No visa needed

Do citizens of Botswana need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for Mozambique. 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 Botswana: the passport opens 46 countries visa-free; Gaborone — Maputo: ≈ 690 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Botswana don’t need a visa for Mozambique. A valid passport is enough.

Mozambique visa rules at a glance

With a Botswana passport you can visit 46 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Botswana passport ranks 108th of 199.
Botswana passport: visa-free access to 46 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Botswana and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Angola, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Benin.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, don’t need a visa for Botswana. Botswana visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Gaborone — Maputo: about 690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Botswana.