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- No visa needed 26
- Visa on arrival 25
- Electronic travel authorisation needed 3
- E-visa needed 40
- Visa needed 104
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No visa needed · 26
- Bahamasup to 90 days
- Beninup to 90 days✓
- Cape Verdeup to 60 days
- Costa Ricaup to 30 days✓
- Dominicaup to 21 days
- Ecuadorup to 90 days
- El Salvadorup to 90 days
- Gambiaup to 90 days
- Ghanaup to 60 days
- Guatemalaup to 90 days
- Haitiup to 90 days
- Hondurasup to 90 days
- Hong Kongup to 14 days✓
- Kenyaup to 60 days✓
- Kosovoup to 90 days
- Malaysiaup to 30 days✓
- Micronesiaup to 30 days
- Palestine
- Panamaup to 90 days
- Philippinesup to 30 days✓
- Rwandaup to 90 days
- Singaporeup to 30 days✓
- South Africaup to 90 days✓
- St. Vincent & Grenadinesup to 30 days
- Togoup to 30 days
- Zambiaup to 90 days
Electronic travel authorisation needed · 3
- Seychellesup to 90 days✓
- Sri Lankaup to 30 days✓
- Surinameup to 90 days
Visa on arrival · 25
- Bangladesh
- Burundi
- Cambodiaup to 30 days
- Comoros
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
- Iran
- Jordan
- Laosup to 30 days
- Macao
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Maldivesup to 30 days✓
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepalup to 90 days✓
- Palau
- Samoa
- St. Lucia
- Tanzania
- Timor-Leste
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
E-visa needed · 40
- Albania✓
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Australia✓
- Bahrain
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- DR Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Guinea
- Indonesiaup to 60 days✓
- Iraq
- Kazakhstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Mongolia
- New Zealand✓
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Qatar✓
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- Syria
- Thailand
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates✓
- Vietnamup to 90 days✓
Visa needed · 104
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Andorra✓
- Argentina✓
- Armenia✓
- Austria✓
- Azerbaijan
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium✓
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil✓
- Brunei
- Bulgaria✓
- Cameroon
- Canada✓
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China✓
- Colombia✓
- Croatia✓
- Cyprus✓
- Czechia✓
- Denmark✓
- Dominican Republic
- Eritrea
- Estonia✓
- Eswatini
- Fiji
- Finland✓
- France✓
- Germany✓
- Greece✓
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Hungary✓
- Iceland✓
- India✓
- Ireland✓
- Israel✓
- Italy✓
- Jamaica✓
- Japan✓
- Kiribati
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan✓
- Latvia✓
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liechtenstein✓
- Lithuania✓
- Luxembourg✓
- Mali
- Malta✓
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico✓
- Moldova✓
- Monaco✓
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Nauru
- Netherlands✓
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway✓
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland✓
- Portugal✓
- Republic of the Congo
- Romania✓
- Russia
- San Marino✓
- Saudi Arabia✓
- Senegal✓
- Serbia✓
- Slovakia✓
- Slovenia✓
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea✓
- Spain✓
- Sudan
- Sweden✓
- Switzerland✓
- Taiwan✓
- Tajikistan
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia✓
- Türkiye✓
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom✓
- United States✓
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan✓
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City✓
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can São Tomé and Príncipe citizens visit without a visa?
26 visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival, 3 with an electronic authorisation and 40 with an e-visa. A regular visa is needed for 104 of 198 countries.
Do São Tomé and Príncipe citizens need a visa for France?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do São Tomé and Príncipe citizens need a visa for the UK?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do São Tomé and Príncipe citizens need a visa for the US?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do São Tomé and Príncipe citizens need a visa for Canada?
You need a visa obtained in advance from an embassy or consulate.
Do São Tomé and Príncipe citizens need a visa for the UAE?
You need an e-visa, applied for online at smartservices.icp.gov.ae.
Does a US or Schengen visa help São Tomé and Príncipe citizens?
Yes. With a valid US visa or green card, entry gets easier for 18 more countries; with a Schengen visa, for 50. Check your own combination of documents with the form above.