South Africa passport → Mozambique

Mozambique visa for South African citizens

Visa-free

90 days visa-free

South African citizens can visit Mozambique without a visa for up to 90 days. Most visitors from outside southern Africa need an online eTA (up to 30 days) or e-visa, paid online and approved before travel; it cannot be paid at the border. Avoid most of Cabo Delgado and parts of Nampula and Niassa provinces.

Official details are shown in English.

Status
Visa-free
Max stay
90 days
Last checked
30 October 2026

What it means in practice

90 days is about three months. If you arrive on 1 November 2026, your last legal day is 29 January 2027, because the arrival day is day one. Use the stay calculator for your own dates.

How Mozambique counts your stay: eTA: up to 30 days. Overstay fine: USD 50 per day.

At the border

Official details are shown in English.

  • Passport valid at least 6 months beyond your stay with at least 2 blank pages (strictly enforced)
  • Printed eTA/e-visa and payment receipt
  • Check that your entry stamp shows the correct dates before leaving the desk
  • Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a country with yellow fever risk
  • Children under 18: unabridged birth certificate; if not travelling with both parents, a notarised consent affidavit no older than 3 months
  • Declare 10,000 meticais or more, or foreign cash of USD 5,000 or more

How to avoid overstaying

  • Go by your stamp or visa. The date the officer gives you is the one that counts, even if it is shorter than the maximum.
  • Plan to leave a day or two early. With 90 days, book your exit before the last legal day so a cancelled flight doesn't push you over.
  • Extend before you run out. Apply via the e-visa portal or at a regional migration office (SENAMI), for a fee, before your stay ends.
  • What overstaying costs. Overstay fine: USD 50 per day.

Good to know

Official details are shown in English.

  • FCDO advises against all travel to Cabo Delgado Province (except Palma town and the Pemba/Afungi area, where only essential travel is advised), the Memba and Eráti districts of Nampula and the Mecula and Marrupa districts of Niassa.
  • Not all land borders are open 24 hours, and crossings can close at short notice; check opening times on the e-visa portal.
  • If you visit relatives, your host must register you with SENAMI within 5 days; late registration is fined 1,000 meticais per day.

Questions

Do South African citizens need a visa for Mozambique?

South African citizens can visit Mozambique without a visa for up to 90 days.

How long can South African citizens stay in Mozambique?

Up to 90 days, according to Bordr's data. eTA: up to 30 days. Overstay fine: USD 50 per day.

Can I extend my stay in Mozambique?

Apply via the e-visa portal or at a regional migration office (SENAMI), for a fee, before your stay ends.

What do I need at the border in Mozambique?

Passport valid at least 6 months beyond your stay with at least 2 blank pages (strictly enforced); Printed eTA/e-visa and payment receipt; Check that your entry stamp shows the correct dates before leaving the desk.

When was this checked?

Bordr last checked the entry rules for Mozambique against official sources on 30 October 2026. Rules change: confirm with the official source before you travel.

Sources and last check

Entry rules for this destination were last checked against official sources on 30 October 2026. Visa-free days come from the passport matrix in the Bordr app, corrected where the official rules differ.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Entry rules change and border officers have the final say. Check the official government source for your destination before you travel.

Includes visa data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), retrieved 1 November 2026; Bordr's official-source checks take precedence.

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