Republic of Madagascar · residence general · Leads to settlement
Transformable Visa
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Madagascar immigrant 30-day transformable visa route that can be converted into long-stay status after entry, including worker, investor, family and other long-stay bases.
- Processing time
- EDBM lists documents delivered under 1 week for the transformable visa.
- Government fees
- EDBM lists Ar 140,000 payable in cash at the EDBM tax centre for the one-month transformable visa.
- Typical duration
- One-month transformable visa, used as a bridge to long-stay status.
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Leads to permanent residency
- Yes
Overview
Madagascar publishes tourist eVisa guidance through the official eVisa platform, long-stay investor, worker, family and work-permit checklists through EDBM, and consular visa category guidance through official Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission pages. Mission pages can be locally specific, so applicants outside the listed consular district should confirm filing mechanics with the competent Madagascar embassy or consulate before payment or mailing documents. EDBM describes the transformable visa it handles as intended for foreigners who have no Madagascar representation in their country of origin. The foreigner first requests a boarding agreement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to enter Malagasy territory, then files physical documents with the MAE representative at EDBM. The EDBM checklist states that the visa is a one-month transformable and extendable immigrant visa, and it warns that non-immigrant visas such as tourism, conference, family events, medical visit, research, yacht, filming, cruise and business/economic visas are not transformable into long stay.
Additional sources
Primary source
Transformable visa guidance - Madagascar Embassy in Brussels ↗ · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar
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Primary source
Visa Long Sejour - EDBM ↗ · Economic Development Board of Madagascar
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The applicant has no Madagascar representation in the country of origin, matching the EDBM transformable-visa framing.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The applicant first obtains the Ministry of Foreign Affairs boarding agreement used to enter Madagascar.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The file includes the 72-hour boarding-agreement stamp in the passport, a motivated request to the Foreign Affairs Minister, criminal-record evidence, accommodation or lease evidence and category-specific documents.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ✓The purpose is a long-stay basis that can be transformed, not a non-immigrant short-stay purpose.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Common blockers
- !Trying to convert a non-immigrant tourist, conference, family-event, medical, research, yacht, filming, cruise or business/economic visa into long stay.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !No MAE boarding agreement or missing 72-hour stamp evidence.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- !No category basis such as investor company documents, work permit/contract, or family relationship evidence.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Typical evidence
- ·MAE boarding agreement and copy of the 72-hour stamp in the passport.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Two photos, passport copies, motivated request, criminal-record certificate and information notice.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Accommodation certificate or lease, host ID or resident card, and boarding pass or baggage stub.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
- ·Investor, worker or family documents depending on the requested transformable category.Economic Development Board of Madagascar ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Confirm the case needs a transformable visa rather than tourist eVisa, short stay or direct consular long-stay filing.
Build the evidence pack
Request the MAE boarding agreement and enter Madagascar within the rules shown by the official source.
Submit through the official channel
Prepare the common and category-specific physical file for the MAE representative at EDBM.
After approval
After approval, use the transformable visa as the bridge into the matching long-stay process.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.
- ChecklistApplicantRead the EDBM transformable visa checklist ↗
Use this official Madagascar source to confirm the current checklist, fee, timing and submission channel before filing. Madagascar publishes tourist eVisa guidance through the official eVisa platform, long-stay investor, worker, family and work-permit checklists through EDBM, and consular visa category guidance through official Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission pages. Mission pages can be locally specific, so applicants outside the listed consular district should confirm filing mechanics with the competent Madagascar embassy or consulate before payment or mailing documents.
Economic Development Board of Madagascar · verified
- Official guidanceApplicantRead consular transformable visa categories ↗
Use this official Madagascar source to confirm the current checklist, fee, timing and submission channel before filing. Madagascar publishes tourist eVisa guidance through the official eVisa platform, long-stay investor, worker, family and work-permit checklists through EDBM, and consular visa category guidance through official Ministry of Foreign Affairs mission pages. Mission pages can be locally specific, so applicants outside the listed consular district should confirm filing mechanics with the competent Madagascar embassy or consulate before payment or mailing documents.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Can a Madagascar tourist visa be transformed into long stay?+
EDBM states that non-immigrant visas, including tourism and business/economic visas, are not transformable into long stay.
What fee does EDBM list for the transformable visa?+
The reviewed EDBM checklist lists Ar 140,000 for a one-month transformable and extendable immigrant visa.
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