Single-entry work visa for a foreign worker with labour or religious-affairs authorisation and a Mozambican employment contract.
Official government source: usa.embamoc.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Eastern Africa · Immigration
Mozambique
Mozambique sits in Eastern Africa. Its immigration system runs 14 distinct routes — led by work, business & self-employment and short stay & visit, each set out in official law. 13 of them cite an official government source, shown on the route with the date we last read it. Who actually qualifies depends on your full profile.
- Immigration routes
- 14across 10 route categories, each set out in official law
- Source-cited routes
- 13 of 14cite an official government source, with the date we last read it
- Largest category
- Work2 of the 14 routes — see them under Work below
- Region
- Eastern Africa
- Capital
- Maputo
- Population
- 35,631,653
- Official language
- Portuguese
- Currency
- MZN
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Source-cited pathways
Immigration routes
All 14 routes, grouped by purpose — 13 of 14 cite an official government source directly. Any route below without one says so on the route.
Work
2 routes
Project-linked work eVisa for employment connected to registered oil and gas companies and contractors.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Investment
1 route
Long-stay multiple-entry investment eVisa for a government-approved project worth at least USD 500,000.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Business & self-employment
2 routes
Business eVisa for business, research, a meeting or a conference for no more than ninety days.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Project-linked business eVisa for activities with a registered oil and gas company in Mozambique.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Study
1 route
Information-only study route pending a complete current public purpose-specific checklist.
Official government source: usa.embamoc.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Family
1 route
Visit visa supported by an inviting person in Mozambique and a travel itinerary.
Official government source: usa.embamoc.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Residence-based status
1 route
Residence-entry route followed by Mozambique's DIRE foreign-resident documentation process.
Can bring: spouse
Short stay & visit
2 routes
Thirty-day tourist or business entry under Mozambique's published eTA cohort for qualifying passports.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Multiple-entry tourist eVisa for tourism, holiday or vacation for up to ninety days.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Humanitarian protection
2 routes
National asylum procedure initiated through INAR and decided by the Minister of Interior, with temporary documentation and appeal rights.
Official source of the governing body: rimap.unhcr.org · checked 2026-07-27
Institutional visa for invited non-profit humanitarian work during a declared emergency or public calamity.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Sports
1 route
Single-entry visa for an accredited participant in sports or cultural training, demonstrations or competitions.
Official government source: evisa.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Transit
1 route
Transit visa for a traveller who holds the visa required for the final destination.
Official government source: usa.embamoc.gov.mz · checked 2026-07-27
Official sources
- eVisa eTA Official PortalGovernment
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