Malawi Relocation Index

How Malawi scores

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• Peace and conflict safety49
• Immigrant safety58
• Visa accessibility49
• Residence permit realism51
• Labor market access42
• Healthcare52
• Civil rights50
• Discrimination safety53
• Status security52
• Infrastructure reliability44
• Cost of living sustainability54

Recent news impact

No high-signal, recent (last ~45 days) news or enacted policy changes were identified that would materially alter Malawi’s short-term relocation outlook for immigrants/asylum seekers. The only available supporting materials are older immigration subsidiary legislation documents (Jan 2026), which are too far back to score as a short-term news-driven adjustment, and they do not by themselves indicate a newly worsening or improving situation in the current news cycle.

Sources

• Notice on Temporary Employment Permits – Department of Immigration (Malawi)Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services, Republic of Malawi
• Immigration Act – MalawiLII (Act 41 of 1963, consolidated view)MalawiLII
• Safety and security - Malawi travel advice (GOV.UK)UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• World Bank: Malawi Economic Monitor – Navigating UncertaintyWorld Bank
• Role of Infrastructure in Growth and Poverty (World Bank Group PDF, includes Malawi power outage impacts)World Bank Group (AICD/Malawi country report PDF)
• WHO: Health financing progress matrix assessment, Malawi 2025World Health Organization
• Republic of Malawi (Constitution) Act – MalawiLII (anti-discrimination and remedies)MalawiLII
• IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2026 — Malawi Gazette Supplement (Government Notice No. 1) (PDF)Government of Malawi (Malawi Gazette Supplement) via Embassy of Malawi, Brussels