No visa needed

Do citizens of Portugal need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Lisbon — Maputo: ≈ 8,400 km, about 11 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 Portugal passport?

Yes, citizens of Portugal 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 Portugal passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Portugal passport ranks 14th of 199.
Portugal passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Portugal and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Dominica, Barbados, Angola, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Seychelles, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Portugal. Portugal visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Lisbon — Maputo: about 8,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Lisbon 12:00 — Maputo 14:00.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 150th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Portugal.