Malawian Visa is not required for Congoleses
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Congo passport holders visiting Malawi must first apply for an E-visa.
- This online pre-visa can be granted by the Malawi consulate in the applicant’s home country.
- On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Malawi the traveler is then issued a visa on arrival.
- This visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 30 days within one year.
- Congo passport holders are required to provide a passport with six months of validity and with at least two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure from Malawi.
- Congo passport holders must have a return/onward ticket, and must also provide proof of hotel accommodation.
- Congolese visiting Malawi can extend their stay for another 90 days at the immigration office.
- Congolese visiting Malawi with pets must have a certificate of vaccination and must obtain an import license from the embassy or high commission.
- Congolese visiting Malawi must check for Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Tetanus and Poliomyelitis, Hepatitis B, Rabies, Meningococcal Meningitis, and Cholera vaccines.
- Direct flights are available from the Maya Maya International Airport Brazzaville, Congo to Lilongwe, Malawi. The estimated flight time is between 3 – 4 hours.
- Christianity and Islam are the most widely practiced religion in Malawi.
- Because the time zone currently used in Malawi is the Central Africa Time (GMT+2), Malawi is 1 hour ahead of Congo.
- Getting around Malawi is possible through various public means of transportation including Domestic Flights, Taxis, Buses, Car Hires.
- In Malawi, the power plugs and sockets are of type G. The standard voltage is 230 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Malawi is an African country, located south of the Equator, mostly hilly and mountainous, and has a tropical climate (or sub-tropical at high altitudes), with a hot and rainy season from mid-November to April and a relatively cool and dry season from mid-May to mid-August (that is, the austral winter).
- Malawi has a hot summer rainfall season from November to April so the best time to visit is during the drier winter months – early May to late October.
- Chewa and English are the most widely spoken languages in Malawi.
- Visitors might want to pick up some basic Chewa phrases to help them navigate communications in rural spaces.
- Visitors taking pictures are advised to be respectful and conscious of their environment while at it. Photo subjects or their guardians might need to be tipped in some cases.
- Visitors are advised to be careful when carrying out monetary transactions in Malawi, from currency changes to relatively expensive purchases.