Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 2 July 2019, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 86th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passports from Mauritania and India) according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required[2] | ||
Albania | Visa required[3] | ||
Algeria | Visa required[4] | ||
Andorra | Visa required[5] | ||
Angola | eVisa[6][7] | 30 days |
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Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa[10] | ||
Argentina | Visa required[11] | ||
Armenia | Visa required[12] | ||
Australia and territories | Visa required[13] |
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Austria | Visa required[15] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required[16] | ||
Bahamas | Visa not required[17] | 3 months | |
Bahrain | Visa required[18] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival[19] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa required[20] | ||
Belarus | Visa required[21] | ||
Belgium | Visa required[22] | ||
Belize | Visa required[23] | ||
Benin | Visa not required[24] | 90 days[25][26] | |
Bhutan | Visa required[27] | ||
Bolivia | Visa on arrival[28] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required[29] | ||
Botswana | Visa required[30] | ||
Brazil | Visa required[31] | ||
Brunei | Visa required[32] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required[33] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival[34] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa required[35] | ||
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival[36] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required[37] | ||
Canada | Visa required | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival[38] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required[39] | ||
Chad | Visa required[40] | ||
Chile | Visa required[41] | ||
China | Visa required[42] | ||
Colombia | Visa required[43] |
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Comoros | Visa on arrival[45] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required[46] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required[47] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa not required[48] | 90 days | |
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required[49] | ||
Croatia | Visa required[50] | ||
Cuba | Visa required[51] | ||
Cyprus | Visa required[52] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required[53] | ||
Denmark | Visa required[54] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa[55] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required[56] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required[57] | ||
Ecuador | Visa not required[58] | 90 days | |
Egypt | Visa required[59] | ||
El Salvador | Visa not required[60] | 3 months | |
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required[61] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required[62] | ||
Estonia | Visa required[63] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required[64] | ||
Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days |
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Fiji | Visa required[67] | ||
Finland | Visa required[68] | ||
France | Visa required[69] | ||
Gabon | eVisa[70] |
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Gambia | Visa required[71] |
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Georgia | eVisa[73] | ||
Germany | Visa required[74] | ||
Ghana | Visa on arrival[75] | 30 days | |
Greece | Visa required[76] | ||
Grenada | Visa required[77] | ||
Guatemala | Visa not required[78] | 90 days | |
Guinea | Visa required[79] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival[80] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required[81] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required[82] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa not required[83] | ||
Hungary | Visa required[84] | ||
Iceland | Visa required[85] | ||
India | Visa required[86] | ||
Indonesia | Visa not required[87] | 30 days | |
Iran | Visa on arrival[88] | 30 days[89] | |
Iraq | Visa required[90] | ||
Ireland | Visa required[91] | ||
Israel | Visa required[92] | ||
Italy | Visa required[93] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required[94] | ||
Japan | Visa required[95] | ||
Jordan | Visa required[96] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa required[97] | ||
Kenya | eVisa[98] | 3 months | |
Kiribati | Visa required[99] | ||
North Korea | Visa required[100] | ||
South Korea | Visa required[101] | ||
Kuwait | Visa required[102] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa[103] | ||
Laos | Visa on arrival[104] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required[108] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required[109] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa[110][111] | ||
Liberia | Visa required[112] | ||
Libya | Visa required[113] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required[114] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required[115] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required[116] | ||
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival[117][118] | 90 days | |
Malawi | Visa on arrival[119] | 30 days | |
Malaysia | Visa not required[120] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free Visa on arrival[121] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required[122] | ||
Malta | Visa required[123] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required[124] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival[125] |
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Mauritius | Visa on arrival[126] | 60 days | |
Mexico | Visa required[127] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required[128] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required[129] | ||
Monaco | Visa required[130] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required[131] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required[132] | ||
Morocco | Visa required[133] | ||
Mozambique | Visa on arrival[134] | 30 days | |
Myanmar | Visa required[135] | ||
Namibia | Visa on arrival[136] | ||
Nauru | Visa required[137] | ||
Nepal | Visa on arrival[138] | 90 days | |
Netherlands | Visa required[139] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required[140] |
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Nicaragua | Visa not required[142] | 90 days | |
Niger | Visa required[143] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required[144] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required[145] | ||
Norway | Visa required[146] | ||
Oman | Visa required[147] | ||
Pakistan | Online Visa[148] |
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Palau | Free Visa on arrival[150] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa not required[151] | 180 days | |
Papua New Guinea | Visa required[152] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required[153] | ||
Peru | Visa required[154] | ||
Philippines | Visa not required[155] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa required[156] | ||
Portugal | Visa required[157] | ||
Qatar | eVisa[158] | ||
Romania | Visa required[159] | ||
Russia | Visa required[160] | ||
Rwanda | Visa not required[161] | 90 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa[162] | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival[163] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required[164] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required[165] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required[166] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required[167] | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival[168] | ||
Serbia | Visa required[169] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival[170] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required[171] | ||
Singapore | Visa not required[172] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa required[173] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required[174] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required[175] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival[176] | 30 days |
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South Africa | Visa not required[177] | 90 days | |
South Sudan | eVisa[178] | ||
Spain | Visa required[180] | ||
Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization[181] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required[182] | ||
Suriname | eVisa[183] | ||
Sweden | Visa required[184] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required[185] | ||
Syria | Visa required[186] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required[187] | ||
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival[188][189] | ||
Thailand | Visa required[190] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival[191] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival[192] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required[193] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required[194] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required[195] | ||
Turkey | Visa required[196] | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required[197] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival[198] | 1 month | |
Uganda | Visa on arrival[199] |
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Ukraine | Visa required[201] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required[202] | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required[203] | ||
United States | Visa required[204] |
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Uruguay | Visa required[206] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required[207] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa required[208] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required[209] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required[210] | ||
Vietnam | Visa required[211] | ||
Yemen | Visa required[158] | ||
Zambia | Visa on arrival[212] | ||
Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival[213] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required[214] | |
Kosovo | Visa not required[215] | 90 days |
Northern Cyprus | Visa not required[216] | |
Palestine | Visa not required[217] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[218] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[219][220] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required[221] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[222][223] |
Taiwan | Visa required[224][225] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required[226] | Registration required after 24h.[227][228] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | Visa not required[229] | 14 days |
Macau | Visa on arrival[230] | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required[231] | |
Greenland | Visa required[232] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required[233] | |
French Polynesia | Visa required[234] | |
French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
Mayotte | Visa required[235] | |
New Caledonia | Visa required[236] | |
Réunion | Visa required[237] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required[238] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required[239] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required[240] | |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required[241] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Curaçao | Visa required[242] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required[243] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required[244] | 31 days |
Niue | Visa not required[245] | 30 days |
Tokelau | Visa required[246] | |
United Kingdom | ||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required[247] | |
Anguilla | Visa required[248] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[249] |
Bermuda | Visa not required[250] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required.[251] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa required[252] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required[253] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required[254] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required[255] | |
Montserrat | eVisa[256] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[257][258][259] |
Ascension Island | eVisa[260][261] |
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Saint Helena | eVisa[262][263] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[264] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[265][266] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required[267] | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required[268] | |
Guam | Visa required[269] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required[270] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required[271] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required[272] | |
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280][281][282][283][284] |
Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand.
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