A minor is a child who is 21 years below.

A person born in Malawi where one or both of the parents was born in Malawi.

A child born outside Malawi to one or both of the parents who are Malawi citizens by birth, that child is automatically Malawian and can obtain a Malawi passport provided is a minor.

A woman can obtain a Malawian Citizenship if is married to a Malawian and provided the person has stayed in Malawi on a valid permit for a period of not less than 5 years. A citizen of Malawi being a woman who acquires by marriage the citizenship of some country other than Malawi shall cease to be a citizen on the first anniversary of the date of that marriage unless before the anniversary she has made a declaration in writing.

Any commonwealth citizen being a person of full age and capacity may be registered as a citizen of Malawi if he or she fulfills the following:-

a.A person must have resided in Malawi for five(5) years or above.
b.Must have adequate knowledge of the prescribed vernacular languages.
c.Must be of good character.

Any woman, being a person of full capacity, who has been married to a citizen of Malawi can be registered as a citizen of Malawi provided she fulfils the following:-

a.Marriage Certificate.
b.Photocopy of Citizenship certificate of husband(in some cases).
c.Photocopies of husband’s passport.

A child born in Malawi to parents who are holders of different nationalities may register as a citizen of Malawi provided he or she fulfils the following:-

a.A person should be proved that has always been stateless and born in Malawi.
b.One of his parents was born in Malawi.
c.The person has been ordinarily resident in Malawi for 3 years.
d.The person has never been convicted or detained for behavior or to public security or imprisoned for five years or any other criminal offence.

Any person being a non commonwealth citizen who has been resident in Malawi for over 7 years is eligible to apply for Malawi citizenship provided he or she has fulfilled the following:-

a.Have adequate knowledge of English and any one of the prescribed vernacular languages.
b.Have good character suitable to be a citizen of Malawi.
c.Financially solvent.

Any person may be conferred Malawi citizenship in special circumstances on the discretion of the Minister.