Apply for your eVisa
Prepare your documents, submit your application, and check your approval before travel.
Prepare your application
A licensed tourism establishment must submit your tourist-visa application through ICP. Channels include the official website or smart application and authorized typing or tourism offices. The sponsor, booking conditions and eligibility depend on the visa product; check the issuing service before paying.
Submit through the official channel
Use UAE tourist visa. Check the current instructions and total government charges before paying.
Review the decision before departure
Check the passport details, dates and entry conditions on the permission you receive.
Check your stay and passport validity
Enter your arrival and departure dates to count your stay and check how long your passport must stay valid.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Entry conditions and exceptions
Check whether these rules affect your eligibility, application, or arrival.
Tourist visa stay limits depend on the permit
ICP lists tourist-visa stay options of 30, 60 or 90 days, depending on the product. For the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa, it sets a maximum of 90 days per visit and 180 days per year. These are different visa products, so check the stay limit and validity shown on your issued permission and count earlier visits where applicable.
Official guidanceUnited Arab Emirates travel essentials
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Currency
- AED
- Calling code
- +971
United Arab Emirates entry questions
Do citizens of Malawi need a visa for United Arab Emirates?
For tourism in United Arab Emirates, ordinary passport holders from Malawi need an eVisa before travel. ICP lists tourist-visa stay options of 30, 60 or 90 days, depending on the product. For the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa, it sets a maximum of 90 days per visit and 180 days per year. These are different visa products, so check the stay limit and validity shown on your issued permission and count earlier visits where applicable.
How much passport validity do I need?
At least 6 months after arrival.
How long can I stay in United Arab Emirates?
ICP lists tourist-visa stay options of 30, 60 or 90 days, depending on the product. For the five-year multiple-entry tourist visa, it sets a maximum of 90 days per visit and 180 days per year. These are different visa products, so check the stay limit and validity shown on your issued permission and count earlier visits where applicable.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm United Arab Emirates’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Open UAE tourist visa
A licensed tourism establishment must submit your tourist-visa application through ICP. Channels include the official website or smart application and authorized typing or tourism offices. The sponsor, booking conditions and eligibility depend on the visa product; check the issuing service before paying.
Check UAE entry and visa options
Official guidance on visa-free entry, visas on arrival and advance visas.
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to United Arab Emirates with an ordinary Malawi passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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