at the Embassy or downloaded by clicking here (after downloading, please print the two pages of the form on one paper, i.e. page 1 on the front and page 2 on the back, and repeat the process to have two forms).
- Non-refundable visa processing fee of RMB800.00. Kindly not that you will be required to also pay USD130.00 for the actual visa endorsement that would made in your passport once you arrive in Malawi. The visa endorsement is based on the visa letter that the Embassy issues you. Holders of diplomatic passports are exempt from both fees.
- Full physical address/telephone number for host in Malawi where applicable.
- When planning to travel with other people's children under 10 years of age, applicants must present a notary certificate conveying the parents' consent for their children to be accompanied by the persons in question.
Operating hours for visa applications are as follows:
Mondays - Thursdays:
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m; 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
(Except on public holidays of both Malawi and China)
Note: Processing of visas will take a minimum of 5 working days
The Embassy issues only single entry visas valid for three months. Applicants wishing to get multiple-entry or extended visa, plus those requiring business residence permit must apply for them while in Malawi at the immigration department.
Contact Address: No. 503 Dongwai Diplomatic Office Building,No. 23 Dongzhimenwai Street,Chaoyang District, Beijing: 100600,People’s Republic of China
Tel: +86-10-6532-4868
Fax: +86-10-6532-6022
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