Embaixada De Mocambique

What Embaixada De Mocambique does

The Embaixada da República de Moçambique em Brasília is the official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Mozambique to Brazil, operating since 2008 from a single location in Brasília, Federal District. It is a sovereign government entity under the Republic of Mozambique's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MINEC), with a headcount of 11–50 staff. The Embassy delivers consular services to two primary user groups: Mozambican citizens residing in Brazil (consular registration, biometric passport and ID card issuance, civil registration, document legalization, powers of attorney, customs duty exemption declarations, military registration) and foreign nationals — primarily Brazilians and Portuguese citizens — seeking entry visas to Mozambique (tourism, business, work, investment, student, temporary stay, and border visas).

The core technology stack is the SGIC (Consular Registration System) platform, a set of web-based forms supporting online visa applications, passport requests, consular registration, and customs duty exemption declarations, with protocol tracking and printable receipts. Biometric data captured at the Embassy is transmitted to Mozambique's National Migration Service (SENAMI) in Maputo for document production, regulated by Council of Ministers Decrees 13/2008 and 11/2008. Emergency biometric certificates are issued immediately on-site. Distribution is entirely direct, in-person at the Consular Section in Brasília, supplemented by online pre-filing.

The revenue model is fee-for-service, priced in Brazilian Reais (R$), with consular fees ranging from R$30 (consular registration, per-signature legalization, customs declaration) to R$1,000 (temporary stay visa), plus an additional R$50 courier fee per document for SEDEX return. Banking partners include Itaú Personalité (BRL), Banco de Moçambique (USD), BCI (MZN), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (USD correspondent). The Embassy is not a commercial enterprise; revenue is not publicly disclosed and the entity is funded primarily through the Republic of Mozambique's state budget.

Name

Embaixada De Mocambique

Legal name

Embaixada da República de Moçambique em Brasília

Website

https://mozambique.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Mozambique in Brasília, Brazil, providing consular services — including visas, biometric passports and ID cards, civil registration, and document legalization — to Mozambican citizens in Brazil and foreign nationals seeking entry to Mozambique.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Consular Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), National Security and International Affairs (928)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consular Services & Citizen Assistance (BPAIAIAB), Visa, Immigration Liaison & Travel Document Policy (Foreign Affairs) (BPAIAIAL), Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA), Destination Immigration Services (In-Country Registration, Residence Permits, Renewals) (THACAKAI)

Keywords

• Consular services
• Visa processing
• Diplomatic services
• Passport issuance
• Document legalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Brasilia, Distrito Federal

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Embassy provides official consular services for Mozambican citizens residing in Brazil and processes visa applications for foreign nationals seeking entry to Mozambique. Core offerings include visa issuance (tourism, business, work, investment, student, temporary stay, and border visas), biometric document processing (passports, identity cards, and emergency certificates), civil registration (birth and marriage), document legalization and authentication, power of attorney issuance, customs duty exemption declarations, and military registration.

Product overview

The Embassy of Mozambique in Brasília operates a multi-channel consular services platform comprising online registration systems and in-person services. The core offerings include visa services (tourism, work, investment, student, and border visas), biometric document issuance (passports, identity cards, and emergency certificates), civil registration (birth and marriage), document legalization, power of attorney issuance, customs duty exemption declarations, and military registration. The online infrastructure consists of the SGIC (Consular Registration System) platform supporting visa applications, passport requests, and consular registration through web-based forms with protocol tracking capabilities. All services are designed for Mozambican citizens in Brazil and foreigners requiring entry visas to Mozambique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vistos (Visa Services) Consular visa processing services for entry into the country, including tourist visas, work visas, investment visas, student visas, temporary stay visas, and border visas. Serves foreign nationals, primarily Brazilians and Portuguese citizens, seeking legal entry to Mozambique for tourism, business, work, study, or investment.
• Inscrição Consular (Consular Registration) Online registration service for Mozambican citizens residing in Brazil, capturing personal data, identification documents, and residential information to establish official consular status abroad.
• Passaporte Biométrico (Biometric Passport) Biometric passport issuance service regulated by Decree 13/2008, valid for five years, individual and non-transferable. Biometric data captured at the Embassy is transmitted to SENAMI in Maputo for passport production.
• Bilhete de Identidade Biométrico (Biometric Identity Card) Biometric identity card issued by the National Directorate of Civil Identification, regulated by Decree 11/2008. Available for adults (R$165.00) and minors under 18 (R$138.00).
• Certificado de Emergência Biométrico (Biometric Emergency Certificate) Emergency biometric certificate issued by SENAMI for Mozambican citizens in urgent situations, regulated by Decree 13/2008. Delivered immediately on-site after biometric data capture (R$50.00).
• Legalização de Documentos (Document Legalization) Document legalization and authentication services for Brazilian and Mozambican documents, including authentication of academic documents, at R$30.00 per signature.
• Emissão de Procurações (Power of Attorney Issuance) Power of attorney issuance service for Mozambican citizens requiring legal representation in Mozambique.
• Registo de Nascimento (Birth Registration) Civil registration service for Mozambican children born in Brazil, requiring authentication of the Brazilian birth certificate through the Embassy.
• Registo de Casamento (Marriage Registration) Marriage registration service for Mozambican citizens, including marriage process organization (R$200.00) and marriage registration (R$50.00), requiring marriage certificate documentation.
• Declaração de Isenção de Encargos Aduaneiros (Customs Duty Exemption Declaration) Customs duty exemption declaration service for Mozambican citizens importing personal belongings, with online request system. Costs R$30.00 plus R$50.00 postal fee for original document delivery.
• Recenceamento Militar (Military Registration) Military registration service for Mozambican citizens, requiring passport, identity card, and educational certificates.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Migration Service (SENAMI) - MozambiquecoreTechnology or Integration · 20 April 2008The National Migration Service (SENAMI) issues biometric passports and ID cards. Biometric data captured at the Embassy is transmitted to SENAMI in Maputo for document production, except for Emergency Certificates which are issued immediately on-site.
• Ministry of External Relations (MRE) - BrazilcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) authenticates documents such as criminal records that are submitted to the Embassy for visa processing. This is a mandatory step for certain visa categories.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MINEC) - MozambiquecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in Mozambique handles the authentication of documents issued in Mozambique, such as school diplomas, birth certificates, and marriage records, before they can be used at the Embassy.
• Embassy of Brazil in MaputocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Embassy of Brazil in Maputo handles the legalization of documents issued in Mozambique that are intended for use in Brazil, working in coordination with MINEC.
• Embassy of Brazil in MaputocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDocuments issued in Mozambique, including school diplomas, birth or marriage certificates, and criminal records must be processed through MINEC and legalized at the Embassy of Brazil in Maputo before being presented to the Embassy of Mozambique in Brasília.
• Institute for Disaster Management and Risk Reduction (INGD) - MozambiqueminorOthersThe INGD coordinates disaster relief efforts. The Embassy facilitates donations from the Mozambican community in Brazil to support flood victims in Mozambique through INGD bank accounts.
• Itaú BankcoreOthersItaú Personalité bank serves as the primary banking partner for consular fee payments in Brazilian Reais. Account: Agency 7011, Account 92581-0, CNPJ 04.321.619/0001-59
• Banco de MoçambiqueminorOthersBanco de Moçambique handles USD currency accounts for international fee collection and disaster relief donations.
• Banco Comercial e de Investimentos (BCI)minorOthersBCI handles MZN (Mozambican Metical) accounts for disaster relief donations, Account: 20566318410001, Swift: CGDIMZMA
• Deutsche Bank Trust Company AmericasminorOthersDeutsche Bank in New York serves as the correspondent bank for USD payments for consular services, Swift: Bktrus33, ABA: 021001033

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• iDATA (TLScontact equivalent): Commercial visa application center operator that runs document intake and biometric capture on behalf of multiple governments. Relevant as a private-sector alternative model for delivering the consular services the subject embassy provides directly.
• VFS Global: Global outsourced visa and consular services operator that partners with governments to handle visa intake, biometrics, and document logistics. Comparable because it executes the back-office processes that embassies like this one perform in-house, and could be a future outsourcing counterpart for Mozambique.

Direct peers

• Embassy of South Africa in Brasília: Another African diplomatic mission in Brasília providing consular services for its nationals in Brazil. Comparable in scope (visa issuance, passport renewal, civil registration) and serves as a structural parallel for benchmarking service delivery.
• Embassy of Angola in Brasília: Another Lusophone African diplomatic mission in Brasília offering comparable consular services (visas, biometric ID issuance, civil registration) to its diaspora in Brazil. Operates under the same bilateral framework and addresses an overlapping customer base of Portuguese-speaking Africans.
• Consulado-Geral de Portugal em São Paulo: Portuguese consular mission in Brazil offering a comparable service portfolio — visas, e-passports, civil registration, consular registration — to a large diaspora. The closest direct comparator in scale and service mix within Brazil.
• Embassy of Cape Verde in Brasília: Another small Lusophone African embassy in Brasília providing similar consular functions to its diaspora in Brazil. Operates at a comparable scale (small diplomatic footprint) and offers a useful size and operational benchmark.
• Embassy of Brazil in Maputo: The Brazilian diplomatic mission to Mozambique that performs the mirror-image consular function (legalization of Mozambican documents for use in Brazil). It is operationally coupled to the subject embassy via shared document legalization workflows.

Others

• Serviço Nacional de Migração de Moçambique (SENAMI): Mozambique's domestic migration authority that issues the biometric passports and ID cards the Embassy requests on behalf of citizens abroad. Not a competitor but a critical upstream processing partner whose policies directly govern the Embassy's service turnaround.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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