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Visas / Mozambique

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Mozambique: visa, passport and entry requirements

At a glanceElectronic travel authorisation required

Passport · Passport validity: 6 months after the date of arrival

Entry document

  • ✓Passport
  • ✕National ID card

Passport validity
6 months after the date of arrival

Must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date of arrival. Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to. You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen. Make sure you get your passport stamped with the correct dates before leaving the immigration desk. You need at least 2 blank pages for entry stamps.

Visa

Electronic travel authorisation required

Apply through the official Mozambique eVisa portal at least 5 working days before you travel. Must pay online when you apply. Processing can take at least 5 working days. Carry a printed copy of your approved ETA and payment confirmation. — up to 30 days — Approximately 47 US dollars (including a 37 US dollars visa fee and a 650 Mozambican Metical processing fee)

Apply online: Mozambique eVisa ↗

Your whole journey

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Vaccination required on entry

Yellow fever · Polio

if you’re coming from a country listed as a transmission risk: Yellow fever; in certain circumstances: Polio

Yellow fever risk areas (WHO list)

Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad*, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia*, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya*, Liberia, Mali*, Mauritania*, Niger*, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan*, Togo, Uganda

Americas: Argentina*, Bolivia*, Brazil*, Colombia*, Ecuador*, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama*, Paraguay*, Peru*, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago*, Venezuela*

* only in parts of the country

A country may apply its own list: the official text above prevails.

Source: WHO, International Travel and Health, Annex 1, 18 November 2022, revised 3 January 2023 ↗

This information is provided for guidance only and is accurate at the time of publication. Always check government websites and airline documents before booking and travelling.