Portuguese Consulate General in Beira

Mozambican citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Portugal. Check with the Portuguese consulate general in Beira whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 1,574 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Portugal’s consulate general in Beira, and 1,335 visas were issued. 239 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 15.2%. The refusal rate rose by 11.3 points from 3.9% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 12% compared with 2024 (1,795).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 3.9% (2024) to 15.2% (2025).

Portugal issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in Mozambique; this office handled 11% of their 14,574 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Maputo 13.2%, which makes Beira the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in Mozambique, 14.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Portugal’s rate worldwide was 23.3%. Portugal received the largest number of applications of the 7 Schengen states represented here.

26.5% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of Mozambique.

For matters it cannot handle, the Portuguese embassy in Maputo (721 km) is responsible. Besides the Portuguese consulate general in Beira, Portugal has 2 other missions in Mozambique. Consulates: Maputo. Mozambique in turn has 2 missions in Portugal, its embassy being in Lisbon.

About the Portuguese consulate general in Beira

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Portugal in Beira. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Portuguese citizens travelling to Mozambique

Portuguese citizens do not need a visa for Mozambique: stays of up to 30 days are visa-free.

When the Portuguese consulate general in Beira is closed

Expect the Portuguese consulate general in Beira to be shut on Christmas Day (Natal) on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day (Dia de Ano Novo) on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) on Tuesday 1 December 2026, a holiday in Portugal.