Mozambican Visa is not required for Ghanaians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Ghanaians visiting Mozambique must first apply for an E-visa.
- This online pre-visa can be granted by the Mozambique consulate in the applicant’s home country.
- On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Mozambique the traveler has then issued a visa on arrival.
- Your visa on arrival is for a single entry and valid for a period of 30 days.
- Your passport must be valid for six months at the time of entry into Mozambique both 3 blank pages for entry and exit stamps.
- Intending visitors must have a certificate of yellow fever vaccination.
- You can’t leave or enter the country with currency up to $5000 and 10,000 Mozambican Meticals without declaring it.
- If you overstay your visa, you will be fined for each day you overstay in Mozambique.
- You can extend your visa to a maximum of 90 days, however, you have to apply for a visa extension before your visa expires.
- Before entry into Mozambique, visitors must have a copy of their return ticket, confirmed hotel booking and a recent copy of their bank statement.
- Ghanaians visiting Mozambique with pets must obtain a certificate of vaccination and must also obtain an import license from the embassy or the high commission.
- Ghanaians visiting Mozambique must check for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia, and influenza vaccines.
- Direct flights are available from the Kotoka International Airport Accra, Ghana to Maputo, Mozambique and may last for up to 6 – 7 hours long.
- Mozambique is religiously diverse with Roman Catholic 28.4%, Muslim 17.9%, Zionist Christian 15.5%, Protestant 12.2% (includes Pentecostal 10.9% and Anglican 1.3%), other 6.7%, none 18.7%, unspecified 0.7% (2007 est.).
- The exchange rate between the Ghanaian Cedi and the Mozambican Metical is currently at 1 (GHS)/ 11.36 (MZN).
- Because the time zone currently used in Mozambique is the Central African Time (GMT+2), Mozambique is 2 hours ahead of Ghana.
- Getting around in Mozambique is possible through various public means of transportation including Chapas, Taxis, Buses, Trains, car rentals.
- Mozambique uses the plug types; C, F and M. Plug “Type C” is the plug which has two round pins, plug “Type F” is the plug which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side and plug “Type M” has three round pins. Mozambique operates on a 220V supply voltage and 50Hz.
- Mozambique has a warm, tropical climate with an average temperature around 28 degrees Celsius (82° Fahrenheit), and the weather along the coast is sunny and warm even in midwinter. Summer, from October to April is rainy, humid and very hot. June to October is the dry and cooler season.
- The dry season is considered the best time to visit Mozambique (May to November) as the weather is much more pleasant, it is also a good time to explore and participate in tourism-related activities.
- Although Mozambique is multilingual, Portuguese is the official language spoken in Mozambique. Other Bantu native languages common in Mozambique are Swahili, Makhuwa, Sena.
- Visitors might want to pick up some basic Portuguese, Swahili, Makhuwa and Sena phrases to help them navigate communications in rural spaces.
- Visitors are advised to be careful when carrying out monetary transactions in Mozambique, from currency changes to relatively expensive purchases.