The Honorary Consulate of Malawi in Reykjanesbær is a volunteer-run office that assists Malawian citizens in Iceland; passport and visa applications go to the Malawian Embassy in London (accredited to Iceland).
Contact Details
| Address | Reykjanesvegur 54, 260 Reykjanesbær, Iceland |
| Telephone | +354 898 0318 |
| sveinbj@hi.is | |
| Head of Mission | Sveinbjörn Gizurarsson, Honorary Consul |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published. Contact the consulate by phone or e-mail to arrange a visit.
Location of the Consulate
About the honorary consulate in Reykjanesbær
The honorary consulate represents Malawi in Iceland. No opening hours are published; arrange a visit in advance. To do so, call +354 898 0318 or e-mail sveinbj@hi.is.
Reykjanesbær lies about 35 km in a straight line from the centre of Reykjavík and about 2 km from Keflavík International Airport.
Citizens of Malawi need a Schengen visa for short stays in Iceland, as Malawi is listed in Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025); Iceland applies the common Schengen visa list.
Which Malawian office issues passports and visas?
Passports and other formal consular services for Malawian citizens are handled by the Malawian Embassy in London (accredited to Iceland).
Malawi has no embassy in Iceland. According to the diplomatic list of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs (April 2026), the mission accredited to Iceland is the Embassy of the Republic of Malawi in London. It is headed by Thomas John Bisika (ambassador, credentials presented on 29 May 2024).
Contact details of the Malawian High Commission in London, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 36 John Street, London WC1N 2AT, United Kingdom
- Telephone: +44 20 7421 6010
- Email: london@malawihighcommission.co.uk
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09:30–13:00 and 14:00–17:00
- Website: www.malawihighcommission.co.uk
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by Malawi and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help Malawian citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Closing days
Iceland’s public holidays are New Year’s Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Monday, the First Day of Summer (the first Thursday after 18 April), Labour Day (1 May), Ascension Day, Whit Sunday and Monday, National Day (17 June), Commerce Day (the first Monday in August), Christmas Day and Boxing Day; Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve are holidays from 1 pm. Holidays that fall on a weekend are not moved to a weekday. In 2027, Easter falls on 28 March and the First Day of Summer on 22 April. The honorary consulate may also close on Malawi’s national day (6 July).
Malawian missions in Iceland
- London – Embassy of Malawi (accredited to Iceland, no resident embassy in Iceland)
- Reykjanesbær – Honorary Consulate (this page)
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Details checked on 17 October 2026. Sources: Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs – Diplomatic and Consular List (April 2026), Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (consolidated version of 30 December 2025).
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