How much does a renewal (36 pages, express) cost in Malawi?

Ordinary passport, 36 pages (express service): K120,000 (conflicting; source: Passport fees, Malawi ePassport portal). Ask Malawi is an independent guide: confirm at the official office.

What do I need to bring?

One filled passport application form; Two passport-size photographs; Your previous passport; Your National ID number; Self-attested copies of every document, and the originals to show at the counter

Fill in the online form and upload your passport-size photo and documents. Choose a nearby registration centre and time slot, then download your acknowledgment receipt. Online applicants can pay by mobile money or bank deposit (as reported when the ePassport system launched). Check your application status online.

Passport (ePassport)Pasipoti (ePassport)

Passport (ePassport): Renewal (36 pages, express) cost in MalawiPasipoti (ePassport): Kukonzanso (masamba 36, mwachangu)

The fee tables list one price for a 36-page passport; renewals are not priced separately.Matebulo a malipiro ali ndi mtengo umodzi wa pasipoti wa masamba 36; kukonzanso kulibe mtengo wosiyana. Apply online at epassport.gov.mw, then attend a registration centre for fingerprints.Funsirani pa epassport.gov.mw, kenako pitani ku malo olembetsera kuti mutengedwe zala.

Ask Malawi is an independent guide, not a government website. Always confirm at the official source.Ask Malawi ndi kalozera wodziyimira payokha, osati tsamba la boma. Nthawi zonse tsimikizani ku gwero lovomerezeka. ePassport portalTsamba la ePassport

Get ready with the free checklist toolKonzekerani ndi chida chaulere cha mndandanda

Official feesMalipiro ovomerezeka

Ordinary passport, 36 pages (express service)Pasipoti wamba, masamba 36 (njira yachangu)K120,000

Sources disagreeMagwero akusiyana SourceGwero: Passport fees, Malawi ePassport portal · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
K120,000 is on the ePassport fee page and in the March 2024 regulations (search summaries only).K120,000 ili patsamba la malipiro la ePassport komanso mu malamulo a March 2024 (mwachidule pofufuza kokha).
Other published amounts:Ndalama zina zolembedwa:
- K160,000 (express fee recorded as paid in a 2022 CFTC casemalipiro a njira yachangu olembedwa kuti analipiridwa pa mlandu wa CFTC wa 2022): CFTC decision (1 August 2022) recording an express passport fee paid
Confirm the amount at the official office or website before you pay.Tsimikizani ndalamayi ku ofesi kapena tsamba lovomerezeka musanalipire.

Official fees are listed above. Pay only through official channels and always ask for a receipt. Report requests for unofficial payments to the Anti-Corruption Bureau.Malipiro ovomerezeka alembedwa pamwambapa. Lipirani kudzera m'njira zovomerezeka zokha ndipo nthawi zonse funsani lisiti. Nenani kwa Anti-Corruption Bureau ngati wina akupemphani ndalama zosavomerezeka.

Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB): 113, +265 888 208 963 · anti-corruption@acbmw.org · acbmw.org

113 is toll-free. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Head office phone in ACB's 2026 compliance report: +265 1 777 166. Offices also in Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba.113 ndi yaulere. WhatsApp: +265 999 682 053. Foni ya likulu mu lipoti la ACB la 2026: +265 1 777 166. Maofesi alinso ku Blantyre, Mzuzu ndi Zomba.

SourceGwero: ACB Updates, Vol 1 Issue 3 (August 2023) · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

What to bringZoti mutenge

☐ One filled passport application formFomu imodzi yodzazidwa yofunsira pasipoti
1 copiesmakope 1. With the ePassport system you fill the form online instead.Pa njira ya ePassport mumadzaza fomu pa intaneti.

SourceGwero: Types of passport, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ Two passport-size photographsZithunzi ziwiri za pasipoti
2 copiesmakope 2. The official site does not publish photo rules (size, background). Online applicants upload a passport-size photo.Tsamba la boma silinena malamulo a chithunzi (kukula, mtundu wa kumbuyo). Ofunsira pa intaneti amaika chithunzi cha pasipoti.

SourceGwero: Types of passport, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ Your previous passportPasipoti wanu wakale

SourceGwero: Types of passport, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ Your National ID numberNambala ya chiphaso chanu cha unzika
Reported by Nyasa Times for the online system; not stated on an official page.Nyasa Times inanena za izi pa njira ya pa intaneti; sizinanenedwe patsamba la boma.

Not confirmed yetSizinatsimikiziridwe SourceGwero: Nyasa Times (2025): passport registration moves fully online · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
☐ Self-attested copies of every document, and the originals to show at the counterMakope a zikalata zonse osainidwa nokha, ndi zikalata zenizeni zowonetsa pa kauntala

SourceGwero: Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services home page · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Can I do this online?Kodi ndingachite izi pa intaneti?

1. OnlinePa intaneti: Fill in the online form and upload your passport-size photo and documents.Dzazani fomu pa intaneti ndipo ikani chithunzi ndi zikalata zanu. epassport.gov.mw/ SourceGwero: ePassport pre-registration, Malawi ePassport portal · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
2. OnlinePa intaneti: Choose a nearby registration centre and time slot, then download your acknowledgment receipt.Sankhani malo olembetsera pafupi ndi nthawi, kenako tsitsani lisiti yotsimikizira. SourceGwero: ePassport pre-registration, Malawi ePassport portal · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
3. OnlinePa intaneti: Online applicants can pay by mobile money or bank deposit (as reported when the ePassport system launched).Ofunsira pa intaneti angalipire pa mobile money kapena kuika ku banki (monga zinanenedwera pamene ePassport inayamba). SourceGwero: ITWeb Africa (September 2025): Malawi introduces e-passports · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
4. In personKupita nokha: Attend your appointment for biometric verification; the e-passport is issued after verification.Pitani pa nthawi yanu kuti mutengedwe zala; e-pasipoti imaperekedwa pambuyo potsimikizira. SourceGwero: ePassport pre-registration, Malawi ePassport portal · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
5. OnlinePa intaneti: Check your application status online.Onani momwe pempho lanu likuyendera pa intaneti. epassport.gov.mw/Services/TrackApplication SourceGwero: Track your ePassport application, Department of Immigration · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Immigration advises applying at least 20 days before you travel, and not booking travel before your passport is ready.Immigration ikulangiza kufunsira patatsala masiku 20 musanayende, ndipo musakonzekere ulendo pasipoti isanakonzeke. SourceGwero: Passports, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
MBC reported a processing time of 10 days for ordinary passports after the March 2024 fee cut.MBC inanena kuti pasipoti wamba umatenga masiku 10 kukonzedwa pambuyo pochepetsa malipiro mu March 2024. Not confirmed yetSizinatsimikiziridwe SourceGwero: MBC (13 March 2024): Dept of Immigration resumes passport printing · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

How to payMomwe mungalipire

Online applicants can pay by mobile money or bank deposit (as reported when the ePassport system launched).Ofunsira pa intaneti angalipire pa mobile money kapena kuika ku banki (monga zinanenedwera pamene ePassport inayamba). Not confirmed yetSizinatsimikiziridwe SourceGwero: ITWeb Africa (September 2025): Malawi introduces e-passports · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07
Under the older in-person process, the fee was paid at the bank counter inside the Immigration offices.Pa njira yakale yopita nokha, malipiro ankaperekedwa ku banki yomwe ili mkati mwa maofesi a Immigration. Not confirmed yetSizinatsimikiziridwe SourceGwero: Passport process, Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services · checked 2026-11-07kuyang'aniridwa 2026-11-07

Official officesMaofesi ovomerezeka

Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services officesMaofesi a Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services. With the ePassport system you choose a registration centre and time slot when you apply online. Immigration does not publish opening hours.Pa njira ya ePassport mumasankha malo olembetsera ndi nthawi pofunsira pa intaneti. Immigration sinafalitse nthawi zotsegulira.

Immigration Headquarters, BlantyreLikulu la Immigration, Blantyre: New Government building, Victoria Avenue, opposite Delamere House. PO Box 331, BlantyreNyumba yatsopano ya boma, Victoria Avenue, moyang'anizana ndi Delamere House. PO Box 331, Blantyre · 01 832 565
Southern Region Immigration Office, BlantyreOfesi ya Immigration ya Kummwera, Blantyre: Delamere House, Victoria Avenue, Blantyre CBDDelamere House, Victoria Avenue, mkati mwa tawuni ya Blantyre
Regional Immigration Office (Centre), LilongweOfesi ya Immigration ya Pakati, Lilongwe: Murray Road, central Lilongwe. PO Box 1272, LilongweMurray Road, pakati pa Lilongwe. PO Box 1272, Lilongwe · 01 759 270, 01 753 661
Regional Immigration Office (North), MzuzuOfesi ya Immigration ya Kumpoto, Mzuzu: Choma building, central Mzuzu, opposite Mapanga Furniture. PO Box 600, MzuzuNyumba ya Choma, pakati pa Mzuzu, moyang'anizana ndi Mapanga Furniture. PO Box 600, Mzuzu · 01 311 474
Regional Immigration Office (East), ZombaOfesi ya Immigration ya Kum'mawa, Zomba: Behind the Eastern Region Police offices on the Zomba–Lilongwe M1 road. Box 31, ZombaKuseri kwa maofesi a Polisi a Kum'mawa pa msewu wa M1 wa Zomba–Lilongwe. Box 31, Zomba · 01 527 255
Immigration office, MangochiOfesi ya Immigration, Mangochi: Malawi Telecommunications Limited building, opposite Mangochi Police Station. Box 133, MangochiNyumba ya Malawi Telecommunications Limited, moyang'anizana ndi Polisi ya Mangochi. Box 133, Mangochi
Sub-regional Immigration Office, KarongaOfesi yaing'ono ya Immigration, Karonga: Old Karonga District Hospital, next to Karonga prison. Box 311, KarongaChipatala chakale cha boma cha Karonga, pafupi ndi ndende ya Karonga. Box 311, Karonga · 01 362 440
Sub-regional Immigration Office, ChikwawaOfesi yaing'ono ya Immigration, Chikwawa: Inside the Chikwawa District Commissioner's offices. Box 133, ChikwawaMkati mwa maofesi a District Commissioner wa Chikwawa. Box 133, Chikwawa · 01 420 241

Opening hours are not published officially.Nthawi zotsegulira sizinafalitsidwe movomerezeka.

SituationsMikhalidwe

All government services in KonzekeraNtchito zonse za boma mu Konzekera