Madagascar Visa & Entry Requirements

Do you need a visa in advance?

For most travellers, no. Citizens of nearly all countries and territories — the notable exception being Palestinian nationals, for whom entry and transit is refused — may obtain a visa on arrival, or apply for an eVisa online before travelling.

Visa on arrival is issued at Ivato International Airport (TNR) in Antananarivo and at the other airports with international connections, including Antsiranana (DIE), Toamasina (TMM) and Tuléar (TLE). This is one of the easier countries to arrive in: you generally make the decision in the queue at the airport rather than months ahead.

Citizens of the United Kingdom may visit for up to 15 days without a visa, paying a 10 euro administration fee on arrival and carrying onward or return tickets. British passport holders can also apply to the Embassy of Madagascar in London for a tourist or immigrant visa in advance.

Visa options and fees

Option 1 — Visa-free short stay (up to 15 days). Eligible nationalities, including British citizens, may enter without a visa for up to 15 days. You pay a 10 euro administration fee on arrival and must be ready to show your onward or return tickets.

Option 2 — Tourist visa on arrival. For stays of 30 or 60 days, single entry. Payment can be made in US dollars, euros or Malagasy ariary, and your passport will be stamped. Both durations can be extended in-country to a maximum total of 90 days.

Option 3 — eVisa. Madagascar reactivated its eVisa system in April 2023, allowing you to obtain authorisation online before departure. The official eVisa platform states that the tourist eVisa is a single-entry visa with a maximum duration of 60 days; it currently supports tourist visas only. Applications can be submitted from one week to six months ahead of travel, and the electronic travel authorisation is normally issued within 72 hours of validation.

Published eVisa rates are:

Length of stay	EUR	USD
Up to 15 days	30	35
16 to 30 days	35	41
31 to 60 days	40	47
Up to 90 days	50	59

What changed, and what did not. On 16 February 2026 the eVisa fee for stays of up to 15 days tripled, from 10 to 30 euros (US$35). The official portal states that only the eVisa rate changed — embassies and consulates, and visas issued on arrival, were not affected by that increase. So a British visitor on a 15-day visa-free stay still pays 10 euros at the airport, while someone booking the 15-day eVisa online now pays 30.

60 days vs 90 days — which route to choose. The online eVisa portal only handles tourist stays of up to 60 days, single entry — the tourist eVisa cannot be issued for 90 days. If your itinerary needs the full 90 days, you have two options: buy the tourist visa on arrival and extend it in-country at the Immigration office (the official FAQ confirms extensions are possible up to a 90-day total), or apply in advance through a Malagasy embassy or consulate, which can issue 30, 60 or 90-day visas. A visa extension is listed at 210,000 ariary.

Booking safely. Only evisamada.gov.mg is the official Malagasy portal for online visa applications; other sites using similar names are not authorised. Fees can change, so confirm the current charge with the Embassy of Madagascar in your country of residence or your airline before you pay.

Passport rules

• Validity: your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date you arrive.
• Blank pages: you need at least 2 blank pages.
• Condition: you will be refused entry with an invalid travel document, or a passport reported lost or stolen.
• Stamps: if you buy a visa on arrival, make sure your passport is actually stamped before you leave the airport — a missing stamp can complicate your onward travel.

Renewing a passport to satisfy the six-month rule is far cheaper than a refused boarding, so this is worth checking early rather than at the airport.

How long you may stay

A visa-free entry allows up to 15 days. A 30 or 60 day single-entry tourist visa can be bought on arrival, and either can be extended while you are in the country to a maximum total stay of 90 days.

Overstaying is taken seriously: you may be detained or deported. If your itinerary needs the full 90 days, plan the extension in advance rather than assuming it is automatic.

Health requirements

You must be able to show certificates proving you have had:

• Yellow fever: a vaccination certificate if you are arriving from a country listed as a transmission risk.
• Polio: a polio vaccine certificate in some circumstances.

Cholera. If you have travelled to an area where cholera is present, health authorities may ask you to take an anti-cholera drug such as doxycycline. Anyone unable to take it — including pregnant travellers, children under 8 and people with certain pre-existing conditions — should be offered an alternative. You will be asked to leave contact details, and the health authorities may follow up with you after three to five days.

Ebola measures. Madagascar has additional health measures in response to Ebola outbreaks. If you have been in, or transited through, a country affected by Ebola in the previous 21 days, you may not be allowed to enter unless you are exempt. Exempt travellers — Malagasy nationals, foreign residents, holders of valid work or student visas, diplomats, and staff of international organisations and NGOs — may enter but must complete a 21-day quarantine and health monitoring period at an approved location, at their own cost for accommodation, food and transport. All travellers must complete a health declaration form, declare any travel through an affected country in the previous 21 days, and undergo health screening on arrival.

Customs and money

Rules on what you may bring in and take out are strict, and breaking them is genuinely enforced.

• No food may be brought in at all, including fruit. This is the rule most often discovered at the airport counter.
• On the way out, after declaring and showing receipts, you may take up to 2 kg of vanilla or 1 kg of pepper or cloves. Exporting any other plant or animal product requires permission.
• Currency: you may bring in up to 400,000 Malagasy ariary. Foreign cash or travellers cheques worth 7,500 euros or more must be declared, and you will be issued a certified declaration to evidence that you brought it in — without it, the money can be seized when you leave.
• Declare everything else that is prohibited or subject to tax or duty.

Travelling with children

A child aged 17 or under travelling without one or both parents must carry written authorisation from the absent parent or parents when leaving Madagascar. Carry it with you — the requirement applies to departure from the country, not entry to it, which catches families out at the very end of a trip.

If you are arranging a Madagascar trip that includes domestic flights, our Flights & Airports guide explains the connections most itineraries need.

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