Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Sao Tomean passport holders 7
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
FijiVisa required→eVisa
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
SenegalVisa required→Visa on arrival
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Sao Tomean passport holders 17
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
AngolaVisa-free30 days→eVisa
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
BarbadosVisa-free90 days→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
CamerooneVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
Sri LankaVisa on arrival30 days→eTA30 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Sao Tome and Principe 7
- AfghanistaneVisa→Visa required
GhanaVisa-free90 days→eVisa
Hong KongeVisa→Visa-free15 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa→Visa-free
MacaoeVisa→Visa on arrival15 days
SlovakiaVisa-free15 days→eVisa
KosovoeVisa→Visa required
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes