Mozambican passport ranking 2026 and visa-free countries list
Where the Mozambican passport lets you travel without a visa arranged in advance, country by country, and how it ranks against 198 passports.
Mozambique
Rank 73rd of 93 ranks · joint with 7
Score
50
Visa-free
30
On arrival
19
eTA
1
e-Visa
44
Visa required
99
Many trips still need a visa arranged in advance. A second citizenship or a residence permit can change that for the whole family.
Visa-free countries for Mozambican passport holders (30)
Enter with the passport alone. Days shown are the usual maximum stay where the source states one.
- Angola
- Barbados90 days
- Benin90 days
- Botswana90 days
- Cabo Verde90 days
- Dominica180 days
- Ecuador90 days
- Eswatini30 days
- Gambia90 days
- Ghana60 days
- Grenada90 days
- Haiti90 days
- Jamaica180 days
- Kiribati90 days
- Lesotho90 days
- Malawi90 days
- Mauritius90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Namibia90 days
- Philippines30 days
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
- Sao Tome and Principe15 days
- Singapore30 days
- South Africa30 days
- Suriname90 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Uganda90 days
- Zambia90 days
- Zimbabwe30 days
Visa on arrival (19)
The visa is issued at the airport or border, normally for a fee.
- Bahrain14 days
- Bangladesh30 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cambodia30 days
- Comoros45 days
- Ethiopia90 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Indonesia30 days
- Madagascar90 days
- Maldives30 days
- Nepal90 days
- Palau30 days
- Saint Lucia42 days
- Samoa90 days
- Seychelles90 days
- Sierra Leone90 days
- Sri Lanka30 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Tuvalu30 days
Electronic travel authorisation, eTA (1)
A short online form before you fly, not a full visa application.
- Kenya90 days
e-Visa (44)
A visa you apply for and receive online before travel. Not counted in the score.
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Colombia
- Congo (DRC)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Guyana
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Nigeria
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Serbia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
Visa required (99)
Apply through the embassy, consulate or an appointed visa centre before travel.
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Yemen
Territories with their own entry rules
Places such as Hong Kong, Macao, Bermuda or the Cook Islands set their own rules. They are listed here but not counted in the score.
Open without a visa arranged in advance (6)
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Hong Kong
- Macao
- Niue
e-Visa or visa required (18)
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- British Virgin Islands
- Curaçao
- Faroe Islands
- French Polynesia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- GuernseyFollows GB entry rules
- Isle of ManFollows GB entry rules
- JerseyFollows GB entry rules
- Kosovo
- Montserrat
- New Caledonia
- Palestine
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Second passports that would add the most
Citizenship-by-investment passports we advise on that rank above the Mozambican passport, with the number of countries each opens that the Mozambican passport does not. Worked out from the same data as the ranking.
| Passport | Rank | Score | Countries added | Programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21st | 130 | +86 | St. Kitts & Nevis citizenship |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 24th | 126 | +82 | Antigua & Barbuda citizenship |
| Dominica | 27th | 120 | +78 | Dominica citizenship |
| Grenada | 28th | 119 | +75 | Grenada citizenship |
| Saint Lucia | 32nd | 114 | +72 | Saint Lucia citizenship |
| Türkiye | 38th | 105 | +62 | Turkey citizenship |
| Vanuatu | 51st | 75 | +34 | Vanuatu citizenship |
| Nauru | 59th | 65 | +27 | Nauru citizenship |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 72nd | 51 | +14 | São Tomé & Príncipe citizenship |
Passports ranked close to the Mozambican passport
Common questions
What is the rank of the Mozambican passport in 2026?
On the XIPHIAS Passport Power Index (12 October 2026), the Mozambican passport ranks 73rd, joint with 7 other passports. It opens 50 of 193 countries without a visa arranged in advance; the top passport scores 167.
How many countries can Mozambican passport holders visit without a visa?
30 countries are visa-free for Mozambican passport holders. Counting 19 that give a visa on arrival and 1 that need only an online eTA, 50 countries need no visa arranged before travel. Another 44 offer an e-visa you apply for online, and 99 need a visa from an embassy.
Which countries give Mozambican passport holders a visa on arrival?
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Comoros, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Madagascar, Maldives, Nepal, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste and Tuvalu. Conditions apply at the border, usually a return ticket, proof of funds and a fee.
Do Mozambican passport holders need a visa for the US, the UK, Canada or Schengen?
The United States: visa required; the United Kingdom: visa required; Canada: visa required; the Schengen area (checked for France): visa required; the UAE: visa required; Australia: visa required; Singapore: visa-free; Japan: visa required.
Where the data comes from
Entry rules for this passport are taken from the Wikipedia article Visa requirements for Mozambican citizens (revision 1356703242), read on 12 October 2026, which cites each destination’s own rules. The article is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the lists on this page are adapted from it and shared under the same licence.
Check before you travel
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight, and can depend on the purpose of the trip, the passport’s validity and the visas you already hold. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. This page is general information, not legal advice.