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Mozambique for Ugandan passport holders: Visa-free

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇺🇬 Ugandan
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇲🇿 Mozambique
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Visa-free

Visa-free (up to 30 days)

Ugandan passport holders are visa-exempt in Mozambique for tourism and business for up to 30 days.

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
Visa-free: no visa application needed.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
No visa fee (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official sourceevisa.gov.mz ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against evisa.gov.mz · Read live on the official Mozambique eVisto & eTA portal (Serviço Nacional de Migração, launched 11 Feb 2026) 2026-10-10

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
No visa fee
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
No visa fee.

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time
Not published by the official source
Validity
Not published by the official source
Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

Quick answers

Do Ugandan passport holders need a visa for Mozambique?

Visa-free (up to 30 days). Ugandan passport holders are visa-exempt in Mozambique for tourism and business for up to 30 days. Source: https://evisa.gov.mz/pt/index.html

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Mozambique

Option 1
Visa-freeBusiness visit (meetings, conferences – not paid work)

Business visit: Visa-free (up to 30 days)

Short business visits (meetings, conferences, negotiations – not paid work) follow the same route as a holiday, because the official source covers business visits (Holiday / short visit). Ugandan passport holders are visa-exempt in Mozambique for tourism and business for up to 30 days.

Government fee
No visa fee
No visa fee.
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Up to 30 days
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Read live on the official Mozambique eVisto & eTA portal (Serviço Nacional de Migração, launched 11 Feb 2026) 2026-10-10

Official wording

“evisa.gov.mz "Elegibilidade de Países para eTA ou eVisto": "Para países isentos de visto, os requerentes que cumpram os critérios especificados nesta tabela ... serão considerados isentos de visto." Row for this country: "Todos os tipos de passaporte" (or "Passaporte ordinário") with the stated days, "Turismo e Negócios".”

Working in Mozambique

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Mozambique

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work visa and work permit (quota system)

⚠ Not from an official source

For: Foreign employees in Mozambique

  • Work visa; work permits are issued under a quota system

Source: G-P Globalpedia – Mozambique visas & permits (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (globalization-partners.com) · Not from an official source.

What the source says

"International workers who plan to relocate to Mozambique for employment will need to obtain a work visa." … "Mozambique has a quota-based system for issuing work permits to international employees."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Mozambique

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit generally without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Mozambique government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (dict.dyimin.com). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Mozambique government source: based on the World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com, an unofficial reference site), a single unofficial source. Not verified - conditions vary by airline and airport; confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The site says: “Airside Transit (Without Entering the Country) Foreign nationals are exempt from the transit visa requirement if they remain solely within the international transit area without passing through immigration at international airports in Mozambique, including Maputo International Airport (MPM).”

Conditions

  • Stay in the international transit area (airside); do not pass immigration.
  • Check your airline allows it (through ticket and checked-through baggage).
Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“World Visa Encyclopedia (dict.dyimin.com), 'Mozambique' chapter 14 Transit / Transfer: “Airside Transit (Without Entering the Country) Foreign nationals are exempt from the transit visa requirement if they remain solely within the international transit area without passing through immigration at international airports in Mozambique, including Maputo International Airport (MPM).””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

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Before you go to Mozambique

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Mozambique.

Common tourist traps

Official travel advice for Mozambique doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Emergency numbers in Mozambique

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 20 Aug 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

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Plan your trip to Mozambique

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