The governments of Mozambique and Colombia have initialed an agreement to abolish visas for diplomatic and service passports, an instrument that aims to make it easier for officials and other individuals to travel with these documents. According to an AIM publication, the agreement was signed on Monday (28) in the Colombian city of Cali by...
More than 56,000 people from 29 countries have already benefited from the electronic visa for tourism and business purposes since the implementation of measure 13 of the Economic Acceleration Package (EAP) began in December 2022 until last March. This measure allows visa exemptions for citizens of 29 countries and the granting of...
Around 13,000 citizens from various countries have already entered the country under the visa exemption measure for some countries introduced in May, the vast majority of them tourists, including from Portugal, according to figures provided by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula. Of these exemptions, with visas granted at the border, "more than 10,000"...
Two Mozambican analysts told Lusa today that the visa exemption for citizens of 29 countries, including Portugal, will have a limited effect on attracting investment if it fails to combat bureaucracy and corruption in public administration. Since January 1, business and tourism visitors to the list of countries announced by the government have been exempt from...
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) said yesterday that granting visa exemptions to citizens of 28 countries will boost tourism and investment, and called for greater coordination to make the measure effective. "The tourism sector in Mozambique feels encouraged by this measure. It helps with the post-covid recovery and boosts...
The President of the Association of European Entrepreneurs in Mozambique (EUROCAM), Simone Santi, is calling for an exemption from entry visas for citizens of some European countries with business interests in the country. The request was made last Friday in Maputo, during a business debate aimed at assessing the implementation of the Package of Measures to Accelerate...
Mozambique and Sao Tome and Principe signed yesterday in Maputo a visa exemption agreement for all types of passports, which will facilitate trade and boost tourism between the two countries. The agreement was signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Verónica Macamo, and her counterpart from Sao Tome, Edite...