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São Tomé & Príncipe passport — visa requirements by country

Full list of destinations for a São Tomé & Príncipe passport, grouped by what you need on arrival. Tap any country for the exact rule, allowed stay and the official source.

#141 of 19756 destinations with nothing to arrange in advanceFull passport ranking →

Where those destinations are: Africa 24 · Asia 13 · North America 12 · Oceania 4 · South America 2 · Europe 1

27 visa-free · 29 on arrival / eTA · 46 eVisa · 94 visa required

Visa-free countries for São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders·Visa on arrival for São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders·eVisa countries for São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders·Travel authorisation (eTA) for São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders

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Visa-free 27

Angolaup to 30 daysBahamasup to 90 daysBarbadosup to 90 daysBeninup to 90 daysCosta Ricaup to 30 daysDominicaup to 21 daysEcuadorup to 90 daysEl Salvadorup to 180 daysGambiaup to 90 daysGhanaup to 90 daysGuatemalaup to 90 daysHaitiup to 90 daysHondurasup to 90 daysKenyaup to 60 daysKosovoup to 90 daysMalaysiaup to 30 daysMicronesiaup to 30 daysNicaraguaup to 90 daysPalestinian TerritoriesNot statedPanamaup to 90 daysPhilippinesup to 30 daysRwandaup to 90 daysSeychellesup to 90 daysSingaporeup to 30 daysSouth Africaup to 90 daysSt. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 90 daysZambiaup to 90 days

Visa on arrival 29

BangladeshBurundiCambodiaCape VerdeComorosCôte d’IvoireDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGuinea-BissauIranJordanLaosMadagascarMaldivesMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNepalPalauSamoaSierra LeoneSri LankaSt. LuciaSurinameTanzaniaTimor-LesteTuvaluZimbabwe

eVisa required 46

AlbaniaAntigua & BarbudaAustraliaBahrainBhutanBoliviaBotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonChadColombiaCongo - KinshasaCubaEquatorial GuineaGabonGeorgiaGuineaGuyanaIndonesiaIraqIsraelKazakhstanKyrgyzstanLiberiaLibyaMalawiMauritaniaMoldovaMongoliaNigeriaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSaudi ArabiaSomaliaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSt. Kitts & NevisSyriaThailandTogoUgandaUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatuVietnam

Visa required 94

AfghanistanAlgeriaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia & HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCentral African RepublicChileChinaCongo - BrazzavilleCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGrenadaHungaryIcelandIndiaIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiKuwaitLatviaLebanonLesothoLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMexicoMonacoMontenegroMoroccoMyanmar (Burma)NauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSenegalSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTürkiyeUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaYemen

Questions people ask

How many countries can São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders enter without a visa?

27 destinations ask for no visa at all. Another 29 issue one at the border or accept an online travel authorisation, so 56 of 196 destinations can be reached with nothing arranged in advance. 46 more issue an eVisa online before departure, and 94 require a visa obtained before travel.

Where can a São Tomé & Príncipe passport holder stay the longest?

The longest stays without a visa are El Salvador (up to 180 days), Bahamas (up to 90 days), Barbados (up to 90 days).

For short tourist stays · data as of 2026-08-17 · always confirm with the official source.