Qatari Visa is not required for Malawians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Visitors from Malawi hoping to visit Qatar can do so by applying for an e-visa.
- This e-visa allows citizens of Malawi to stay in Qatar for a period of 30 days.
- Travellers from Malawi can stay beyond the 30-day validity for another 30 days by applying to the immigration department in Qatar.
- Tourists are required to have a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months from the date of arrival into Qatar. The passport should have at least two blank pages for visa stamping.
- Malawians are required to show a return or onward ticket and evidence of enough funds to spend throughout the duration of stay in the country.
- Malawian minors must show travel authorization from their parents or guardians.
- A detailed printed itinerary of your time in Qatar and a confirmation of accommodation throughout the duration of stay, which can be in the form of a hotel reservation is needed.
- Tourists travelling to Qatar are expected to provide proof of yellow fever vaccination.
- Prospective visitors can get to Qatar from any international airport in Malawi. There are international airports in Lilongwe and Blantyre.
- Kenya Airways, Proflight Zambia, and Qatar Airways are some of the carriers that fly from Malawi to Qatar.
- The estimated flight time from Lilongwe to Doha, Qatar is 9 hours, 40 minutes and from Blantyre, it is 11 hours, 40 minutes.
- Qatar has an arid climate, with mild, pleasant winters and hot, humid summers. Sandstorms and dust storms are almost regular. It has two main seasons, a cooler season from December to February, and a hot season from April to October.
- Qatar is an Islamic dominated country, with majority off its citizens belonging to the Sunni sector of Islam, while Shiites sector comprise around 10% of Qatar’s Muslim population. The government of Qatar recognise the existence of the following churches, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Greek Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic, and Indian Christian.
- The official language in Qatar is Arabic. Engish is also widely spoken in the country, principally as a foreign language.
- The Qatari Riyal is the official currency used in Qatar. Visitors can exchange their foreign currency at various bank and exchange outlets in the country.
- The power and socket plug used in Qatar are of Type D and G. The standard voltage is 240 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Museum of Islamic Art, the Pearl-Qatar and Doha corniche are some of the tourist sites that visitors can visit in Qatar.
- Tourists are advised to budget between $60 to spend per day on expenses in Qatar.
- Harees, balaleet, saloona, margoog, madrouba and Luqaimat are some of the meals tourists can try during their stay in Qatar.
- Car rentals, buses and taxis are major means of transportation in Qatar.
- The timezone in Qatar is the Arabian Standard Time (GMT +3), which puts Qatar an hour ahead of Malawi.
- Qatar is one of the countries with very hospitable locals, and tourists can enjoy exploring the country which is surrounded by desserts, and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and dunes.