São Tomé and Príncipe passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a São Tomé and Príncipe passport can enter 28 countries visa-free and 28 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #75.

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Visa-free destinations (28)

Countries you can enter on a São Tomé and Príncipe passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Barbados BB Benin BJ Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Dominica DM Ecuador EC El Salvador SV Ghana GH Guatemala GT Haiti HT Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Kosovo XK Malaysia MY Micronesia FM Panama PA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Togo TG Zambia ZM

Visa on arrival (28)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (43)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (126)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guyana GY Hungary HU Iceland IS India IN Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kiribati KI Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM São Tomé and Príncipe ST Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a São Tomé and Príncipe passport?

    Holders of a São Tomé and Príncipe passport have visa-free access to 28 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 28 more, for a total of 56 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 45 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the São Tomé and Príncipe passport?

    The São Tomé and Príncipe passport is ranked #75 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 58.

  • Where do São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders need a visa?

    São Tomé and Príncipe passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 126 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for São Tomé and Príncipe travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Ghana is the most-flown visa-free destination from São Tomé and Príncipe, with 1 non-stop routes.

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