Madagascar passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Madagascar passport can enter 30 countries visa-free and 23 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #78.

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Visa-free destinations (30)

Countries you can enter on a Madagascar passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Barbados BB Benin BJ Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC El Salvador SV eSwatini SZ Ghana GH Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Lesotho LS Malaysia MY Micronesia FM Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Gambia GM Uganda UG Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (23)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Madagascar passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL St. Lucia LC Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (46)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (126)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Madagascar passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG Eritrea ER Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guyana GY Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Madagascar MG Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Madagascar passport?

    Holders of a Madagascar passport have visa-free access to 30 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 23 more, for a total of 53 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 48 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Madagascar passport?

    The Madagascar passport is ranked #78 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 55.

  • Where do Madagascar passport holders need a visa?

    Madagascar passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 126 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Madagascar travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Ethiopia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Madagascar, with 2 non-stop routes.

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