Mozambique

Visa Mozambique

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In Mozambique, visas fall under the Serviço Nacional de Migração, which operates an official electronic visa and travel authorization portal. The pages consulted on 2026-09-17 name eight categories, including the tourist visa and the business visa, both limited to 90 days. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that entry visas are also obtained from diplomatic and consular missions, at authorized border posts and from the migration services.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: Serviço Nacional de Migração (SNM) — national migration service of Mozambique
Submission channel: Official electronic visa and travel authorization portal; diplomatic and consular missions, authorized border posts and migration services, according to the pages consulted
Electronic visa: Yes: the official portal consulted is Mozambique's electronic visa and electronic travel authorization portal
Portal language: Portuguese and English (both versions were consulted)

Do you need a visa?

Your nationality

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Documented visa types

"Visto Turístico" — tourist visa: For tourism, leave or vacation. According to the portal, for a period of at most 90 days. Official page (new tab)
"Visto de Negócios" — business visa: For business, research, attending a meeting or a conference. According to the portal, for a period of at most 90 days. Official page (new tab)
"Visto para Actividade de Investimento" — investment visa: For investment projects worth at least 500,000 US dollars, according to the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Visto Desportivo e Cultural" — sports and cultural visa: For sporting or cultural demonstrations and competitions, according to the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Visto de Transbordo de Tripulante" — crew transfer visa: For crew members of airlines and cruise ships, according to the portal consulted. Official page (new tab)
"Visto para Assistência Humanitária" — humanitarian assistance visa: For non-profit humanitarian activities in emergency situations, according to the portal consulted. The portal also names two categories specific to the oil and gas sector. Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

According to the page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, entry visas for the Republic of Mozambique may be obtained from Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions abroad, at the border posts authorized for that purpose, from the migration services and from the ministry itself.

The official electronic visa portal also allows the application to be filed online: the applicant completes their registration on the platform, uploads the documents corresponding to the visa type, pays the fees, then downloads and prints the document to be presented at boarding and on arrival.

Steps in the procedure

Determine the category matching the purpose of the stay among those named by the portal.
Complete the registration on the official electronic visa platform and fill in the data requested.
Upload the documents corresponding to the type of visa applied for.
Pay the fees by the secure means of payment offered by the platform.
Check your email for the outcome of the application.
If approved, download the document in PDF format and print it for boarding and arrival in Mozambique.

Documents mentioned by the authority

Not stated on the portal consulted: the pages read state that the documents to upload depend on the type of visa applied for, without publishing the list.

According to the page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a foreign national must present a valid passport bearing a visa issued by the Mozambican authorities, or the documents provided for by the international conventions to which Mozambique is a party.

The exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation; only the official page is authoritative.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted: no fee amount is published on the pages read. The portal states only that the fees are paid online, securely, after the application is filed.

Not stated on the portal consulted: no processing time is announced on the pages read. The durations cited are lengths of stay, not decision times.

After the decision

If approved, the portal states that the applicant downloads the document in PDF format, prints it and presents it at boarding and then on arrival in Mozambique. The decision to admit remains a matter for the point of entry.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs page names other categories of entry visa: diplomatic, courtesy, official, residence, transit, visit and student visas. It also mentions visa exemptions that depend on nationality and on the type of passport; those lists are not reproduced here.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Mozambique to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to Mozambique?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. Always check with the authority.

Where is the application filed?

On the official electronic visa portal, or with Mozambican diplomatic and consular missions, the authorized border posts and the migration services, according to the pages consulted.

Is there an electronic visa?

Yes: the national migration service operates an official electronic visa and electronic travel authorization portal.

What lengths of stay are stated?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the tourist visa and the business visa are for a stay of at most 90 days.

How much does the visa cost and how long does it take to be issued?

Not stated on the portal consulted: the pages read publish neither an amount nor a processing time.

How is the electronic visa received?

According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-17, the applicant downloads a document in PDF format, prints it and presents it at boarding and then on arrival.

Official sources

Moçambique eVisto & eTA — portail officiel (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

Moçambique eVisto & eTA | Portal Oficial (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Mozambique eVisa & eTA | Official Portal (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Vistos de Entrada – MINEC (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

No fee amount and no processing time is published on the pages consulted.
The list of documents to upload is not published outside the online form.
The filing portal refers to a platform operated by a service provider: a reviewer must decide how VisaGuideline presents that channel.
The categories named by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs do not exactly match those of the electronic visa portal: how the two lists fit together remains to be clarified.
The visa exemptions mentioned by the ministry depend on nationality and on the type of passport; they fall under the rules reviewed separately.

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