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Middle Africa travel guide
Sao Tome and Principe
Entry rules for every passport, key facts and neighbouring destinations.
eVisa
Full requirements →
Key facts
- Official name
- Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Currency
- São Tomé and Príncipe dobra (STN Db)
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Calling code
- +239
- Area
- 964 km²
- Region
- Middle Africa
Who can get in easily
59 of 198 passports can enter Sao Tome and Principe without arranging a visa in advance.
- Visa-free
- Visa on arrival
- eTA
- eVisa
- Visa required
Visa requirements for Sao Tome and Principe by passport
IndiaeVisa
United StatesVisa-free15 days
United KingdomVisa-free15 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free15 days
ChinaVisa on arrival15 days
SingaporeeVisa
PakistaneVisa
BangladesheVisa
Sri LankaeVisa
NepaleVisa
NigeriaeVisa
PhilippineseVisa
CanadaVisa-free15 days
AustraliaeVisa
GermanyVisa-free15 days
Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.
Nearby countries
Angola
DR Congo
Central African Republic
Congo
Cameroon
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
ChadSources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026.