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Visa-Free Countries for Sao Tome and Principe Passport Holders (2026)

Sao Tome and Principe passport holders can visit 70 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 36 visa-free, 7 with an electronic travel authorization and 27 with a visa on arrival. 45 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 126 require a visa before travel. That puts the Sao Tome and Principe passport at #83 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 36
  • ETA 7
  • On arrival 27
  • E-visa 45
  • Visa 126
  • Special 5
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Visa-free access

70

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#83 of 208

E-visa online

45

Visa required

126

Visa-free for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders

36 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

AngolaBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBenin90 daysCook Islands31 daysCosta Rica30 daysDominica21 daysEcuador90 daysEl Salvador180 daysGabon90 daysGambia90 daysGuatemala90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysKosovo90 daysMicronesia30 daysNicaragua90 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysPalestinePanama90 daysPhilippines30 daysPitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSingapore30 daysSouth Africa90 daysSuriname90 daysSvalbardFree movementTogo90 daysTransnistria45 daysVatican City90 daysZambia90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders

7 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysJeju Island30 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 days

Visa on arrival for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders

27 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBolivia30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEthiopia90 daysGhana30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysJordan90 daysLaos30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMaldives30 daysMauritius60 daysMozambique30 daysNamibia90 daysNepal90 daysNigeria90 daysPalau30 daysSaint Lucia42 daysSyriaTanzania90 daysTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 daysZimbabwe30 days

E-visa for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders

45 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysAustraliaBhutan90 daysBotswana90 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysCuba90 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysFiji120 daysGeorgia30 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaIran30 daysIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMauritania2 yearsMoldova90 daysMongolia30 daysMontserrat180 daysNew ZealandPakistan30 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSerbia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSomaliaSouth SudanThailand60 daysTrinidad and TobagoUganda90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatu120 daysVietnam90 days

Visa required for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders

126 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCroatiaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanKazakhstanKiribatiKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLebanonLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanParaguayPeruPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaRussiaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSenegalSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomalilandSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsUzbekistanVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

5 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

BelarusBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryJan MayenNauruWestern Sahara

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Sao Tome and Principe passport: common questions

How many countries can Sao Tome and Principe passport holders visit without a visa?

70 destinations: 36 visa-free, 7 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 27 with a visa on arrival. Another 45 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Jeju Island, Kenya, Malaysia, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Sao Tome and Principe passport holders?

126 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria and Azerbaijan. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.