No nationality enters Madagascar without paperwork.
Of 198, 196 can get a visa at the border, 1 must be approved before they travel and 1 cannot travel there.
We have not found a Madagascar government portal we can link to with confidence, so
we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Madagascar's own
immigration service or its embassy.
What do you need?
Who needs what
No nationality matches that.
Visa on arrival196
Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.
Visa required1
You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.
No admission1
A government policy, not a paperwork problem. No agent or service can work around it.
About Madagascar
Region
Eastern Africa
Capital
Antananarivo
Population
32,740,6782025 · 49th of 197
Size
587,041 km²45th largest of 199
Density
56 per km²
Languages
French, Malagasy
Currency
Malagasy ariaryMGA
Capital, area, languages and currency from the
open country dataset,
pulled 21 September 2026.
Population from the
World Bank,
series updated 13 July 2026.
Density is calculated from the two figures above.
