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São Tomé and Príncipe visa requirements

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities, paired with official evidence as it is reviewed.

Access data checked October 8, 202611 official sources collected
Citizenship1Visa-free60Visa on arrival138
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199 passports

Citizenship

1

Visa-free

60

Visa on arrival

138
Policy history

Official evidence timeline

One group agreement or destination policy can support many passport relationships. Dates are recorded only when an official source establishes them.

  1. Current official routeVisa-free

    CPLP, EU, United States and Canada ordinary passports: visa-free entry

    Article 25(1)(e) of the published foreign-citizens regime exempts citizens of current CPLP and EU members, the United States and Canada from a visa. This policy maps only the ordinary-passport component of those citizenship categories.

    • Law No. 5/2015 names the citizenship groups but does not state an ordinary-passport document subtype, a visitor purpose, or a per-nationality stay period. The current Foreign Ministry brief says waivers are generally 15 days and sometimes 30 or 90 days, but supplies no country-to-duration crosswalk; no duration is asserted here.
    • A valid recognized travel document, border examination, financial means, accommodation, return/onward evidence, health requirements, security checks and individual admission remain separate. The law and brief do not establish work, residence, study, business-only, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, emergency, stateless or other special-document treatment.
    36 passport nationalities covered

    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde Islands, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Timor-Leste, United States, Canada

    Official sourcesNational Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Law No. 5/2015: amendment to Article 25 of the foreign-citizens regimeCommunity of Portuguese Language Countries: CPLP member statesEuropean Union Directorate-General for Communication: European Union member statesMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities: São Tomé and Príncipe 2040 Investment Forum: Legal Framework
  2. Current official routeVisa-free

    Current Foreign Ministry named visa-waiver partners: visa-free entry

    The Foreign Ministry's current mobility brief expressly names these additional nationalities within São Tomé and Príncipe's visa-waiver agreements. It is recorded separately because the brief does not publish each underlying agreement or its ordinary-passport detail.

    • The current Foreign Ministry brief calls these visa-waiver agreements and says exemptions are generally 15 days, with 30 or 90 days for some states; it does not provide an agreement-by-agreement duration, passport-type, purpose or effective-date crosswalk.
    • This policy therefore records the named current visa-waiver outcome only for the catalog's ordinary passports, with medium confidence. It does not establish a universal waiver, eVisa, visa on arrival, work, residence, business-only, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, refugee, emergency, stateless or other special-document route. Border admission remains discretionary.
    20 passport nationalities covered

    Gabon, Togo, China, Andorra, South Korea, Russian Federation, Japan, Morocco, Monaco, Serbia, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Iceland, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Norway, Qatar, San Marino, Türkiye, Vatican City

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities: São Tomé and Príncipe 2040 Investment Forum: Legal Framework
  3. Current official routeVisa-free

    Swiss ordinary passports: visa-free short visits

    The current SMF waiver notice names Switzerland among the nationalities that may enter São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa for up to 15 days.

    • The live SMF notice names Swiss citizens and sets a maximum 15-day stay, a passport valid for at least three months on entry, funds, and return/onward evidence. Law No. 5/2008 supplies the ordinary-passport entry baseline; the notice does not separately describe Swiss special passports.
    • This is an ordinary short-visitor nationality baseline only; it does not establish work, residence, business, transit, crew, diplomatic, official or final-admission treatment.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Switzerland

    Official sourcesServiço de Migração e Fronteiras: SMF: Visa exemption for São Tomé and PríncipeNational Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Law No. 5/2008: legal regime for foreign citizens
  4. Current official routeVisa-free

    South African ordinary passports: visa-free short visits

    The current SMF waiver notice states that South African ordinary-passport holders are visa-exempt for stays of up to 90 days.

    • The notice expressly limits this 90-day agreement entry to ordinary passports; it says separate diplomatic/service agreements were approved in November 2024.
    • The result is a visitor nationality baseline only and remains subject to passport validity, funds, return/onward evidence, border checks and final admission.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    South Africa

    Official sourceServiço de Migração e Fronteiras: SMF: Visa exemption for São Tomé and Príncipe
  5. Current official routeVisa-free

    Rwandan ordinary passports: named visa-free short visits

    Rwanda DGIE's live ordinary-passport column records Visa not required for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and São Tomé and Príncipe.

    • This is limited to the two retained named rows in DGIE's ordinary-passport column; it is not inferred from regional membership, a portal, or an omitted nationality.
    • The live list has no publication or revision date. It supports the matching fallback rows but should be rechecked if Rwanda DGIE publishes a dated replacement or a destination authority publishes a contrary current rule.
    • Stay period, purpose limits, special passports, carrier requirements and final admission remain separate.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Rwanda

    Official sourceDirectorate General of Immigration and Emigration, Rwanda: Rwanda DGIE: Rwandan passport holders — visa-free countries
  6. Current official routeVisa-free

    Ghanaian ordinary passports: São Tomé and Príncipe visa-free short visits

    The live São Toméan SMF notice names Ghana for a cooperation-agreement visa exemption of up to 90 days, corroborated by Ghana MFA's current ordinary-passport 90-day waiver register.

    • Applies to Ghanaian ordinary passports for a short visitor stay of up to 90 days. The SMF notice states entry remains subject to a passport valid for at least three months, sufficient funds and return/onward evidence.
    • It does not establish work, residence, transit, diplomatic, service, official, crew or final-admission treatment.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    Ghana

    Official sourcesServiço de Migração e Fronteiras: Isenção de Visto para São Tomé e PríncipeMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Ghana: Ghana Passport Services: Visa-free countries
  7. Current official routeCitizenship

    São Toméan passport citizenship

    The current Foreign Ministry service under Decree-Law 1/2026 issues passports to São Toméan citizens in the diaspora.

    • Applies to a São Toméan citizen holding a valid standard passport; lawful identity, document, judicial, health, security and border controls remain.
    1 passport nationalities covered

    São Tomé and Príncipe

    Official sourceMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities: Government provides remote passport issuance for citizens in the diaspora
  8. Current official routeVisa on arrival

    Residual ordinary passports may obtain a visa at São Tomé airport

    The current government visitor guidance permits visa-liable travellers to use consular or online issuance and, when online issuance is unavailable, obtain the visa from Migration and Borders at São Tomé airport upon arrival.

    • This policy covers the visa-liable short-visitor residual after the separately supported unconditional visa-exemption cohorts are excluded.
    • The government page also grants a separate 15-day exemption to other nationalities holding both a passport valid for more than three months and a valid Schengen or United States visa; that document-conditioned route is not generalized here.
    • The traveller may use a São Tomé and Príncipe embassy or consulate or the online process; if online issuance cannot be obtained, the page permits issuance by Migration and Borders at São Tomé airport upon arrival.
    • A return ticket, sufficient means stated as EUR 100 per day, applicable yellow-fever requirements, document validity and final border admission remain required.
    138 passport nationalities covered

    Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia, Australia, Chile, Argentina, Hong Kong (SAR China), Barbados, Brunei, Israel, The Bahamas, Mexico, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Uruguay, St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Panama, Mauritius, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Dominica, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), Solomon Islands, Guatemala, Samoa, El Salvador, Marshall Islands, Colombia, Tonga, Honduras, Tuvalu, Montenegro, Nicaragua, Micronesia, North Macedonia, Kiribati, Palau Islands, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Venezuela, Moldova, Belize, Ecuador, Maldives, Fiji, Saudi Arabia, Kosovo, Nauru, Vanuatu, Guyana, Bahrain, Jamaica, Oman, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Papua New Guinea, Suriname, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Dominican Republic, Lesotho, Indonesia, Namibia, Azerbaijan, eSwatini, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, The Gambia, Armenia, Mongolia, Philippines, Tunisia, Zambia, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Benin, Uzbekistan, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, India, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal, Cuba, Niger, Tajikistan, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Vietnam, Algeria, Comoro Islands, Jordan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo (Rep.), Haiti, Laos, Liberia, Central African Republic, Burundi, Turkmenistan, Egypt, Djibouti, Lebanon, Myanmar, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Nigeria, Sri Lanka, North Korea, South Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Libya, Sudan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Macao (SAR China), Palestinian Territory, Seychelles

    Official sourceDireção Geral de Turismo e Hotelaria, Government of São Tomé and Príncipe: Informações úteis: vistos e imigração