Consular Section

Requirements to Obtain a DIRE (Mozambican residency card)
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Submit the following documents to the Direcção Nacional de Migração:

□ Complete form Modelo 23 (available from the Direcção Nacional de Migração)
□ Copy of a passport with residency or work permit (visa)
□ Original criminal record.  The criminal record must have been issued within three months, translated into Portuguese by an official and sworn translator (list available at maputo.usembassy.gov), certified* by the U.S. Embassy, and  stamped by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Mozambican Embassy in the U.S.
□ 3 photographs (tipo passe)
□ Copy of work permit (visa)
□ Copy of the of the company charter and the last tax payment to Ministry of Finances
□ Letter confirming employment from your company or institution

For dependents:
□ Term of responsibility for the family members of principle applicant (usually spouses and minor children)
□ Marriage certificate (spouse)
□ Letter from school where children will study in Mozambique confirming enrollment (for school-aged children)

N.B. anyone 18 years and older must provide a criminal record

*The U.S. Embassy cannot certify or verify a criminal record, the Embassy can notarize your signature on a statement affirming the criminal record is correct.  This has been acceptable to Mozambican authorities in the past.

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Direcção Nacional de Migração is located at Av. Ho Chi Min, 316 in Maputo