No visa needed

Do citizens of Russia need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Russia 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 Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Maputo: ≈ 9,100 km, about 12 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 Russia passport?

Yes, citizens of Russia 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 Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Russia and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Angola, Malawi, Philippines, Mauritius, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Dominica, Eswatini, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Haiti.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Moscow — Maputo: about 9,100 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 12 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −10 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Maputo 02:00.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 147th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.