Travel to Mozambique for Mozambique citizenship

Minimum passport validity – Tourists entering Mozambique have to make sure that their passport is valid for 6 months after the end of stay and has at least 3 blank pages for entry and exit stamps.

All individuals entering the country are obliged to:

• Provide a certificate of full SARS COV-2 vaccination or a negative polymerase chain reaction test (PCR) for SARS COV-2, valid for 72 hours upon arrival to the country;
• Or to take an express antigen upon entry into the country, at the expense of those who have not provided a certificate confirming full vaccination against SARS COV-2 or a valid PCR test;
• Citizens with a positive result have to isolate themselves at their own expense according to the rules of health authorities.

Children under the age of 11 are exempt from presenting a COVID-19 test or a full vaccination certificate when entering the territory of the country.

The validity of a PCR test for SARS COV-2 is 7 days starting from the day when the sample was taken for Mozambique of foreign citizens that need to enter the country a few times or to embark on a short trip abroad. Individuals with the SARS COV-2 infection or with COVID-19 are subject to the following regimen:

• Compulsory self-isolation for 7 days, if there are no medical reasons for hospitalization, or
• Institutional isolation or placement in an appropriate medical institution with therapeutic reasons, if there are reasons for placement in such facilities, dictated by competent authorities;
• Criteria for the release from isolation are dictated by the Ministry of Health

COVID-19 tests are available in the following clinics in Maputo and are paid by the patient during the procedure.   

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Visa-free regime 

Citizens of Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe can enter Mozambique without a visa.

Visa upon arrival

Citizens of more than 180 countries can apply for a visa upon arrival to Mozambique if they will be able to provide the documents required: information about accommodation and return tickets – these two documents will be asked to present.

Visa upon arrival is valid for 30 days despite the goal of the trip. Individuals, whose passports do not have a 6-months validity period, can be rejected from entry to the country, since they will not be issued a visa upon arrival. 

 A tourist visa is designed exclusively for touristic or recreational goals (is usually valid for 30 days and should not exceed 90 days).

Citizens of six countries: Bangladesh, Eritrea, Shri-Lanka, Somali, Pakistan, India – need to obtain a visa to visit Mozambique. In order to do this they need to contact the representative office in the appropriate country or using the online service. 

How can I apply for a Mozambique visa online?

Citizens who have the right for a visa application will have to complete a simple form online, filling in general personal and passport information, in order to obtain a tourist visa for Mozambique, sent via email.  

If you are travelling form a country that does not have a diplomatic representative office or a consulate of Mozambique, you will need to contact the closest country with a diplomatic representative of Mozambique for a visa before the trip.

Upon entry, you must present a return ticket (people traveling by plane) and either an invitation from relatives/friends, or a confirmed hotel reservation.

Visa for sports and cultural activities

Foreign citizens accredited in the prescribed manner for participation in performances, sports trainings, competitions, or cultural contests. 

Visa for sports and cultural events is valid for a one-time entry and can be extended for a maximum of 90 days.