No visa needed

Do citizens of France need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of France don’t need a visa for Mozambique and can stay up to 30 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 France: the passport opens 123 countries visa-free; Paris — Maputo: ≈ 8,850 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of France don’t need a visa for Mozambique for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Mozambique visa rules at a glance

With a France passport you can visit 123 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the France passport ranks 3rd of 199.
France passport: visa-free access to 123 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of France and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Rwanda, Angola, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Zambia, Malawi, Jamaica, Seychelles, Botswana, and South Africa.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to France. France visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Paris — Maputo: about 8,850 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 154th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of France.