{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"MW","name":"Malawi","slug":"malawi"},"destination":{"code":"NG","name":"Nigeria"},"status":"evisa","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"malawian-ordinary-passport-nigeria-tourism-evisa","title":"Malawian ordinary passports: Nigeria tourism eVisa","summary":"Nigeria Immigration Service's current F5A tourism service makes an online, emailed tourism visa available to citizens of all countries, subject to the stated waiver exceptions and ordinary passport validity.","status":"evisa","conditions":["Use a valid Malawian ordinary passport with at least six months' validity, photo, return ticket and listed supporting evidence. F5A is tourism only, single entry and up to 30 days.","Apply online, upload documents and pay the fee. Nigeria Immigration Service says the applicant receives the visa certificate by email; this is electronic issuance, not online preapproval followed by border issuance.","The source excepts ECOWAS member States and countries with a visa-waiver agreement. It does not identify a Malawian ordinary-passport exception. Work, residence, special passports, carrier rules and final admission remain separate."],"sourceIds":["malawi-immigration-ordinary-passport-types","nigeria-immigration-2026-tourism-evisa"],"application":{"url":"https://immigration.gov.ng/","label":"Nigeria Immigration Service eVisa service","steps":["Apply online using the Malawian ordinary passport and upload the required tourism documents.","Pay the fee and await the emailed visa certificate before travel.","Use the electronic certificate subject to carrier and final-admission requirements."]}}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"malawi-immigration-ordinary-passport-types","title":"Malawi Department of Immigration: types of passport","url":"https://immigration.gov.mw/passports/types-of-passport/","publisher":"Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Republic of Malawi","jurisdiction":"Republic of Malawi","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"nigeria-immigration-2026-tourism-evisa","title":"Nigeria Immigration Service: 2026 Tourism (F5A) visa service level","url":"https://immigration.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SERVICE-LEVEL-AGREEMENT-2026_.pdf","publisher":"Nigeria Immigration Service","jurisdiction":"Nigeria","kind":"official-dataset","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}