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São Tomé and Príncipe passport: visa requirements for Africa

A São Tomé and Príncipe passport gives visa-free entry to 6 African countries, visa on arrival in 19 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 15. A visa must be arranged in advance for 13. That puts São Tomé and Príncipe at #43 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.

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Where São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders can go in Africa

Visa-free (6)

Angola (30d)Benin (90d)Rwanda (90d)Seychelles (90d)South Africa (90d)The Gambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (19)

Burkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeComorosDjiboutiEgyptEthiopiaGhanaGuinea-BissauMadagascarMalawiMauritaniaMauritiusMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaTanzaniaZambiaZimbabwe

e-Visa (13)

BotswanaCameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGuineaLesothoLibyaSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth SudanTogoUganda

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (2)

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Kenya

Visa required in advance (13)

AlgeriaCentral African RepublicChadEritreaEswatiniLiberiaMaliMoroccoNigerRepublic of the CongoSenegalSudanTunisia

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AlgeriaVisa required in advance
AngolaVisa-free, up to 30 days
BeninVisa-free, up to 90 days
Botswanae-Visa
Burkina FasoVisa on arrival
BurundiVisa on arrival
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival
Cameroone-Visa
Central African RepublicVisa required in advance
ChadVisa required in advance
ComorosVisa on arrival
DR Congoe-Visa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa on arrival
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
EritreaVisa required in advance
EswatiniVisa required in advance
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Gabone-Visa
GhanaVisa on arrival
Guineae-Visa
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Electronic travel authorisation (eTA)
KenyaElectronic travel authorisation (eTA)
Lesothoe-Visa
LiberiaVisa required in advance
Libyae-Visa
MadagascarVisa on arrival
MalawiVisa on arrival
MaliVisa required in advance
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa on arrival
MoroccoVisa required in advance
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa required in advance
NigeriaVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa required in advance
RwandaVisa-free, up to 90 days
SenegalVisa required in advance
SeychellesVisa-free, up to 90 days
Sierra Leonee-Visa
Somaliae-Visa
South AfricaVisa-free, up to 90 days
South Sudane-Visa
SudanVisa required in advance
TanzaniaVisa on arrival
The GambiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Togoe-Visa
TunisiaVisa required in advance
Ugandae-Visa
ZambiaVisa on arrival
ZimbabweVisa on arrival

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