No visa needed

Do citizens of Malawi need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Malawi 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 Malawi: the passport opens 41 countries visa-free; Lilongwe — Maputo: ≈ 1,340 km, about 2 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 Malawi passport?

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

Mozambique visa rules at a glance

With a Malawi passport you can visit 41 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Malawi passport ranks 121st of 199.
Malawi passport: visa-free access to 41 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Malawi and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 30 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Lesotho, Namibia, Angola, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Benin.
Malawi and Mozambique share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, don’t need a visa for Malawi. Malawi visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Lilongwe — Maputo: about 1,340 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Malawi.