Mozambique is an underrated beach destination for Ugandan travellers — Bazaruto Archipelago, Pemba and the Indian Ocean coastline. Getting there needs a connection but is straightforward once booked. Uganda is on Mozambique's exemption list at 30 days, so there is no visa to buy and no USD 50 to pay at Maputo — that charge applies to nationalities that are not exempt. The yellow fever certificate is mandatory and is checked.
Key Warnings
Insider Tips
Six months beyond your intended stay, with a blank page for the entry stamp. There is no visa to apply for — Mozambique admits Ugandans without one — so the passport is the document that decides whether you travel.
The card must be at least 10 days old before travel and the original is required — photocopies and phone photos are not reliably accepted. This is the document most likely to stop you, not the absence of a visa.
Immigration routinely asks visa-free arrivals for a confirmed return or onward ticket and a first night's booking. Keep both reachable on your phone rather than describing them.
The officer sets the permitted stay, up to 30 days, and prints it on the entry stamp. Check it before leaving the counter — the stamp, not the published allowance, is what governs your stay.
⚠️ Yellow Fever Certificate required. Mozambique requires proof of yellow fever vaccination from all travelers arriving from yellow fever endemic countries, including Uganda. Present the original physical International Certificate of Vaccination (yellow card) at Maputo airport immigration. Travelers without the certificate risk quarantine or refused entry.
No visa application is made on this route, so there is no refusal rate. Entry can still be declined at the border.
Mozambique confirms Uganda at 30 days visa-free
Mozambique's exemption list gives Ugandan passport holders 30 days without a visa. This page previously described a visa on arrival that is not required.
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