- Resource Centre
- Visa advice
Introduction
For travel to Madagascar, all Volunteers must have a visa. If possible we recommend that you purchase this from the Madagascan consulate or embassy in your home country. You should get a 90 day Tourist Visa, which will normally be valid for six months from the date of issue. View a list of Madagascan embassies and consulates
If you are travelling on route to Madagascar or have difficulty in getting to the Madagascan consulate or embassy in your home country, visas can be bought on arrival in Antananarivo international airport for about 30 euros (cash only), but you must have a return ticket out of Madagascar and if you only have a two month return ticket you will only be given a 60 day visa.
Unless your time is limited or your airline ticket can not be changed, we recommend getting a 90 day ticket / visa - in the past many volunteers have decided to stay on in Madagascar after visiting us, some have managed to get extensions to these shorter visas up to the full 90 days, by showing a re-booked airline ticket to leave the country before the 90 days is up, but this can not be guaranteed.
In order to get a visa you are likely to need the following (requirements may differ in different countries so check with the Madagascan consulate or embassy where you live):
• Passport valid for six months after the date of entry to Madagascar
• Your application form
• Up to four passport size photos
• Your return air ticket or confirmation of booking from travel agent
• The fee payable
You will also be asked to provide an address in Madagascar. Please use the following:
IH.SM - Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines
University de Toliara
Route du Port, Mahavatse 1, B.P. 141, Toliara (601), Madagascar
Tel: +261 20 94 435 52 (IH.SM)
Note: Tourist visas are for a maximum of 90 days and from some countries are stamped non-extendable, where this is the case they cannot be extended without leaving the country. If you are hoping to stay longer in Madagascar contact us for advice about alternative visas.
