Can I get a U.S. visa?
1,365 U.S. visas were issued to people from Malawi in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
1,365 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for Malawi · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 47% of visitor (B) visa applications from Malawi were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 2.5 months at Lilongwe. Student visa: about 2.5 months at Lilongwe. All embassies in Malawi.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 1,365 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from Malawi in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for Malawi was about 53.42% in FY2025, so about 47% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in Malawi (Lilongwe), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 2.5 months, and for students about 2.5 months (Lilongwe). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.