No visa needed

Do citizens of Zambia need a visa for Mozambique?

Citizens of Zambia 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 Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — Maputo: ≈ 1,250 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 Zambia passport?

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

Mozambique visa rules at a glance

With a Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Mozambique passport: 32.
Citizens of Zambia and Mozambique can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Namibia, Rwanda, Lesotho, Angola, Uganda, Kenya, Mauritius, Seychelles, and Benin.
Zambia and Mozambique share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Mozambique, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Mozambique

Travelling to Mozambique: good to know

Lusaka — Maputo: about 1,250 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 5th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.