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São Tomé and Príncipe passport: visa-free countries worldwide (2026)
Outside Africa, a São Tomé and Príncipe passport gives visa-free entry to 19 countries, visa on arrival in 15, and an e-visa or eTA route to 24. A visa must be arranged in advance for 87 of the 145 non-African countries covered. That ranks São Tomé and Príncipe #14 of 54 African passports for travel beyond Africa (visa-free plus visa on arrival), using January 2025 data.
Data snapshot: January 2025. Electronic travel authorisations and e-visas outside Africa change often. Confirm with the destination's official immigration site before you book.
São Tomé and Príncipe passport rules inside Africa →
Visa-free (19)
Bahamas (90d)Barbados (90d)Costa Rica (30d)Dominica (21d)Ecuador (90d)El Salvador (180d)Guatemala (90d)Haiti (90d)Honduras (90d)Hong Kong (14d)Kosovo (90d)Malaysia (30d)Micronesia (30d)Nicaragua (90d)PalestinePanama (90d)Philippines (30d)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d)Singapore (30d)
Visa on arrival (15)
BangladeshBoliviaCambodiaIranJordanLaosMacaoMaldivesNepalPalauSaint LuciaSamoaSri LankaTimor-LesteTuvalu
e-Visa (24)
AlbaniaAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaBahrainBhutanColombiaCubaGeorgiaIndonesiaIraqKazakhstanKyrgyzstanMoldovaMongoliaOmanPakistanPapua New GuineaQatarSaint Kitts and NevisSouth KoreaSyriaTajikistanUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam
Visa required in advance (87)
AfghanistanAndorraArgentinaArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBelizeBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaChileChinaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican RepublicEstoniaFijiFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGrenadaGuyanaHungaryIcelandIndiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKiribatiKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMarshall IslandsMexicoMonacoMontenegroMyanmarNauruNetherlandsNew ZealandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSpainSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanThailandTongaTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaYemen
Full list
| Destination | Entry requirement |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Visa required in advance |
| Albania | e-Visa |
| Andorra | Visa required in advance |
| Antigua and Barbuda | e-Visa |
| Argentina | Visa required in advance |
| Armenia | Visa required in advance |
| Australia | e-Visa |
| Austria | Visa required in advance |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required in advance |
| Bahamas | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Bahrain | e-Visa |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival |
| Barbados | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Belarus | Visa required in advance |
| Belgium | Visa required in advance |
| Belize | Visa required in advance |
| Bhutan | e-Visa |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required in advance |
| Brazil | Visa required in advance |
| Brunei | Visa required in advance |
| Bulgaria | Visa required in advance |
| Cambodia | Visa on arrival |
| Canada | Visa required in advance |
| Chile | Visa required in advance |
| China | Visa required in advance |
| Colombia | e-Visa |
| Costa Rica | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Croatia | Visa required in advance |
| Cuba | e-Visa |
| Cyprus | Visa required in advance |
| Czech Republic | Visa required in advance |
| Denmark | Visa required in advance |
| Dominica | Visa-free, up to 21 days |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required in advance |
| Ecuador | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| El Salvador | Visa-free, up to 180 days |
| Estonia | Visa required in advance |
| Fiji | Visa required in advance |
| Finland | Visa required in advance |
| France | Visa required in advance |
| Georgia | e-Visa |
| Germany | Visa required in advance |
| Greece | Visa required in advance |
| Grenada | Visa required in advance |
| Guatemala | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Guyana | Visa required in advance |
| Haiti | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Honduras | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Hong Kong | Visa-free, up to 14 days |
| Hungary | Visa required in advance |
| Iceland | Visa required in advance |
| India | Visa required in advance |
| Indonesia | e-Visa |
| Iran | Visa on arrival |
| Iraq | e-Visa |
| Ireland | Visa required in advance |
| Israel | Visa required in advance |
| Italy | Visa required in advance |
| Jamaica | Visa required in advance |
| Japan | Visa required in advance |
| Jordan | Visa on arrival |
| Kazakhstan | e-Visa |
| Kiribati | Visa required in advance |
| Kosovo | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Kuwait | Visa required in advance |
| Kyrgyzstan | e-Visa |
| Laos | Visa on arrival |
| Latvia | Visa required in advance |
| Lebanon | Visa required in advance |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required in advance |
| Lithuania | Visa required in advance |
| Luxembourg | Visa required in advance |
| Macao | Visa on arrival |
| Malaysia | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Maldives | Visa on arrival |
| Malta | Visa required in advance |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required in advance |
| Mexico | Visa required in advance |
| Micronesia | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Moldova | e-Visa |
| Monaco | Visa required in advance |
| Mongolia | e-Visa |
| Montenegro | Visa required in advance |
| Myanmar | Visa required in advance |
| Nauru | Visa required in advance |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival |
| Netherlands | Visa required in advance |
| New Zealand | Visa required in advance |
| Nicaragua | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| North Korea | Visa required in advance |
| North Macedonia | Visa required in advance |
| Norway | Visa required in advance |
| Oman | e-Visa |
| Pakistan | e-Visa |
| Palau | Visa on arrival |
| Palestine | Visa-free |
| Panama | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Papua New Guinea | e-Visa |
| Paraguay | Visa required in advance |
| Peru | Visa required in advance |
| Philippines | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Poland | Visa required in advance |
| Portugal | Visa required in advance |
| Qatar | e-Visa |
| Romania | Visa required in advance |
| Russia | Visa required in advance |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | e-Visa |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa-free, up to 90 days |
| Samoa | Visa on arrival |
| San Marino | Visa required in advance |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required in advance |
| Serbia | Visa required in advance |
| Singapore | Visa-free, up to 30 days |
| Slovakia | Visa required in advance |
| Slovenia | Visa required in advance |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required in advance |
| South Korea | e-Visa |
| Spain | Visa required in advance |
| Sri Lanka | Visa on arrival |
| Suriname | Visa required in advance |
| Sweden | Visa required in advance |
| Switzerland | Visa required in advance |
| Syria | e-Visa |
| Taiwan | Visa required in advance |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa |
| Thailand | Visa required in advance |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival |
| Tonga | Visa required in advance |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required in advance |
| Turkey | Visa required in advance |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required in advance |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival |
| Ukraine | Visa required in advance |
| United Arab Emirates | e-Visa |
| United Kingdom | Visa required in advance |
| United States | Visa required in advance |
| Uruguay | Visa required in advance |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required in advance |
| Vanuatu | Visa required in advance |
| Vatican | Visa required in advance |
| Venezuela | Visa required in advance |
| Vietnam | e-Visa |
| Yemen | Visa required in advance |
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- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- DR Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Tanzania
- The Gambia
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe