No visa needed

Do citizens of Mozambique need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Mozambique don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Mozambique: the passport opens 32 countries visa-free; Maputo — Nairobi: ≈ 2,780 km, about 4 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Mozambique passport?

Yes, citizens of Mozambique don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Mozambique passport you can visit 32 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mozambique passport ranks 141st of 199.
Mozambique passport: visa-free access to 32 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Mozambique and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 28 countries, for example: Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Tanzania, Mauritius, Rwanda, Uganda, Seychelles, Benin, and Ghana.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Mozambique. Mozambique visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Maputo — Nairobi: about 2,780 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Maputo 12:00 — Nairobi 13:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 15th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mozambique.