No visa needed

Do citizens of Mozambique need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Mozambique don’t need a visa for Rwanda 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 Mozambique: the passport opens 32 countries visa-free; Maputo — Kigali: ≈ 2,680 km, about 4 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 Rwanda without a visa on a Mozambique passport?

Yes, citizens of Mozambique don’t need a visa for Rwanda for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Mozambique passport you can visit 32 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Mozambique passport ranks 141st of 199.
Mozambique passport: visa-free access to 32 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Mozambique and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Tanzania, Mauritius, Kenya, Angola, Uganda, Seychelles, Sao Tome and Principe, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Mozambique. Mozambique visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Maputo — Kigali: about 2,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 14th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Mozambique.