Location: Ressano Garcia/Lebombo Border Event:  The U.S. Embassy is aware of the November 17 shutdown of the Mozambican-South African land border, Ressano Garcia/Lebombo due to civil unrest.  Travelers seeking to enter or exit Mozambique via land are encouraged to redirect to other border crossings, such as the Ponta do Ouro/Kosi Bay crossing until the unrest …

Location:  Nationwide Event:  Media outlets and social media platforms report violent demonstrations underway in the Nampula Province.  Demonstrations in Maputo Province have yet to begin but are expected.  Due to uncertainty, travelers are encouraged to minimize movements and note the following guidance below. Actions To Take:  Avoid large crowds.  Be aware of your surroundings.  Maintain …

Location:  Maputo, Mozambique Event:  Demonstrations and Large Gatherings Due to large crowds moving throughout Maputo this weekend, citizens are advised to avoid large gatherings in public areas. Actions to Take: ·      Monitor local media for updates; ·      Review your personal security plans; and ·      Avoid demonstrations and unexpected crowds. Assistance: U.S. Embassy Maputo(+258) 84-095-8000 mz.usembassy.gov MaputoUSCitizens@state.gov State …

U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique March 18, 2023 Security Alert:  Avoid Large Gatherings in Maputo Due to the potential of agitated crowds moving throughout Maputo, U.S. citizens are advised to avoid large gatherings in public areas. Assistance:   U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique +258 21 49 2797 +258 21 49 0723 (after hours) MaputoConsular@state.gov mz.usembassy.gov U.S. State Department – Consular Affairs 888-407-4747 / …

Location:  Mozambique Event:  Officials report Tropical Cyclone Freddy is moving away from Madagascar and expected to make a second landfall in Mozambique tonight (March 10). The cyclone is expected to gradually intensify before making a landfall over Mozambique’s Zambézia Province with wind speeds of approximately 65 mph 118-165 km/hour.  It is projected to bring heavy rainfall, strong …

Location:  Mozambique Event:  Officials report Tropical Cyclone Freddy made its first landfall in Madagascar and is now tracking westward towards the Mozambican channel. The cyclone is expected to gradually intensify before making a second landfall over Mozambique’s Inhambane Province with wind speeds of approximately 65 mph on February 24, according to Meteo France. After making …

Location:  Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, and Sofala Provinces Event:  Until February 25, 2023, Mozambican authorities predict further flooding due to more forecasted rainfall and all dams in Mozambique full and past alert levels.  Further flooding could also take place due to excess rains and potential discharges from dams in surrounding countries. Authorities also highlight increased …

Location:  Maputo Province Event:  Local reporting cites increased incidence of flooding in the Maputo province following prolonged periods of heavy rain.  The U.S. Embassy in Maputo has advised Embassy personnel to reconsider travel by road outside of the Maputo city center during this time.  Additionally, travelers are asked to exercise extreme caution if driving through …

Reissued with updates to information about Cabo Delgado Province and removal of concerns for Sofala and Manica provinces, areas between Chibabava and Gorongosa, and areas between Chimoio and Tica.  Exercise increased caution in Mozambique due to crime, terrorism, and health issues. Some areas have greater risk.  Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Certain districts in Cabo …

Location:  Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique Event:  Travel Restriction of U.S. Government Personnel Due to the threat of attacks by ISIS-Mozambique in the Ancuabe and Chiure districts, travel by U.S. Embassy Maputo personnel to those areas is restricted of the Cabo Delgado province until further notice. Actions to Take: Exercise caution if unexpectedly in the vicinity …

(04 April 2022) Tax Season is here. Remember to file your income taxes!  The U.S. Embassy would like to remind U.S. citizens that they are required to file their federal income taxes with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by April 18, 2022.  If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien living or traveling outside …

Location:  Northern Mozambique  Event:  Tropical Storm Gombe is developing off the northern coast of Madagascar.  The storm is expected to make landfall as a tropical cyclone or intense tropical storm in Mozambique’s Nampula Province late Thursday or early Friday, March 10-11, 2022.  Mozambican authorities issued a “red alert” regarding extremely high winds, dangerous storm tides, …

Location: Country wide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for  Measles in Africa .​ Actions to Take: All travelers to Africa, including infants and pre-school aged children, should be fully vaccinated against measles, according to CDC immunization schedules. If you are not sure if you or your travel …

MOZAMBIQUE – Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution CTH Exercise increased caution in Mozambique due to COVID-19 health issues, crime, and terrorism. Some areas have greater risk.  Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s  COVID-19 page  before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Mozambique due to COVID-19, indicating a highlevel of COVID-19 in …

Location:  Niassa Province, Mozambique Event:  Travel Restriction of U.S. Government Personnel Due to the threat of attacks by ISIS-Mozambique in the Mecula and Marrupa districts, U.S. Embassy Maputo personnel are prohibited from traveling to those areas of the Niassa province until further notice. Actions to Take: Exercise caution if unexpectedly in the vicinity of large …

Requirement for Proof of Negative COVID-19 Test or Recovery from COVID-19 for Air Passengers Arriving into the United States Location: Worldwide Event:  Effective December 6, regardless of nationality, all air passengers 2 years or older with a flight departing to the US from a foreign country are required to show a negative COVID-19 viral test result …

Location:  Addis Ababa Event:  Ethiopia Travel Restriction of U.S. Government Personnel Due to the Ordered Departure of non-essential personnel from U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, travel to Ethiopia by U.S. State Department employees, including transit, is prohibited without special permission. Actions to Take: Consider taking alternate routes if traveling through Addis Ababa Contact your airline and …

Location:  Mozambique     Event:  On October 24, President Filipe Nyusi announced new measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (Decree 86/2021). These apply to all persons residing in Mozambique.    All measures noted in Decree 80/2021 from October 6 and  Decree 76/2021  from September 24 are maintained. The following are new measures which began at midnight October 25, 2021, …

24 September 2021 Location:  Mozambique Event:  On September 23, President Nyusi announced new mitigation measures to combat COVID-19, effective on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at midnight for 30 days (although they may be revised after a period of 15 days).  (Please note:  This information is taken directly from President Nyusi’s speech and will be updated on the U.S. Embassy website once the official regulations are …

Location: (Countrywide)   Event: U.S. citizens are urged to be cautious and vigilant when living and traveling abroad given the potential threat of terrorist attacks and extremist action against U.S. citizens and interests.  As the 20th anniversary of September 11th approaches, the possibility for violence overseas may increase.   Locations where crowds gather such as …

Reconsider travel to Mozambique due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution due to health issues, crime and terrorism. Some areas have greater risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Read the Department of State’s COVID-19 page before you plan any international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 3 Travel Health …

Location:  Throughout the Republic of South Africa Event:  Reports of civil unrest and violence continue in South Africa.  Violence has not targeted U.S. citizens however the unrest has caused some fuel shortages in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provinces.  Travelers from Mozambique planning on visiting Mpumalanga or KwaZulu Natal provinces should take precautions and bring adequate supplies for the …

Location:  Mozambique Event:  On July 15, President Nyusi announced new mitigation measures to combat COVID-19, effective on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at midnight for 30 days.  (Please note:  This information is taken directly from President Nyusi’s speech and will be updated on the U.S. Embassy website once the official regulations are published). Prior measures ( announced June 24 …

Location:  Throughout Eswatini Event: The violence which occurred during the recent unrest in Eswatini has abated; U.S. Embassy Maputo Direct Hires and Eligible Family Members are again permitted to travel to Eswatini. Additionally, U.S. Embassy Maputo’s recommendation to reconsider non-essential travel to South Africa is also lifted. The U.S. Embassy Mbabane in Eswatini is operational …

The Department of State renewed its Travel Advisory for Mozambique on June 28, 2021.  The Department advises travelers to avoid travel to Mozambique at this time. Mozambique Travel Advisory Mozambique – Level 4: Do Not Travel CTH Do not travel to Mozambique due to COVID-19. Exercise increased caution due to health issues, crime and terrorism.  Some areas have greater risk. Read the entire Travel …

Location: Worldwide Event: CDC has published a new rule that is effective July 14, 2021 temporarily suspending the importation of dogs into the United States from countries classified as high risk for dog rabies and of dogs that have been in high-risk countries during the previous 6 months. Mozambique is considered a high-risk country. U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents …

Location:  Maputo, Mozambique Event:  U.S. citizens may directly return to the United States with certain expired U.S. passports. If you are overseas and your passport expired on or after January 1, 2020, you may be able to use your expired passport to return directly to the United States until December 31, 2021. You qualify for …

U.S. Embassy Maputo Virtual Town Hall for U.S. Citizens in Mozambique Thursday, April 29, 2021 16:00 – 17:00 Zoom Virtual Meeting The U.S. Embassy in Maputo invites all U.S. citizens in Mozambique to a virtual Town Hall on Thursday, April 29, 2021 from 16:00 – 17:00 via Zoom .  (Please see access information below.) The Town Hall …

Location: Beira and central coast of Mozambique Event:  Tropical Cyclone Chalene is currently expected to make landfall near Beira in the morning of Wednesday, December 30. President Nyusi urged those living in areas of risk to evacuate. The National Meteorological Institute of Mozambique highlighted Sofala and Zambezia provinces as most vulnerable.  Expect torrential rains and …

American citizens wishing to transit the border with South Africa after the October 1, 2020 reopening are reminded that the visa on arrival regimes for both South Africa and Mozambique are still suspended. U.S. citizens who are able to demonstrate presence of 10 days or longer from a country deemed by South Africa to be …

Country Specific Information As of July 2, Mozambique has 903 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six deaths.  A total of 248 individuals have recovered from the disease. On June 30, the Mozambican Government extended the State of Emergency through July 29.  Some of the measures announced include: extension of validity to September 30, 2020 of all travel documents, including …

Location: South Africa Event:  KLM will operate a Repatriation Flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam on July 12, 2020.  U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents may purchase seats on this flight if ticketed to a U.S. destination.  The Embassy will arrange overland transportation from Maputo to the assembly point.  Passengers on this flight must notify the Embassy of …

Location:  South Africa Event:  KLM will operate a Repatriation Flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam on July 12, 2020. U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents may purchase seats on this flight if ticketed to a U.S. destination. The Embassy will arrange overland transportation from Maputo to the assembly point. Passengers on this flight must purchase tickets …

Travel Alert: July 12 Repatriation Flight from Johannesburg (25 June 2020) Location:  South Africa   Event:  KLM will operate a Repatriation Flight from Johannesburg to Amsterdam on July 12, 2020.  U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents may purchase seats on this flight if ticketed to a U.S. destination.  The Embassy will arrange overland transportation from Maputo …

May 13, 2020 Country-Specific Information Mozambique’s civil aviation authority has suspended international passenger flights effective immediately. As of May 13, 2020, Mozambique has 104 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 34 in which the patients have recovered.  Some new cases found, which are unrelated to previously identified transmission chains, may signify community transmission in Mozambique. The …

Travel Alert: Flight Availability Warning and COVID-19 Update for Mozambique (April 23, 2020)  Country-Specific Information The Embassy has been informed by Ethiopian Airlines, the only airline offering flights out of Mozambique, that the next scheduled departure is on April 29, 2020. That will be 12 days since the last flight departed.  The airline stated that …

Country-Specific Information As of April 6, 2020, Mozambique has 10 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including one in which the patient has recovered. The Mozambican Government announced April 1, 2020 a Level 3 State of Emergency. Some of the measures include: suspension of issuance of official documents (e.g. visas and travel documents, vehicle registrations, drivers’ licenses, …

The Embassy has learned that today’s Ethiopian Airlines flight departing Maputo has been cancelled.  There is still space remaining on the Embassy organized commercial flight departing this evening.  Please contact bookings@safariairafrica.com by 2:00 p.m. today March 30 if you are interested in departing on this flight.  Location:  Mozambique Event: In response to the increasingly limited commercial options …

Location:  Mozambique Event: In response to the increasingly limited commercial options for departing Mozambique due to the global impact of COVID-19, the U.S. Embassy is coordinating a flight with a commercial airline to depart Mozambique on March 30, 2020 with a destination of Dulles International Airport (IAD) just outside of Washington, DC. A limited number …

Location:  Mozambique Event: In response to the increasingly limited commercial options for departing Mozambique due to the global impact of COVID-19, the U.S. Embassy is coordinating a flight with a commercial airline to depart Mozambique on March 30, 2020 with a destination of Dulles International Airport (IAD) just outside of Washington, DC. A limited number …

Location:  Mozambique Event: In response to the increasingly limited commercial options for departing Mozambique due to the global impact of COVID-19, the U.S. Embassy is coordinating a flight with a commercial airline to depart Mozambique on March 30, 2020 with a destination of Dulles International Airport (IAD) just outside of Washington, DC. A limited number …

Location:  Mozambique Event: In response to the increasingly limited commercial options for departing Mozambique due to the global impact of COVID-19, the U.S. Embassy is coordinating a flight with a commercial airline to depart Mozambique on March 30, 2020 with a destination of Dulles International Airport (IAD) just outside of Washington, DC. A limited number …

Location:  All Mozambique ports of entry.  Event: The Government of Mozambique has informed the U.S. Embassy that effective immediately, all travelers arriving at Mozambique ports of entry who have been present in the United States during the past 14 days will be required to self-quarantine in Mozambique for 14 days. Actions to Take: Inform colleagues …

Location: Maputo downtown area, along Avenida Guerra Popular and surroundings. Event: Local authorities imposed a deadline of March 13 for street vendors to clear the area and discontinue selling goods.  In response, dozens of people are protesting and rioting, with reports of violence and destruction of property. Actions to Take:  Avoid the area of downtown Maputo …

Location: Mozambique Event: Heightened Middle East Tensions: There is heightened tension in the Middle East that may result in security risks to U.S. citizens abroad. The Embassy will continue to review the security situation and will provide additional information as needed. Actions to Take: Keep a low profile. Be aware of your surroundings. Stay alert …

Location: Some sections of the EN1 and EN6 in Sofala and Manica provinces due to violent attacks on vehicles. Event: There have been recent and ongoing violent attacks against vehicles, especially trucks and buses, along sections of these highways resulting in serious injuries and deaths. Attacks have occurred on the EN1 between Chibabava and Gorongosa, and along …

Location: Cabo Delgado Province Event: Due to threats of attack, kidnapping for ransom, and other forms of violent assault, the U.S. Embassy reiterates its strong caution to U.S. citizens considering travel to Cabo Delgado Province, specifically the districts of Mocimboa da Praia, Nangade, Palma, Macomia, Ibo, Ancuabe, and Quissanga.  The U.S. Embassy further refers you …

Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Maputo, Mozambique (October 11, 2019) Location: Areas North of Pemba in Cabo Delgado Province, Xai Xai in Gaza Province, and Nampula City in Nampula Province Event: National elections will take place in Mozambique on Tuesday, October 15, 2019.  The campaign season has been marked by a recent increase in tensions, …

United States Embassy Mozambique Message for U.S. Citizens: Consular Visit to Pemba and Nampula April 15, 2019 A Consular Officer from U.S. Embassy Mozambique will visit the cities of Pemba and Nampula on May 8 and 9 respectively to provide consular services.  U.S. citizens seeking consular services, or who simply would like to meet the Consular …

Location: District Headquarters of Palma, Cabo Delgado Province Event: In light of information pointing to the likelihood of imminent attacks on government and commercial centers in the district headquarters of Palma, Cabo Delgado Province in the coming days, we strongly advise American citizens in the district headquarters of Palma to consider departing the area immediately.  …

USAID has recently been notified of an ongoing email SCAM using USAID’s name and logo to defraud individuals seeking jobs. The scam is completely false and has no connection to USAID or the U.S. Government.  The scammer is trying to trick individuals to pay money in order to obtain a job with USAID.  Please note …

In light of recent developments including the signing of a peace deal between Renamo and the Government of Mozambique, the declaration by Renamo leaders that there will be no return to war, the relatively peaceful elections, and the recent drop in violence throughout Sofala province, the U.S. embassy is pleased to announce that it is …

Mozambique will hold nationwide elections on October 15.  All U.S. citizens are reminded to take necessary security precautions and be aware of the potential for large gatherings and disruptions of local transportation and other services.  While there are no specific indications that this year’s campaign will become violent, past elections have witnessed localized violence. Opposition …

Due to continued violence in the region – to include attacks along key roadways and near populated areas – the U.S. Embassy in Maputo reiterates its standing guidance that U.S. citizens in the area strongly consider their need for any ground travel in or through Sofala Province.  U.S. government personnel require advance approval for such …

Your vote counts! Did you know that many recent U.S. elections have been decided by a margin smaller than the number of ballots cast by military and overseas voters.  All states are required to count every absentee ballot as long as it is valid and reaches local election officials by the absentee ballot receipt deadline. …

The U.S. Embassy alerts U.S. citizens that a peaceful march is scheduled to take place on January 18 in support of President Guebuza and the Government of Mozambique. Participants will gather at the Eduardo Mondlane Statue (at the intersection of Avenida Eduardo Mondlane and Avenida da Tanzania) around 8:00 a.m. Participants will then walk along …