PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
City Specific Public Holidays
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July August
September
October Festival Umoja [Maputo] November December
| VISA INFORMATION For a list of Mozambican Embassies, High Commissions, and Honorary Consuls, click HERE  Tourist Visas for 30 days can now be issued at 44 different entry points into Mozambique (see article) including International airports and Border Posts and cost $50 USD. Despite stating that they are valid for one entry they allow for a second entry if used within their 30 days validity. Decreto 03/2017 below shows that any traveller can apply for a border visa upon arriving in Mozambique.  Countries exempted from requiring a visa include most SADC countries (Botswana, Malawi, Mauritius, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambie, Zimbabwe). Business visas cannot be applied for at borders irrespective of SADC citizenship or not Multiple entry visas can only be applied for in the traveller's home country, the government announced that the new $50 visa (2017) would also be double-entry but in practice this has not proved to be 100% trustworthy. The new visa appears to allow people to go on short trips to Kruger or Swaziland for example. Renewing Tourist Visas by doing a "border run" is no longer recommended. Many travellers are forced to spend five days outside of Mozambique before being allowed to re-enter on a tourism visa. If you already have two or three tourism visas you will likely be denied. Extensions can be extended at immigration offices in major cities for visas obtained outside of Mozambique. Tourist Visas obtained upon arrival cannot be extended. Photos are not required when entering the country to process visas - your photo will be taken at the point of entry upon filling out the form, and payment of visa application Empty Passport pages are required (at least two) for visa processing Passport validity must be for at least three months after date of entry NB for bus travellers: Many bus companies who transport passengers from Johannesburg to Maputo, and Durban to Maputo, will insist that travellers have visas before being allowed to enter the bus, this is due to buses being held up in the past because of slow visa processing times. This "rule" is now relaxing a little with many bus companies - check before travelling. A small trick is to buy a bus ticket to Komatipoort - the last South African town before the border. During the journey you can tell the bus host that you would like to go to Maputo but you still have no visa, often they will wait for you. If not, there are constant small local buses leaving from the Mozambican side of the border (100mtn, or 35Rand). BE CAREFUL OF MEN OFFERING TO EXCHANGE MONEY AT THE BORDER. | TOURISM INFORMATION         |