Mozambique visa and entry requirements

Mozambique's official eVisa portal lists the nationalities that are visa-exempt for tourism and business, for 30 or 90 days, and says applicants who do not meet those criteria are eligible for a full eVisa application. Decree 10/2023 exempts ordinary-passport holders of the countries it lists, including Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy, from the entry visa for stays of 30 days, provided they pre-register at evisa.gov.mz at least 48 hours before boarding; the UK government calls this an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA).

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Visas & entry authorisations

Tourist eVisa

Fee
Not published
Processing
—
Validity
60 days
Stay per entry
90 days
Entries
multiple

Documents the application asks for

  • Passport bio page — Colour copy; the passport must be valid for more than 6 months. Every upload must be a clear, legible scan in JPEG, PDF or PNG.
  • Frontal photo — A recent, passport-style photo.
  • Proof of financial means — Such as bank statements.
  • Proof of hotel or accommodation
  • Confirmed return ticket
  • ID of the person with parental authority — For applicants under 18.
  • Statement of responsibility from the person with parental authority — For applicants under 18.
Apply on the official site Verified Oct 5, 2026 · evisa.gov.mz · archived copy

Entry requirements

Passport validity

Decree 10/2023 requires the citizens it exempts from the visa to hold a passport valid for at least six months, and the eVisa portal asks for a passport valid more than 6 months. The UK government says you also need at least 2 blank pages for entry stamps.

At least 2 blank pages required. Compare every country

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · evisa.gov.mz · archived copyCompare every country

Vaccinations

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  • Yellow fever (International Certificate of Vaccination (yellow card)) — WHO's country list says Mozambique requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and from travellers who have transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country.
Verified Oct 6, 2026 · cdn.who.intCompare every country

Travel insurance

Not officially stated

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for entry to Mozambique. Canada's travel advice says to make sure you get travel insurance that includes coverage for medical evacuation and hospital stays.

Verified Oct 4, 2026 · travel.gc.ca

Onward or return ticket

Required

The eVisa portal lists confirmed return tickets among the documents for a tourist eVisa application. Decree 10/2023 requires the citizens it exempts from the visa to hold a return air ticket, except when travelling by land, and proof of accommodation. No official source we could read states the requirement for the other visa-exempt nationalities.

Verified Oct 7, 2026 · evisa.gov.mz

Proof of funds

Required

The eVisa portal lists proof of financial means, such as bank statements, among the documents for a tourist eVisa application. No official source we could read states an amount.

Verified Oct 6, 2026 · evisa.gov.mz

Staying past your permitted stay

Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs says that if you overstay your visa, you will be fined for each day you were in Mozambique illegally. The Government of Canada says you may be fined for each day you illegally reside in Mozambique. It also says to make sure customs officials inspect and stamp your passport and visa on entry, to avoid possible fines when leaving.

Verified Oct 12, 2026 · ireland.ieCompare every country

Customs & currency

The UK government says to declare 10,000 Mozambican meticais or more in cash, and foreign cash or travellers' cheques worth USD 5,000 or more.

Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk

Yellow fever certificate

WHO's country list says Mozambique requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and from travellers who have transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country.

The 42 countries WHO lists as a yellow fever risk

Requirements normally count any country you have been in shortly before arrival, not only where you boarded.

  • Angola
  • Argentina — Misiones and Corrientes Provinces
  • Benin
  • Bolivia
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Colombia
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ecuador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Ethiopia
  • French Guiana
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Togo
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
Compiled Aug 26, 2026 · cdn.who.int · International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36

International Health Regulations (2005), Article 36 and Annex 7; WHO International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022 (revised 3 January 2023)

Country in a nutshell

Currency
Mozambican metical (MZN, MT)
Cards & payments
Canada's travel advice says credit cards are widely accepted in larger cities, but most businesses outside major cities only accept payment in meticals, US dollars or South African rand. Australia's Smartraveller says that in Maputo ATMs often accept international credit cards, but Mastercard is not accepted by all vendors and cannot be used to withdraw cash from ATMs.
Safety — Exercise caution
The UK government advises against all travel to Cabo Delgado province, except Palma town and the area around Pemba and Afungi, where it advises against all but essential travel. It also advises against all travel to the Memba and Eráti districts of Nampula province and the Mecula and Marrupa districts of Niassa province.Verified Oct 3, 2026 · gov.uk · archived copy
Power plugs
C, F, M · 220V 50Hz
Emergency numbers
Police: 119 · Ambulance: 117 · Fire: 198
Languages
Portuguese
Time zone
UTC+2
Driving side
left
Tap water
not for drinking. Use bottled

Best time to visit

Canada's travel advice says the rainy season extends from November to April, and that seasonal flooding can hamper overland travel and roads may become impassable.

Tips & warnings

Australia's Smartraveller says do not travel to Cabo Delgado province, the Erati and Memba districts of Nampula province, or the Marrupa and Mecula districts of Niassa province, due to the extreme threat of terrorism and kidnapping.

The UK government says that as a foreigner you must always have your passport with you, and that police patrols and checkpoints are common and will not accept copies or photos.

Canada's travel advice says visa fees can be paid on arrival by credit card or in accepted currencies; no official source we could read publishes the eVisa fee.

The UK government says cyclones and floods are common during the rainy season from November to April, often causing landslides, which result in road closures and disruption to travel and public transport.

Visa requirements by nationality

PassportsVisas & entry authorisationsMax stay
AfghanistaneVisa90 days
AlbaniaeVisa90 days
AlgeriaeVisa90 days
AndorraeVisa90 days
AngolaVisa-free30 days
Antigua and BarbudaeVisa90 days
ArgentinaeVisa90 days
ArmeniaeVisa90 days
AustraliaeVisa90 days
AustriaeVisa90 days
AzerbaijaneVisa90 days
BahamaseVisa90 days
BahraineVisa90 days
BangladeshEmbassy visa—
BarbadoseVisa90 days
BelaruseVisa90 days
BelgiumETA30 days
BelizeeVisa90 days
BenineVisa90 days
BhutaneVisa90 days
BoliviaeVisa90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaeVisa90 days
BotswanaVisa-free90 days
BrazileVisa90 days
BruneieVisa90 days
BulgariaeVisa90 days
Burkina FasoeVisa90 days
BurundieVisa90 days
Cabo VerdeVisa-free30 days
CambodiaeVisa90 days
CamerooneVisa90 days
CanadaETA30 days
Central African RepubliceVisa90 days
ChadeVisa90 days
ChileeVisa90 days
ChinaETA30 days
ColombiaeVisa90 days
ComoroseVisa90 days
Costa RicaeVisa90 days
Côte d'IvoireETA30 days
CroatiaeVisa90 days
CubaeVisa90 days
CypruseVisa90 days
CzechiaeVisa90 days
Democratic Republic of the CongoeVisa90 days
DenmarkETA30 days
DjiboutieVisa90 days
DominicaeVisa90 days
Dominican RepubliceVisa90 days
EcuadoreVisa90 days
EgypteVisa90 days
El SalvadoreVisa90 days
Equatorial GuineaeVisa90 days
EritreaeVisa90 days
EstoniaeVisa90 days
EswatiniVisa-free30 days
EthiopiaEmbassy visa—
FijieVisa90 days
FinlandETA30 days
FranceETA30 days
GaboneVisa90 days
GambiaeVisa90 days
GeorgiaeVisa90 days
GermanyETA30 days
GhanaETA30 days
GreeceeVisa90 days
GrenadaeVisa90 days
GuatemalaeVisa90 days
GuineaeVisa90 days
Guinea-BissaueVisa90 days
GuyanaeVisa90 days
HaitieVisa90 days
HonduraseVisa90 days
Hong KongeVisa90 days
HungaryeVisa90 days
IcelandeVisa90 days
IndiaeVisa90 days
IndonesiaETA30 days
IraneVisa90 days
IraqeVisa90 days
IrelandETA30 days
IsraelETA30 days
ItalyETA30 days
JamaicaeVisa90 days
JapanETA30 days
JordaneVisa90 days
KazakhstaneVisa90 days
KenyaVisa-free90 days
KiribatieVisa90 days
KosovoeVisa90 days
KuwaiteVisa90 days
KyrgyzstaneVisa90 days
LaoseVisa90 days
LatviaeVisa90 days
LebanoneVisa90 days
LesothoVisa-free30 days
LiberiaeVisa90 days
LibyaeVisa90 days
LiechtensteineVisa90 days
LithuaniaeVisa90 days
LuxembourgeVisa90 days
MacauVisa on arrival30 days
MadagascareVisa90 days
MalawiVisa-free30 days
MalaysiaeVisa90 days
MaldiveseVisa90 days
MalieVisa90 days
MaltaeVisa90 days
Marshall IslandseVisa90 days
MauritaniaeVisa90 days
MauritiusVisa-free30 days
MexicoeVisa90 days
MicronesiaeVisa90 days
MoldovaeVisa90 days
MonacoeVisa90 days
MongoliaeVisa90 days
MontenegroeVisa90 days
MoroccoeVisa90 days
MozambiqueFree movement—
MyanmareVisa90 days
NamibiaVisa-free30 days
NaurueVisa90 days
NepalEmbassy visa—
NetherlandsETA30 days
New ZealandeVisa90 days
NicaraguaeVisa90 days
NigereVisa90 days
NigeriaEmbassy visa—
North KoreaeVisa90 days
North MacedoniaeVisa90 days
NorwayETA30 days
OmaneVisa90 days
PakistanEmbassy visa—
PalaueVisa90 days
PalestineeVisa90 days
PanamaeVisa90 days
Papua New GuineaeVisa90 days
ParaguayeVisa90 days
PerueVisa90 days
PhilippineseVisa90 days
PolandeVisa90 days
PortugalETA30 days
QatareVisa90 days
Republic of the CongoeVisa90 days
RomaniaeVisa90 days
RussiaETA30 days
RwandaVisa-free90 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa90 days
Saint LuciaeVisa90 days
Saint Vincent and the GrenadineseVisa90 days
SamoaeVisa90 days
San MarinoeVisa90 days
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free30 days
Saudi ArabiaETA30 days
SenegalETA30 days
SerbiaeVisa90 days
SeychellesVisa-free30 days
Sierra LeoneeVisa90 days
SingaporeETA30 days
SlovakiaeVisa90 days
SloveniaeVisa90 days
Solomon IslandseVisa90 days
SomaliaEmbassy visa—
South AfricaVisa-free30 days
South KoreaETA30 days
South SudaneVisa90 days
SpainETA30 days
Sri LankaeVisa90 days
SudaneVisa90 days
SurinameeVisa90 days
SwedenETA30 days
SwitzerlandETA30 days
SyriaeVisa90 days
TaiwaneVisa90 days
TajikistaneVisa90 days
TanzaniaVisa-free90 days
ThailandeVisa90 days
Timor-LesteeVisa90 days
TogoeVisa90 days
TongaeVisa90 days
Trinidad and TobagoeVisa90 days
TunisiaeVisa90 days
TurkeyeVisa90 days
TurkmenistaneVisa90 days
TuvalueVisa90 days
UgandaVisa-free30 days
UkraineETA30 days
United Arab EmiratesETA30 days
United KingdomETA30 days
United StatesETA30 days
UruguayeVisa90 days
UzbekistaneVisa90 days
VanuatueVisa90 days
Vatican CityeVisa90 days
VenezuelaeVisa90 days
VietnameVisa90 days
YemeneVisa90 days
ZambiaVisa-free30 days
ZimbabweVisa-free30 days

Stay lengths are for ordinary tourist visits. Click a nationality for its full guide.

Malawi23 of 199 passports visa-free · 52 eVisa/ETAEswatini93 of 199 passports visa-freeTanzania44 of 199 passports visa-free · 151 eVisa/ETASouth Africa94 of 199 passports visa-freeZambia118 of 199 passports visa-free · 51 eVisa/ETAZimbabwe42 of 199 passports visa-free · 53 eVisa/ETA

Frequently asked questions

Do I need a visa for Mozambique?

It depends on your passport. Mozambique's official eVisa portal (evisa.gov.mz) lists nationalities that are visa-exempt for tourism and business for 30 or 90 days. Decree 10/2023 exempts ordinary-passport holders of the countries it lists, including Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany and France, from the entry visa for 30 days, provided they pre-register at evisa.gov.mz at least 48 hours before boarding; the UK government calls this an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The portal says applicants who meet none of its exemption criteria are eligible for a full eVisa application.

Is there a fee for the eTA?

Decree 10/2023, which exempts citizens of the countries it lists from the visa, sets a processing fee equivalent to MZN 650, payable when pre-registering at evisa.gov.mz at least 48 hours before boarding, and allows the fee to be updated by joint ministerial order. The UK government says British travellers pay online when they apply, cannot pay on arrival at the border, and pay approximately USD 47 in total, including a USD 37 visa fee and the MZN 650 processing fee.

Can I get a Mozambique visa on arrival?

Mozambique's Foreign Ministry says entry visas can be obtained at the Ministry, at Mozambique's diplomatic and consular missions abroad, at the migration services and at border posts authorised for the purpose. The migration service's visa rules, which we could read only in a 2024 archived copy, describe a border visa granted by the migration services at crossing posts. The official eVisa portal tells eVisa holders that authorities check the printed approval on arrival at a Mozambique airport.

Can I extend my stay in Mozambique?

It depends on how you entered. Decree 10/2023 says the 30-day stay of the citizens it exempts can be extended by a further 30 days, with justification, applied for through the website or at the provincial migration office. Canada's travel advice says you may request one extension of 30 days from immigration authorities, that justification may be required and fees may apply. For an eVisa, Mozambique's official eVisa portal says that if you need to extend your stay you must contact the Mozambique Embassy directly.

Is Mozambique safe for tourists?

Australia's Smartraveller advises a high degree of caution in Mozambique overall and says do not travel to Cabo Delgado province, the Erati and Memba districts of Nampula province and the Marrupa and Mecula districts of Niassa province, nor on stretches of the EN1 and EN6 roads. The UK government says that as a foreigner you must always have your passport with you.

Sources & verification

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