One of the Southern African nations, Mozambique, announced visa exemption for 28 countries mainly for tourism and business visits as the Council of Ministers approved the decree.
The exemption applies to visitors holding ordinary passports and allows for a 30-day stay and it is renewable for an additional 60 days.
BusinessTech Africa understands that the model adopted by the Mozambican government is similar to the United States visa waiver programme.
It is similar simply because it requires travellers to register on a platform for pre-screening at least 48 hours before traveling and to pay a processing fee of MZN650 (+/- £8,50).
The visa exemption announcement follows the launch of a platform in December last year that allowed prospective visitors to apply for an electronic pre-authorization to travel into the country.
Mozambique announces visa exemption for 28 countries in the wake of the introduction of the Mozambican e-Visa which reportedly has seen an increase of over 30% in the volume of travelers entering the country compared to the same period in the previous year.
“The eVisa platform commits the country to respond to applications within 5 days, but general feedback places an average response at 24 hours and the few issues reported are usually created by users not uploading the required documentation,” reports FurtherAfrica.
“As Mozambique announces visa exemption for 28 countries, it advances measure 13 (which proposes changes for the Visa regime) of the Economic Acceleration Measures Package (PAE) announced by President Nyusi on August 2022.
“The package contained 20 reform measures aimed to deliver a path for a more competitive and more accessible country to visitors and investors alike.
“The stimulus package implementation is coordinated by a delivery unit created for the effect under the country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance.”
A Full List of Approved Countries:
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Ghana
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Netherlands
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Singapore
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States of America
