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Madagascar visa for Canadian citizens

Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival · 90 days

Canadian citizens need a visa for Madagascar, but can get it on arrival, for stays of up to 90 days. Stays under 15 days need no visa but cost a EUR 10 border fee; longer stays need a tourist visa (EUR 35 for 30 days, EUR 40 for 60 days), bought at the airport or applied for online beforehand. Show a return or onward ticket.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
Visa on arrival
Max stay
90 days
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

90 days is about three months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 January 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

How Madagascar counts your stay: As stamped: under 15 days without a visa, otherwise 30 or 60 days; overstaying can lead to detention or deportation.

Before you go

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  • Tourist visa on arrival — Cost: Under 15 days: no visa, EUR 10 fee; 30 days: EUR 35; 60 days: EUR 40. Payable in euros, US dollars or ariary; Processing: Issued at the airport on arrival; Validity: Single entry; Stay: 30 or 60 days; up to 90 days in total with an extension. Apply on the official site
  • Madagascar tourist e-visa (optional pre-application) (optional) — Between 6 months and 1 week before departure; Same as on arrival: EUR 35 (30 days), EUR 40 (60 days). Single-entry tourist visa, up to 60 days. The travel authorisation is issued within 72 hours after your enrolment is validated. Use only the official portal: it warns about fake sites. Official site

At the border

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  • Passport valid at least 6 months after arrival with at least 2 blank pages
  • Return or onward ticket
  • Make sure your passport is stamped
  • Health declaration and screening on arrival; people who were in an Ebola-affected country in the last 21 days may be refused entry or quarantined at their own cost
  • Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever risk
  • No food (including fruit) may be brought in; declare foreign cash of EUR 7,500 or more; maximum 400,000 ariary

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Plan to leave a day or two early. With 90 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
  • Extend before you run out. Up to 90 days in total. Apply to the migration service at Anosy (Antananarivo): 80,000 ariary per extra 30 days, plus an accommodation certificate or hotel booking and 2 passport photos.
  • What overstaying costs. As stamped: under 15 days without a visa, otherwise 30 or 60 days; overstaying can lead to detention or deportation.

Good to know

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  • Minors leaving Madagascar without one or both parents need written authorisation from the absent parent(s).
  • Travellers from cholera-affected countries may be offered preventive doxycycline on arrival and followed up after 3–5 days.
  • The whole country is under heightened vigilance; avoid the Anosy/Betroka area in the south-east, and do not walk in towns at night.

Questions

Do Canadian citizens need a visa for Madagascar?

Canadian citizens need a visa for Madagascar, but can get it on arrival, for stays of up to 90 days.

How long can Canadian citizens stay in Madagascar?

Up to 90 days, according to Bordr's data. As stamped: under 15 days without a visa, otherwise 30 or 60 days; overstaying can lead to detention or deportation.

Can I extend my stay in Madagascar?

Up to 90 days in total. Apply to the migration service at Anosy (Antananarivo): 80,000 ariary per extra 30 days, plus an accommodation certificate or hotel booking and 2 passport photos.

What do I need at the border in Madagascar?

Passport valid at least 6 months after arrival with at least 2 blank pages; Return or onward ticket; Make sure your passport is stamped.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Madagascar against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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