{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"GH","name":"Ghana","slug":"ghana"},"destination":{"code":"MW","name":"Malawi"},"status":"visa_free","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-21","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"malawi-current-named-ordinary-passports-visa-free","title":"Named ordinary passports: visa-free visitor entry","summary":"The current Government Tourism arrangements expressly designate this ordinary-passport cohort Visa Free. The broader SADC and COMESA wording remains subject to reciprocity, so only the page's explicit named-country outcomes are normalized.","status":"visa_free","conditions":["The Tourism page says visa exemption is subject to reciprocity and may change. This is an ordinary-passport short-visitor classification only, not a finding on work, residence, business-only, study, transit, diplomatic, official, service, refugee or other special-document travel.","The page's named Visa-Exempt Countries section includes Dominica although its detailed country grid omits a Dominica row. It is retained as directly named visa-free evidence, but that internal presentation gap is a material review risk.","The official High Commission's dated 2024 79-country waiver announcement names examples that differ from the current 2026 schedules. It is retained as historical reconciliation evidence only, not expanded into a present-day default without a current authoritative bridge.","A visa exemption does not itself state a passport-validity, funds, onward-ticket, accommodation, vaccination, fee, port or stay limit. Immigration admission and security controls remain applicable."],"sourceIds":["malawi-tourism-current-visa-arrangements","malawi-high-commission-2024-waiver-notice"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"malawi-tourism-current-visa-arrangements","title":"Malawi Visa Arrangements","url":"https://visitmalawi.mw/visas-immigration-and-customs/","publisher":"Department of Tourism, Government of Malawi","jurisdiction":"Malawi","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"},{"id":"malawi-high-commission-2024-waiver-notice","title":"Malawi opens visa-free entry for 79 countries","url":"https://malawihighcommission.co.uk/index.php/blog/latest-news/49-malawi-opens-its-doors-visa-free-entry-for-79-countries-boosts-tourism","publisher":"Malawi High Commission, United Kingdom","jurisdiction":"Malawi","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-21"}]}