🇧🇮→🇲🇬Burundi→Madagascar

60 dayssingle entry1-3d processingonline

Short-stay tourism visits to Madagascar. Covers leisure, sightseeing, and non-business activities.

Available to all nationalities except Burundi and Palestine. Four fee tiers based on stay duration (eVisa only - effective 16 February 2026): 1-15 days = US$35/€30 (tripled from US$10/€10); 16-30 days = US$41/€35; 31-60 days = US$47/€40; 61-90 days = US$59/€50. The fee increase applies exclusively to the eVisa system; VoA fees at airports/consulates were not confirmed as changed (may retain pre-increase 15-day rate of US$10/€10). Apply 1 week to 6 months before departure; ETA issued within 72 hours. Diplomats and employees of certain international organizations are exempt from fees.

90 dayssingle entry

Short-stay tourism visits granted at the port of entry for travelers who did not apply online in advance.

Available at international airports and ports for all nationalities except Burundi and Palestine. Allows up to 90 days (eVisa is capped at 60 days). The official eVisa portal (evisamada-mg.com) states 'the prices of the online visa are the same as those paid on arrival,' indicating the February 2026 fee schedule applies on arrival as well: 1-15 days = US$35/€30; 16-30 days = US$41/€35; 31-60 days = US$47/€40; 61-90 days = US$59/€50 (portal currently displays placeholder amounts while the service is being upgraded). Can be extended to a maximum total stay of 90 days within Madagascar. Diplomats and employees of certain international organizations are exempt from fees.

90 daysmultiple entry

Short-term business visits including meetings, trade missions, internships, and short business assignments without paid employment in Madagascar.

Classified under the short-stay non-immigrant visa category by Madagascar Embassy Paris. Covers business visits, short missions, internships, and journalism. Maximum stay up to 90 days with up to 3 entries. Work authorization is not included. Can be issued by diplomatic missions or at airport immigration offices. No paid work permitted.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term stay for foreign nationals joining family members residing in Madagascar; intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival. Once in Madagascar, the holder must apply for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior within 1 month. Listed as a specific long-stay transformable category ('family reunification') by Madagascar Embassy Paris.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term stay for foreign nationals enrolled in an educational institution in Madagascar; intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival - cannot be issued on arrival. Once in Madagascar, the holder must apply for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior within 1 month of arrival. Listed explicitly as a long-stay transformable visa category by Madagascar Embassy Paris.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term stay for expatriate workers and employees of companies operating in Madagascar; intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit at the Ministry of Interior.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival - cannot be issued on arrival. Once in Madagascar, the holder must apply for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior (Department of Immigration) within 1 month of arrival. Categories include expatriate workers, NGO members, and religious missionaries. Source: Madagascar Embassy Paris visa categories page.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term residence for foreign investors, business creators, or those transferring businesses to Madagascar; intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival - cannot be issued on arrival or via eVisa. Once in Madagascar, the holder applies for a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior (Department of Immigration) within 1 month. Managed by EDBM (Economic Development Board of Madagascar). No minimum investment amount specified on accessible official pages. Categories include investors, business creators, and business transferees.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term stay for foreign journalists on assignment and for trainees/interns (stagiaires); intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival. Once in Madagascar, the holder must apply for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior within 1 month. Madagascar Embassy Paris lists journalist long-term missions (journalistes) and long-term internships (stagiaires) as distinct transformable categories. Short-stay non-transformable variants also exist for journalist missions and internships under 3 months (court séjour, max 90 days, up to 3 entries).

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term stay for religious missionaries and members of foreign or local NGOs/associations working in Madagascar; intended to be converted into a long-stay residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival - cannot be issued on arrival or via eVisa. Once in Madagascar, the holder applies for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior (Department of Immigration) within 1 month. Madagascar Embassy Paris lists 'membres des ONG étrangères' (foreign NGO members), 'membres des associations/ONG locales' (local associations/NGOs) and religious missionaries (missionnaires) as distinct long-stay transformable categories. A common pathway for foreign missionaries and NGO/humanitarian volunteers in Madagascar. No official fee published on accessible government pages.

30 dayssingle entryvalid 30d

Long-term residence for retirees and those making a definitive move to Madagascar; intended to be converted into a permanent residence permit.

Initial visa validity is 1 month. Must be obtained from a consulate before arrival. Holder must apply for conversion to a Long Stay Visa at the Ministry of Interior within 1 month of arrival. Listed as 'rentiers' (retirees/those living on investment income) in the long-stay transformable category by Madagascar Embassy Paris. Vocation to obtain permanent residence permit.

30 daysvalid 30d

Entry for diplomats, international organization staff, development agency personnel, and their eligible family members on official assignment.

Issued to holders of diplomatic passports, international organization staff, development agency personnel, and their family members. Fee-exempt. Issued by diplomatic missions or the Madagascar Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Duration up to 1 month per the Madagascar Embassy Paris page. Bilateral agreements (with India, China, Morocco) additionally grant full visa-free entry for diplomatic/service passport holders of those countries.