No visa needed

Do citizens of the United Arab Emirates need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Maputo: ≈ 6,080 km, about 8 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 United Arab Emirates passport?

Yes, citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Seychelles, Mauritius, Zambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Singapore, Eswatini, South Africa, Botswana, Philippines, Gambia, Micronesia, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Maputo: about 6,080 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Maputo 10:00.
Local currency: Mozambican Metical.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MZN 64.
Mozambique is the 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.