Visitors to São Tomé and Príncipe must obtain a

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online or from one of the

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of São Tomé and Príncipe prior to arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries can visit São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa for up to 15 days. Holders of diplomatic or service passports and passports for public affairs of China do not require a visa for 30 days.

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

and Sao Tome and Principe signed an agreement of abolishing visas for diplomatic and service passports on 6 July 2022. Visa waiver agreement was signed between São Tomé and Príncipe and

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain ...

and it's yet to be ratified.

Visa on arrival

Holders of ordinary passports issued by China,

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

Macao Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a po ...

may obtain a visa upon arrival valid for 15 days.

e-Visa

Nationals of countries that require a visa may obtain online through an system. An e-Visa is processed within 7 working days.Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras
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on 13 June 2013.

Substitute visa

Holders of a visa or resident permit issued by the

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or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.

Transit

Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country on the same calendar day. The passengers must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.

References

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