Visa policy of São Tomé and Príncipe

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Visitors to São Tomé and Príncipe must obtain a visa online or from one of the diplomatic missions of São Tomé and Príncipe prior to arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.

Visa policy map[edit]

  São Tomé and Príncipe
  Visa not required (15 days)
  Visa on arrival (15 days)
  e-Visa

Visa exemption[edit]

Citizens of the following countries can visit São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa for up to 15 days.[1][2]

Holders of diplomatic or service passports and passports for public affairs of China do not require a visa for 30 days.
Serbia and Sao Tome and Principe signed an agreement of abolishing visas for diplomatic and service passports on 6 July 2022.[4]

Visa waiver agreement was signed between São Tomé and Príncipe and Saint Kitts and Nevis and it's yet to be ratified.[5][6]

Visa on arrival[edit]

Holders of ordinary passports issued by China, Hong Kong, Macao may obtain a visa upon arrival valid for 15 days.[7]

e-Visa[edit]

Nationals of countries that require a visa may obtain online through an e-VisaST system.[8] An e-Visa is processed within 7 working days.[9]

Substitute visa[edit]

Holders of a visa or resident permit issued by the United States or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.

Transit[edit]

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.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  3. ^ "Nota Informativa sobre Isenção de Vistos e Permanencia em São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine" (Portuguese). Ministério Dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Comunidades da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe.
  4. ^ "Селаковић: Србија опредељена да јача укупну сарадњу са Сао Томе и Принсипеом".
  5. ^ @markbrantley3 (December 15, 2021). "Breaking News: Today #StKitts #Nevis signed visa waiver agreement with African nation São Tomé and Principe. We wel…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis signs full visa waiver agreement with African Nation São Tomé and Príncipe". 16 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Government of São Tomé and Príncipe grants entry visa to citizens of China". Macau Hub. 11 May 2017.
  8. ^ "eVisa STP" (Portuguese). Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras.
  9. ^ "Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras" (Portuguese). Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013.