Consular protection for EU citizens in Mozambique

Are you an EU citizen in Mozambique? Learn more about your right to consular protection and how you can benefit from it in Mozambique.

Consular protection is the help an EU Member State can provide to its citizens in case they need assistance abroad. Typically, consular protection can include cases such as:

• A need for emergency travel documents;
• A serious accident or serious illness;
• Relief and repatriation in case of an emergency;
• Being a victim of crime;
• Arrest or detention;
• Death.

In Mozambique, 9 Member States have a resident Embassy while 18 do not. Please see in the file below the list of EU Member States Embassies in Mozambique:

You are an EU citizen in need of consular protection in Mozambique?

• You can contact your resident Embassy or Consulate able to provide consular protection.
• If your EU Member State has no resident Embassy able to provide consular protection in Mozambique, you can turn to another EU Member State for consular protection – this applies where there are specific arrangements for your consular protection if you are from a Member State not present but for which there are arrangements or agreements.

Indeed, any EU citizen abroad whose own Member State has no local representation is entitled to receive consular protection from the diplomatic or consular authorities of any other EU Member State. In that case, EU citizens are entitled to benefit from consular protection under the same conditions as the nationals of that other EU Member State.

The PDF file above has the contact details of the resident EU Member States Embassies that can provide consular protection as well as existing arrangements between EU Member States for consular protection in Mozambique.

Please note that the EU Delegation in Mozambique cannot provide direct consular assistance.

As an EU citizen, you can take simple steps to make consular protection more effective, for example:

• Following the travel advice issued by your country’s Foreign Ministry.
• When abroad, registering with your Embassy or Consulate through dedicated platforms, if and where applicable.
• Other tips include keeping an electronic copy of your travel documents, subscribing to a travel insurance or saving crisis contact details.

For more information on consular protection, see the dedicated pages on the websites of the EEAS, the European Commission and the Council of the EU.