What the Tanzania visa rules mean for Mozambique travellers
Mozambique citizens can enter Tanzania without a visa. You only need a valid Mozambique passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Tanzania applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Tanzania's visa guidelines say visa applicants must ensure that their passports have a validity of at least six months and at least one unused visa page before submitting their application.
- Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 1 blank page.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Tanzania as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission, including travellers who transited more than 12 hours t…
- Vaccinations: Malaria prophylaxis: The Government of Canada says there is a risk of malaria in certain areas and/or during a certain time of year in Tanzania, that antimalarial medication may be recommended depending on your itinerary and the time of yea…
Tanzania entry rules compared
Tanzania lets 46 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 1, issues eVisas to 151. Mozambique citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Botswana, Burundi, DR Congo and Eswatini. Overall the Mozambique passport ranks #145 in the world with 29 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Mozambique passport you can also visit 16 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius and Malawi.
In the other direction, Tanzania citizens can visit Mozambique visa-free for up to 90 days.