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São Tomé and Príncipe visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 55 countries visiting São Tomé and Príncipe for tourism purposes including Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Croatia and Cyprus Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
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São Tomé and Príncipe visa exempt countries

To enter São Tomé and Príncipe for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 9 countries in Africa are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 45 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required Yes No
Angola Visa not required 15 days No No
Benin Visa required Yes No
Botswana Visa required Yes No
Burkina Faso Visa required Yes No
Burundi Visa required Yes No
Cameroon Visa required Yes No
Cape Verde Visa not required 15 days No No
Central African Republic Visa required Yes No
Chad Visa required Yes No
Comoros Visa required Yes No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required Yes No
Djibouti Visa required Yes No
Egypt Visa required Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Visa not required 15 days No No
Eritrea Visa required Yes No
Ethiopia Visa required Yes No
Gabon Visa not required 15 days No No
Gambia Visa required Yes No
Ghana Visa required Yes No
Guinea Visa required Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required Yes No
Kenya Visa required Yes No
Lesotho Visa required Yes No
Liberia Visa required Yes No
Libya Visa required Yes No
Madagascar Visa required Yes No
Malawi Visa required Yes No
Mali Visa required Yes No
Mauritania Visa required Yes No
Mauritius Visa required Yes No
Morocco Visa not required 15 days No No
Mozambique Visa not required 15 days No No
Namibia Visa required Yes No
Niger Visa required Yes No
Nigeria Visa required Yes No
Rwanda Visa not required 15 days No No
Senegal Visa required Yes No
Seychelles Visa required Yes No
Sierra Leone Visa required Yes No
Somalia Visa required Yes No
South Africa Visa required Yes No
Sudan Visa required Yes No
Eswatini Visa required Yes No
Tanzania Visa required Yes No
Togo Visa required Yes No
Tunisia Visa required Yes No
Uganda Visa required Yes No
Zambia Visa required Yes No
Zimbabwe Visa required Yes No
Republic of the Congo Visa required Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Visa not required 15 days No No
South Sudan Visa required Yes No

Asia

Nationals from 3 countries in Asia are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 29 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required Yes No
Armenia Visa required Yes No
Azerbaijan Visa required Yes No
Bangladesh Visa required Yes No
Bhutan Visa required Yes No
Brunei Visa required Yes No
Cambodia Visa required Yes No
China Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa not required 15 days No No
Georgia Visa required Yes No
India Visa required Yes No
Indonesia Visa required Yes No
Japan Visa not required 15 days No No
Kazakhstan Visa required Yes No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required Yes No
Laos Visa required Yes No
Malaysia Visa required Yes No
Maldives Visa required Yes No
Mongolia Visa required Yes No
Myanmar Visa required Yes No
Nepal Visa required Yes No
North Korea Visa required Yes No
Pakistan Visa required Yes No
Philippines Visa required Yes No
Singapore Visa required Yes No
South Korea Visa not required 15 days No No
Sri Lanka Visa required Yes No
Tajikistan Visa required Yes No
Thailand Visa required Yes No
Turkmenistan Visa required Yes No
Uzbekistan Visa required Yes No
Vietnam Visa required Yes No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 0 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 20 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required Yes No
Bahamas Visa required Yes No
Barbados Visa required Yes No
Belize Visa required Yes No
Costa Rica Visa required Yes No
Cuba Visa required Yes No
Dominica Visa required Yes No
Dominican Republic Visa required Yes No
El Salvador Visa required Yes No
Grenada Visa required Yes No
Guatemala Visa required Yes No
Haiti Visa required Yes No
Honduras Visa required Yes No
Jamaica Visa required Yes No
Nicaragua Visa required Yes No
Panama Visa required Yes No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required Yes No
Saint Lucia Visa required Yes No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required Yes No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required Yes No

Europe

Nationals from 37 countries in Europe are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 9 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required Yes No
Andorra Visa not required 15 days No No
Austria Visa not required 15 days No No
Belarus Visa required Yes No
Belgium Visa not required 15 days No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required Yes No
Bulgaria Visa not required 15 days No No
Croatia Visa not required 15 days No No
Cyprus Visa not required 15 days No No
Czech Republic Visa not required 15 days No No
Denmark Visa not required 15 days No No
Estonia Visa not required 15 days No No
Finland Visa not required 15 days No No
France Visa not required 15 days No No
Germany Visa not required 15 days No No
Greece Visa not required 15 days No No
Hungary Visa not required 15 days No No
Iceland Visa not required 15 days No No
Ireland Visa not required 15 days No No
Italy Visa not required 15 days No No
Latvia Visa not required 15 days No No
Liechtenstein Visa not required 15 days No No
Lithuania Visa not required 15 days No No
Luxembourg Visa not required 15 days No No
Macedonia Visa required Yes No
Malta Visa not required 15 days No No
Moldova Visa required Yes No
Monaco Visa not required 15 days No No
Montenegro Visa required Yes No
Netherlands Visa not required 15 days No No
Norway Visa not required 15 days No No
Poland Visa not required 15 days No No
Portugal Visa not required 15 days No No
Romania Visa not required 15 days No No
Russia Visa not required 15 days No No
San Marino Visa not required 15 days No No
Serbia Visa required Yes No
Slovakia Visa not required 15 days No No
Slovenia Visa not required 15 days No No
Spain Visa not required 15 days No No
Sweden Visa not required 15 days No No
Switzerland Visa not required 15 days No No
Turkey Visa not required 15 days No No
Ukraine Visa required Yes No
United Kingdom Visa not required 15 days No No
Kosovo Visa required Yes No

Middle East

Nationals from 3 countries in Middle East are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 10 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required Yes No
Iran Visa required Yes No
Iraq Visa required Yes No
Israel Visa required Yes No
Jordan Visa required Yes No
Kuwait Visa not required 15 days No No
Lebanon Visa required Yes No
Oman Visa required Yes No
Qatar Visa not required 15 days No No
Saudi Arabia Visa required Yes No
Syria Visa required Yes No
United Arab Emirates Visa not required 15 days No No
Yemen Visa required Yes No

North America

Nationals from 2 countries in North America are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 1 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa not required 15 days No No
Mexico Visa required Yes No
United States Visa not required 15 days No No

Oceania

Nationals from 0 countries in Oceania are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 14 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required Yes No
Fiji Visa required Yes No
Kiribati Visa required Yes No
Marshall Islands Visa required Yes No
Micronesia Visa required Yes No
Nauru Visa required Yes No
New Zealand Visa required Yes No
Palau Visa required Yes No
Papua New Guinea Visa required Yes No
Samoa Visa required Yes No
Solomon Islands Visa required Yes No
Tonga Visa required Yes No
Tuvalu Visa required Yes No
Vanuatu Visa required Yes No

South America

Nationals from 1 countries in South America are exempt from São Tomé and Príncipe visa, while those from 11 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required Yes No
Bolivia Visa required Yes No
Brazil Visa not required 15 days No No
Chile Visa required Yes No
Colombia Visa required Yes No
Ecuador Visa required Yes No
Guyana Visa required Yes No
Paraguay Visa required Yes No
Peru Visa required Yes No
Suriname Visa required Yes No
Uruguay Visa required Yes No
Venezuela Visa required Yes No