Do I need a visa for Mozambique?
Whether you need a visa for Mozambique depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports, 1 enter visa-free and 12 need to apply for something in advance. Visa-free stays run to 90 days depending on nationality. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Germany | Travel authorisationApply for a Germany passport | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Travel authorisationApply for a United Kingdom passport | 30 days |
| United States | Travel authorisationApply for a United States passport | 30 days |
| France | Travel authorisationApply for a France passport | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Netherlands | Travel authorisationApply for a Netherlands passport | 30 days |
| Spain | Travel authorisationApply for a Spain passport | 30 days |
| Italy | Travel authorisationApply for a Italy passport | 30 days |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| India | 30 days | |
| China | Travel authorisationApply for a China passport | 30 days |
| Türkiye | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Nigeria | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| South Africa | Visa-free | 90 days |
| Philippines | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Pakistan | Visa requiredApply for a Pakistan passport | No stated limit |
| Bangladesh | Visa requiredApply for a Bangladesh passport | No stated limit |
| Indonesia | Travel authorisationApply for a Indonesia passport | 30 days |
| Egypt | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Vietnam | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Mozambique can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What Mozambique asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Common questions
Entry to Mozambique, answered from the same rules the table shows.
It depends on the passport you hold. Of the 21 most-checked passports listed above, 1 enter Mozambique without a visa, 12 have to apply for something before travelling and 8 are issued a visa at the border. Find your nationality in the table for the exact rule, the stay it allows and what has to be applied for.
1 of the 21 most-checked passports listed above: South Africa. Of the rest, 12 must apply in advance and 8 are issued a visa at the border.
90 days on every visa-free rule in the table. The limit is per entry, and staying beyond it needs a different permission rather than an extension at the border.
6 months. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Yes, for Lithuania, Poland, Brazil, Turkey, Nigeria, Philippines, Egypt and Vietnam. It is issued at the border, and the fee and documents it requires are checked at the counter rather than corrected there.
Yes, for India. The application is completed online with no embassy appointment.
No separate arrival registration is listed for Mozambique. Your airline may still ask for advance passenger information, which is not the same thing and is handled at check-in.
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