Becoming a member of a number of different African nations which have opened their borders for visa-free journey, Malawi has gazetted an inventory of 79 international locations that may now not require a visa for entry into the nation.
The information was confirmed on Wednesday final week, when Homeland Safety Minister Ken Zikhałe gazetted the listing of 79 international locations that may now have the ability to enter and journey in Malawi with the purpose of boosting tourism and enterprise within the nation.
Residents from the 79 international locations and nationals from the Southern African Growth Group (SADC) and the Widespread Marketplace for Japanese and Southern Africa (COMESA) will now not require visas to enter Malawi, as per AfricaNews. The visa exemption, nonetheless, doesn’t apply to international locations imposing visa necessities on Malawian residents.
Diplomatic passport holders and authorities officers are already exempt from visa necessities coming into the nation.
Moreover, a number of entry visas have been prolonged to as much as 12 months in Malawi below these new rules.
As per TravelNews, the gazetted listing of nations now permitted to enter Malawi visa-free embrace: Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Bahamas; Barbados; Belgium; Belize Papua; Brunei Samoa (Western); Canada; China; Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji; Finland; France; Gambia; Germany; Ghana; Grenada and Guyana; Eire; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Kiribati; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Nauru; Netherlands; New Guinea; New Zealand; Norway; Poland; Portugal; Russia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Island; Sri Lanka; St. Kitts and Nevis; St. Lucia; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Sweden; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; the UK; and the US.
“This monumental choice isn’t nearly visas; it’s about unleashing the untapped potential of our beloved Malawi and welcoming the world to expertise its wonders first-hand,” says Malawi’s Tourism Minister, Vera Kamtukule, in a remark to native media.
