Mozambique sports and culture visa

The category covers travellers accredited to take part in demonstrations, sports training camps, sports competitions or cultural competitions in Mozambique. Athletes, coaches and team staff fall under the sports strand; performers and other participants in cultural competitions fall under the culture strand. The accreditation comes from the Mozambican authority for the field, which is why a plain tourist or business eVisa is not the right choice for an accredited event.

Unless SENAMI's waiver table exempts your country, passport type and purpose, you need a visa for any such trip. Nationals of Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Nepal and Somalia cannot use the portal and apply at the nearest Mozambican embassy instead.

The sports and culture eVisa is issued for 30 days and allows one entry. Once in Mozambique you may stay only for the period shown on the approved visa. Leaving and coming back during the event would need a new visa, so plan side trips to neighbouring countries before or after the stay. If the programme runs longer, the portal tells visitors to contact the Mozambican embassy directly; it does not process extensions itself.

Every applicant uploads a colour scan of the passport bio page with more than six months' validity and a recent passport-style photo. For this category SENAMI adds proof of financial means such as bank statements, an invitation letter, and a credential: from the State Secretariat for Sports when the activity is sport, or from the Ministry of Culture when it is cultural. Scans must be clear and legible in JPEG, PDF or PNG.

Medical certificates and criminal records that are not in Portuguese must be translated by a competent sworn translator. SENAMI reminds applicants that submitting the full document list is a legal obligation under Law No. 23/2022 of 29 December.

Choose the sports and culture category on evisa.gov.mz, complete the form, upload the documents and pay online. Standard processing takes about five business days after payment, and SENAMI advises applying at least three to five days before departure. If something is missing, a preliminary rejection email lists the problem and you have five calendar days to upload the corrected file; otherwise the application is rejected automatically and a new one, with a new fee, is needed.

The approved preliminary eVisa arrives as a PDF by email. Print it, keep the email and a copy on your phone, and show the printout with your passport at boarding and to immigration on arrival. An approved eVisa cannot be amended, and fees are generally not refunded after a refusal.