--- title: Visa requirements for São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders description: "Citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe can visit 23 of 176 destinations visa-free and 73 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival." canonical: https://nowah.xyz/visa/passport/sao-tome-and-principe lastModified: 2026-09-05 --- # Visa requirements for São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders Citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe can visit 23 of 176 destinations visa-free and 73 more with an eTA, eVisa or visa on arrival. Policies change. Confirm with the embassy or official visa portal before you travel. ## Visa-free (23) No visa needed — just go - [Bahamas](/visa/bahamas/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Benin](/visa/benin/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Cape Verde](/visa/cape-verde/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Costa Rica](/visa/costa-rica/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Dominica](/visa/dominica/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Ecuador](/visa/ecuador/sao-tome-and-principe) - [El Salvador](/visa/el-salvador/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Gambia](/visa/gambia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Ghana](/visa/ghana/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Guatemala](/visa/guatemala/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Haiti](/visa/haiti/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Honduras](/visa/honduras/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Malaysia](/visa/malaysia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Micronesia](/visa/micronesia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mozambique](/visa/mozambique/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Panama](/visa/panama/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Philippines](/visa/philippines/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Rwanda](/visa/rwanda/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](/visa/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Samoa](/visa/samoa/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Singapore](/visa/singapore/sao-tome-and-principe) - [South Africa](/visa/south-africa/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Zambia](/visa/zambia/sao-tome-and-principe) ## eTA (3) Electronic travel authorization (online) - [Kenya](/visa/kenya/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Sri Lanka](/visa/sri-lanka/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Suriname](/visa/suriname/sao-tome-and-principe) ## Visa on arrival (23) Get your visa at the border - [Bangladesh](/visa/bangladesh/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Bolivia](/visa/bolivia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Burundi](/visa/burundi/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Cambodia](/visa/cambodia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Comoros](/visa/comoros/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Egypt](/visa/egypt/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Ethiopia](/visa/ethiopia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Guinea-Bissau](/visa/guinea-bissau/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Iran](/visa/iran/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Jordan](/visa/jordan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Madagascar](/visa/madagascar/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Malawi](/visa/malawi/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Maldives](/visa/maldives/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mauritius](/visa/mauritius/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Namibia](/visa/namibia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Nepal](/visa/nepal/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Palau](/visa/palau/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Saint Lucia](/visa/saint-lucia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Seychelles](/visa/seychelles/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Tanzania](/visa/tanzania/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Timor-Leste](/visa/timor-leste/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Tuvalu](/visa/tuvalu/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Zimbabwe](/visa/zimbabwe/sao-tome-and-principe) ## Pre-approval + VOA (2) Approve online, collect at arrival - [Côte d'Ivoire](/visa/ivory-coast/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Lesotho](/visa/lesotho/sao-tome-and-principe) ## eVisa (45) Fully online — no office visit - [Afghanistan](/visa/afghanistan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Albania](/visa/albania/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Angola](/visa/angola/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Antigua and Barbuda](/visa/antigua-and-barbuda/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Bahrain](/visa/bahrain/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Bhutan](/visa/bhutan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Botswana](/visa/botswana/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Burkina Faso](/visa/burkina-faso/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Chad](/visa/chad/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Colombia](/visa/colombia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Cuba](/visa/cuba/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Djibouti](/visa/djibouti/sao-tome-and-principe) - [DR Congo](/visa/dr-congo/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Equatorial Guinea](/visa/equatorial-guinea/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Fiji](/visa/fiji/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Gabon](/visa/gabon/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Georgia](/visa/georgia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Guinea](/visa/guinea/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Indonesia](/visa/indonesia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Iraq](/visa/iraq/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Kuwait](/visa/kuwait/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Kyrgyzstan](/visa/kyrgyzstan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Laos](/visa/laos/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Liberia](/visa/liberia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Libya](/visa/libya/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mauritania](/visa/mauritania/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Moldova](/visa/moldova/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mongolia](/visa/mongolia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Morocco](/visa/morocco/sao-tome-and-principe) - [New Zealand](/visa/new-zealand/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Nigeria](/visa/nigeria/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Oman](/visa/oman/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Pakistan](/visa/pakistan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Qatar](/visa/qatar/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Saint Kitts and Nevis](/visa/saint-kitts-and-nevis/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Sierra Leone](/visa/sierra-leone/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Somalia](/visa/somalia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [South Sudan](/visa/south-sudan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Syria](/visa/syria/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Thailand](/visa/thailand/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Togo](/visa/togo/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Uganda](/visa/uganda/sao-tome-and-principe) - [United Arab Emirates](/visa/united-arab-emirates/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Venezuela](/visa/venezuela/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Vietnam](/visa/vietnam/sao-tome-and-principe) ## Embassy / VFS (80) In-person at an embassy or visa center - [Algeria](/visa/algeria/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Andorra](/visa/andorra/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Armenia](/visa/armenia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Azerbaijan](/visa/azerbaijan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Barbados](/visa/barbados/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Belarus](/visa/belarus/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Belgium](/visa/belgium/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Belize](/visa/belize/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Bosnia and Herzegovina](/visa/bosnia-and-herzegovina/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Brazil](/visa/brazil/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Brunei](/visa/brunei/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Bulgaria](/visa/bulgaria/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Canada](/visa/canada/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Central African Republic](/visa/central-african-republic/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Chile](/visa/chile/sao-tome-and-principe) - [China](/visa/china/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Croatia](/visa/croatia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Cyprus](/visa/cyprus/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Czech Republic](/visa/czech-republic/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Denmark](/visa/denmark/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Dominican Republic](/visa/dominican-republic/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Eritrea](/visa/eritrea/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Estonia](/visa/estonia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Eswatini](/visa/eswatini/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Finland](/visa/finland/sao-tome-and-principe) - [France](/visa/france/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Germany](/visa/germany/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Greece](/visa/greece/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Grenada](/visa/grenada/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Guyana](/visa/guyana/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Ireland](/visa/ireland/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Israel](/visa/israel/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Italy](/visa/italy/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Jamaica](/visa/jamaica/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Japan](/visa/japan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Kiribati](/visa/kiribati/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Latvia](/visa/latvia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Lebanon](/visa/lebanon/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Liechtenstein](/visa/liechtenstein/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Luxembourg](/visa/luxembourg/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mali](/visa/mali/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Malta](/visa/malta/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Marshall Islands](/visa/marshall-islands/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Mexico](/visa/mexico/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Monaco](/visa/monaco/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Montenegro](/visa/montenegro/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Myanmar](/visa/myanmar/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Nauru](/visa/nauru/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Nicaragua](/visa/nicaragua/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Niger](/visa/niger/sao-tome-and-principe) - [North Korea](/visa/north-korea/sao-tome-and-principe) - [North Macedonia](/visa/north-macedonia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Paraguay](/visa/paraguay/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Poland](/visa/poland/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Portugal](/visa/portugal/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Romania](/visa/romania/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Russia](/visa/russia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [San Marino](/visa/san-marino/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Saudi Arabia](/visa/saudi-arabia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Senegal](/visa/senegal/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Serbia](/visa/serbia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Slovakia](/visa/slovakia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Slovenia](/visa/slovenia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Solomon Islands](/visa/solomon-islands/sao-tome-and-principe) - [South Korea](/visa/south-korea/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Spain](/visa/spain/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Sudan](/visa/sudan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Sweden](/visa/sweden/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Switzerland](/visa/switzerland/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Tajikistan](/visa/tajikistan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Tonga](/visa/tonga/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Tunisia](/visa/tunisia/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Türkiye](/visa/turkey/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Ukraine](/visa/ukraine/sao-tome-and-principe) - [United States](/visa/united-states/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Uruguay](/visa/uruguay/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Uzbekistan](/visa/uzbekistan/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Vanuatu](/visa/vanuatu/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Vatican City](/visa/vatican-city/sao-tome-and-principe) - [Yemen](/visa/yemen/sao-tome-and-principe)