Mozambique pauses new travel requirements for visa-exempt visitors
The new travel rule had been put on hold with immediate effect due to technical difficulties with the online registration system.
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Mozambique’s recent decision to introduce a new travel requirement for passport holders from certain visa-exempt countries has now been paused.
The new policy, which required travellers to Mozambique to register their trips at least 48 hours before departure through the official electronic travel authorisation (ETA) platform, will be temporarily suspended due to technical issues.
As reported by Tourism Update, the National Migration Service (SENAMI) recently issued a statement confirming that the new travel rule had been put on hold with immediate effect due to technical difficulties with the online registration system.
SENAMI said that the suspension was necessary to protect user rights while work is conducted to restore and stabilise the system.
“Technical constraints have prevented normal access and submission of data,” the authority said in a statement.
Which countries are on this list?
The ETA suspension is only temporary, and once the platform is fully functional, the 48-hour pre-registration requirement will be reinstated for the following countries:
- Canada
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- Israel
- United States of America
- Russia
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Spain
- Norway
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- Ivory Coast
- Finland
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Singapore
- Ghana
- Senegal
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- China
- Portugal
- Ukraine
This registration must be completed exclusively through the official platform: www.evisa.gov.mz
Documents South Africans need to enter Mozambique:
- Valid passport: Valid for at least 6 months after your date of return. (SA Residents do not require visas.)
- An unabridged birth certificate for all minors travelling with you.
- Valid driver's license. All drivers must be in possession of a valid drivers license. (S.A. drivers license is accepted)
- Original vehicle registration papers, or a SAPS certified copy, not older than 3 months.
- If the vehicle is still under a lease or installment agreement with a financial institution, you will require a letter from the financial institution giving you permission to take the vehicle into Mozambique.
- Compulsory third party liability insurance certificate. If you buy your Hollard certificate online please print the certificate before you enter Mozambique.
All official temporary import/export documents are available at the border posts only. Ask an official which form/s need to be completed.
Traveller's allowances: (per person, 30 day period)
- 200 cigarettes, 100 cigarillos or 50 cigars
- Alcoholic drinks : 1litre of spirits and 2.25litres of wine. (children under 18 do not qualify for this allowance)
- Pharmaceutical products: quantity considered reasonable for personal consumption
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