Malawi Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services
Our Vision
- Well Managed Migration for Malawi
Our Mission
- To provide sound migration management and achieve timely issuance of relevant documents to eligible persons for national security and socio-economic development.
The Department exist to do the following:
- To control people entering and leaving the country in order to uphold the security of the state
- To issue Travel documents to eligible people in accordance with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
- To process and issue Malawi Citizenship, Residence and Work Permits, and Visas in accordance with the existing policies; and
- To monitor, track, apprehend, deport and repatriate illegal immigrants in order to promote security of the country and safeguard jobs for natives