No visa needed

Do citizens of Ireland need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Maputo: ≈ 9,580 km, about 12.5 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 Ireland passport?

Yes, citizens of Ireland 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 Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Ireland and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Uganda, Jamaica, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Seychelles, Ecuador, and Botswana.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Dublin — Maputo: about 9,580 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Maputo 13:00.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 163rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.