Iraq → Madagascar: Short-stay tourist

For an embassy application, fill in the short-stay, non-convertible visa form, date it and sign it; the Paris embassy says to download it from its website. That embassy's form asks for your passport details, your home address and your address in Madagascar, your planned entry and exit dates, and the number of entries you want. It includes a declaration that you will not take paid work or try to settle in Madagascar and will leave when the visa ends. For a child, a parent or legal guardian signs.

Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 2 identity photos. The Paris embassy's tourism list asks for 1 recent photo, stuck onto the application form. Follow the list of the embassy handling your application.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asks for a passport valid for more than 6 months, and a photocopy of it. The Paris embassy's tourism list is more specific: the passport must expire more than 6 months after your return date and have at least two blank pages when you apply, and the copy is of the biometric data page.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar

Under Madagascar's 2026 Finance Law, a tourist visa at an embassy costs 14 EUR for up to 15 days, 23 EUR for more than 15 days and under 1 month, 28 EUR for more than 1 month and under 2 months, and 39 EUR for more than 2 months and under 3 months. The Paris embassy's list gives the same four amounts for 0-15, 16-30, 31-60 and 61-90 days. The Brussels embassy accepts exact cash, a QR code or a bank transfer, and says the fee is not refunded even if the visa is refused.

Source: Embassy of Madagascar in Belgium (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), publishing a Ministry of Economy and Finance notice

The eVisa portal's tariff, which a portal notice says applies from 16 February 2026, is 35 USD or 30 EUR for 1 to 15 days, 41 USD or 35 EUR for 16 to 30 days, 47 USD or 40 EUR for 31 to 60 days, and 59 USD or 50 EUR for 61 to 90 days. The portal says online prices are the same as those paid on arrival. You pay online by bank card when you apply, and the notice says payments are made by card terminal (Visa and Mastercard). The same notice lists 210,000 MGA for a visa extension. This is a different schedule from the embassy fees above.

Source: Republic of Madagascar, official eVisa portal (border police)

The short-stay tourist visa covers up to 90 days and allows one to three entries at most; a multiple-entry request has to be backed by return tickets on different dates. A visa of under three months can be extended at the police immigration office, up to three months in total. It does not let you take paid work or earn money, it cannot be converted into a long-stay visa in Madagascar, and you must leave when the stay you were granted ends.

Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Madagascar's official eVisa portal says all nationalities are eligible for its visa, and we found no list of visa-exempt nationalities on any Malagasy government page we read. You can get the visa from a Malagasy embassy or consulate, online through the eVisa portal, or on arrival at the eVisa counters at the airport. Whichever way you choose, it is still a visa, and the fee and paperwork differ by channel (see the items below).

Source: Republic of Madagascar, official eVisa portal (border police)

This is the Paris embassy's rule set, so ask the embassy that will handle your application for its own. Paris accepts applications only within 90 days before departure and quotes 3 working days once your file is complete. Postal applications need at least 10 days before departure and a prepaid, tracked return envelope. The embassy may ask for extra supporting documents, and applicants without a French passport add a copy of their residence permit or proof of residence.

Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

The eVisa is a single-entry tourist visa for stays of up to 60 days. Apply between six months and one week before you leave: create an account, enter your identity and travel details, pay by card, then print or save the electronic travel authorisation (the portal says it is issued within 72 hours) and show it on arrival. You need a valid passport, a payment card, and access to your email and phone. The application form itself is behind an account login, so the portal's public pages do not say which documents, if any, you must upload.

Source: Republic of Madagascar, official eVisa portal (border police)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists a return (round-trip) air ticket among the documents for a short-stay visa. The Paris embassy accepts a copy of the ticket or a travel-agency booking certificate showing the flight details.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar

The short-stay visa form has a box for the parental authority or legal guardian of a minor, with the guardian's national ID number, and says that for minors the form is signed by the parents or the legal guardian.

Source: Embassy of Madagascar in France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

The eVisa portal's FAQ says that holders of a Malagasy passport, or of a valid residence card for Madagascar, no longer need a visa to enter Malagasy territory. Everyone else follows the steps above.

Source: Republic of Madagascar, official eVisa portal (border police)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists a yellow fever vaccination certificate for visitors who spent the last six days in countries where the disease is present. The page does not list which countries.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madagascar