Malawi residence and citizenship
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Malawi. The number of years to citizenship in Malawi is not on file yet.
Partly checked — So far the automated review covers ordinary temporary employment permit only (sources read 10 November 2026). Everything else on this page is provisional.
Residence routes in Malawi
No investment, own-income or remote-work route is on file for Malawi yet; the work, family and other routes on file are below.
"Minimum" is a cited investment threshold in its stated currency. A USD figure appears only when a supported conversion is on file; "—" means no supported amount is on file, not that it is free. "To citizenship" counts the years of residence before a naturalisation application. A zero-year entry states no residence wait; citizenship still needs a separate decision.
Work, family, study and other routes (1)
| Route | Kind | Minimum | Processing | To citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer-filed Temporary Employment Permit | Work | — | — | — |
Each route's conditions and sources
Employer-filed Temporary Employment Permit
The official notice says the worker must wait outside Malawi until approval. Renewals and other employment categories are outside this partial review.
Sources: Employer temporary employment permit (Malawi Department of Immigration), TEP local recruitment and understudy requirement (Malawi Department of Immigration), Immigration fee page lacks a published TEP amount (Malawi Department of Immigration)
Citizenship in Malawi
The citizenship rules of Malawi are not on file yet.
What is the cheapest residence visa in Malawi?
No residence route by investment with a stated minimum is on file for Malawi. The routes on file are listed below.
How many years to citizenship in Malawi?
The number of years to citizenship in Malawi is not on file yet.
Does Malawi allow dual citizenship?
The sources on file do not settle whether Malawi allows dual citizenship.
Tax and residence days
A residence permit and tax residence are different tests. See the Malawi tax rates, count your days with the Malawi day test and see what changed in the data, day by day.
Sources
The Malawi profile cites 3 sources, 3 of them from a government or a statute. Data as of 2026-Q4.
- Employer temporary employment permit · Malawi Department of Immigration, official, read 10 November 2026
- TEP local recruitment and understudy requirement · Malawi Department of Immigration, official, read 10 November 2026
- Immigration fee page lacks a published TEP amount · Malawi Department of Immigration, official, read 10 November 2026
Rules, fees and minimums change, and many routes have conditions not shown here. Did you find an error? Tell us, with the source.
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