# Switzerland passport to São Tomé and Príncipe: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Swiss ordinary passports: visa-free short visits** (Visa-free)
  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.
  Official sources:
  - [Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras: SMF: Visa exemption for São Tomé and Príncipe](https://www.smf.st/noticiaSingle.php?idnews=20&loock=noticiasSingle)
  - [National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Law No. 5/2008: legal regime for foreign citizens](https://www.smf.st/resource/upload/fileLegislacao/regimejuridico.pdf)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-sao-tome-and-principe-visa-free)
- [Switzerland passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/switzerland)
- [All passport requirements for São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/destination/sao-tome-and-principe)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)