Sao Tome and Principe · Middle Africa
Sao Tome and Principe · Middle AfricaSao Tome and Principe visa requirements by passport
58 passports can enter Sao Tome and Principe visa-free or with a visa on arrival, 140 need an online ETA or e-Visa, and 0 need a visa issued before travel.
MRBy Muddassar Raza, Tripsol / MERN SolutionsLast updated Open passport-index dataset (2026-02-17) — confirm with the official portal
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Region
- Middle Africa
Visa-free (57 passports)
No visa needed for a tourist visit. Bring a valid passport, onward ticket and proof of funds.
- Andorra passport
- United Arab Emirates passport
- Angola passport
- Austria passport
- Belgium passport
- Bulgaria passport
- Brazil passport
- Canada passport
- Switzerland passport
- Cape Verde passport
- Cyprus passport
- Czechia passport
- Germany passport
- Denmark passport
- Estonia passport
- Spain passport
- Finland passport
- France passport
- Gabon passport
- United Kingdom passport
- Ghana passport
- Equatorial Guinea passport
- Greece passport
- Guinea-Bissau passport
- Croatia passport
- Hungary passport
- Ireland passport
- Iceland passport
- Italy passport
- Japan passport
- South Korea passport
- Kuwait passport
- Liechtenstein passport
- Lithuania passport
- Luxembourg passport
- Latvia passport
- Morocco passport
- Monaco passport
- Malta passport
- Mozambique passport
- Netherlands passport
- Norway passport
- Poland passport
- Portugal passport
- Qatar passport
- Romania passport
- Russia passport
- Rwanda passport
- Sweden passport
- Slovenia passport
- Slovakia passport
- San Marino passport
- Togo passport
- Timor-Leste passport
- Turkey passport
- United States passport
- Vatican passport
Visa on arrival (1 passports)
You get the visa at the border. Bring cash/card for the fee, a photo and your onward ticket.
e-Visa required (140 passports)
Apply online before travel. Approval is linked to your passport.
- Afghanistan passport
- Antigua and Barbuda passport
- Albania passport
- Armenia passport
- Argentina passport
- Australia passport
- Azerbaijan passport
- Bosnia and Herzegovina passport
- Barbados passport
- Bangladesh passport
- Burkina Faso passport
- Bahrain passport
- Burundi passport
- Benin passport
- Brunei passport
- Bolivia passport
- Bahamas passport
- Bhutan passport
- Botswana passport
- Belarus passport
- Belize passport
- DR Congo passport
- Central African Republic passport
- Congo passport
- Côte d'Ivoire passport
- Chile passport
- Cameroon passport
- Colombia passport
- Costa Rica passport
- Cuba passport
- Djibouti passport
- Dominica passport
- Dominican Republic passport
- Algeria passport
- Ecuador passport
- Egypt passport
- Eritrea passport
- Ethiopia passport
- Fiji passport
- Micronesia passport
- Grenada passport
- Georgia passport
- Gambia passport
- Guinea passport
- Guatemala passport
- Guyana passport
- Hong Kong passport
- Honduras passport
- Haiti passport
- Indonesia passport
- Israel passport
- India passport
- Iraq passport
- Iran passport
- Jamaica passport
- Jordan passport
- Kenya passport
- Kyrgyzstan passport
- Cambodia passport
- Kiribati passport
- Comoros passport
- Saint Kitts and Nevis passport
- North Korea passport
- Kazakhstan passport
- Laos passport
- Lebanon passport
- Saint Lucia passport
- Sri Lanka passport
- Liberia passport
- Lesotho passport
- Libya passport
- Moldova passport
- Montenegro passport
- Madagascar passport
- Marshall Islands passport
- North Macedonia passport
- Mali passport
- Myanmar passport
- Mongolia passport
- Macao passport
- Mauritania passport
- Mauritius passport
- Maldives passport
- Malawi passport
- Mexico passport
- Malaysia passport
- Namibia passport
- Niger passport
- Nigeria passport
- Nicaragua passport
- Nepal passport
- Nauru passport
- New Zealand passport
- Oman passport
- Panama passport
- Peru passport
- Papua New Guinea passport
- Philippines passport
- Pakistan passport
- Palestine passport
- Palau passport
- Paraguay passport
- Serbia passport
- Saudi Arabia passport
- Solomon Islands passport
- Seychelles passport
- Sudan passport
- Singapore passport
- Sierra Leone passport
- Senegal passport
- Somalia passport
- Suriname passport
- South Sudan passport
- El Salvador passport
- Syria passport
- Swaziland passport
- Chad passport
- Thailand passport
- Tajikistan passport
- Turkmenistan passport
- Tunisia passport
- Tonga passport
- Trinidad and Tobago passport
- Tuvalu passport
- Taiwan passport
- Tanzania passport
- Ukraine passport
- Uganda passport
- Uruguay passport
- Uzbekistan passport
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport
- Venezuela passport
- Vietnam passport
- Vanuatu passport
- Samoa passport
- Kosovo passport
- Yemen passport
- South Africa passport
- Zambia passport
- Zimbabwe passport
Official sources for Sao Tome and Principe
- São Tomé & Príncipe e-Visa — checked 23 Oct 2026
- UK FCDO — Sao Tome and Principe entry requirements
- The embassy or consulate of Sao Tome and Principe in your country.
Important — private service
Tripsol is a private visa-assistance service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any government or embassy. You can always apply directly through official government channels. Prices are all-in totals that include government fees where applicable and our service fee. Approval decisions are made solely by the relevant authorities.United States passportUnited Kingdom passportCanada passportAustralia passportIndia passportPakistan passportNigeria passportPhilippines passportChina passportGermany passportFrance passportBangladesh passport