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Passports valid for six months after date of entry required by all.

Required by all except:
Transit passengers continuing their journey by the same or first connecting aircraft within 24 hours provided holding onward or return documentation and not leaving the airport.

Tourist: £40 (single-entry); £50 (multiple-entry). Business: £55 (single-entry); £65 (multiple-entry).

Visas are issued for stays of up to 90 days and are valid for six months from date of issue.

Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy). Some nationalities are able to get a visa at Antananarivo airport on arrival; however it is strongly recommended to obtain a visa prior to this. Contact the Embassy for further information before departure.

(a) Valid passport. (b) One application form and one copy. (c) Two passport-size photos. (d) Return ticket or confirmation of booking from travel agent. (e) Fee payable by cheque or cash. (f) If applying by post enclose pre-paid, next-day special delivery envelope. Business: (a)-(f) and, (g) Letter of recommendation and confirmation of employment on company-headed notepaper with details about the applicant’s business activity, stating the company or individual responsible for expenses and the name of correspondent in Madagascar.

Same day (personal applications); up to five days (postal applications).

Enquire at Consulate (or Consular section at Embassy).

Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Madagascar in the UK
16 Lanark Mansions, Pennard Road, London W12 8DT, UK
Tel: (020) 8746 0133.
Website: www.madagascar.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0930-1300.

Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in the USA
2374 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 265 5525-7.

PO Box 610, rue Fernand Kasanga, Tsimbazaza, 101 Antananarivo, Madagascar
Tel: (2022) 66805.
Website: www.tourisme.gov.mg

16 Lanark Mansions, Pennard Road, London W12 8DT, UK
Tel: (020) 8746 0133.
Website: www.madagascar.org.uk
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0930-1300.

2374 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 265 5525-7.

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A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travellers arriving from, or having passed through, an area considered by the Malagasy authorities to be infected within six days; enquire at Embassy.

A cholera vaccination certificate is recommended for travellers arriving from, or having passed through, an area considered by the Malagasy authorities to be infected; enquire at Embassy.

Immunisation against typhoid and poliomyelitis is often recommended.

Malaria risk, predominantly in the malignant falciparum form, exists all year throughout the country and is highest in coastal areas. Resistance to chloroquine has been reported. The recommended prophylaxis is mefloquine.

All water should be regarded as being potentially contaminated. Water used for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should have first been boiled or otherwise sterilised. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled. Powdered or tinned milk is available and is advised, but make sure that it is reconstituted with pure water. Avoid dairy products that are likely to have been made from unboiled milk. Only eat well-cooked meat and fish, preferably served hot. Pork, salad and mayonnaise may carry increased risk. Vegetables should be cooked and fruit peeled.

Bilharzia (schistosomiasis) is present. Avoid swimming and paddling in fresh water; swimming pools which are well chlorinated and maintained are safe. Hepatitis A, B, and E are endemic and precautions are advised. Dysenteries and diarrhoeal diseases are common. Many viral diseases including severe haemorrhagic fevers have been reported. Natural foci of plague occur.
Rabies is present. For those at high risk, vaccination before arrival should be considered. If you are bitten, seek medical advice without delay. For more information, consult the Health appendix.

Health insurance is strongly recommended; it should include cover for emergency repatriation. Private and public healthcare is available, but public facilities can be very limited. It is highly recommended that visitors bring medication for stomach upsets.

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2006-June 2007 period.
Jan 1 2006 New Year’s Day. Mar 29 Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion. Apr 14 Good Friday. Apr 17 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. Jun 26 Independence Day. Aug 15 Assumption. Sep 27 St Vincent de Paul’s Day. Nov 1 All Saints’ Day. Dec 25 Christmas Day. Dec 30 Anniversary of the Republic of Madagascar.
Jan 1 2007 New Year's Day. Mar 29 Commemoration of the 1947 Rebellion. Apr 6 Good Friday. Apr 9 Easter Monday. May 1 Labour Day. Jun 26 Independence Day.