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Visitors to São Tomé and Príncipe must obtain a visa online or from one of the diplomatic missions of São Tomé and Príncipe prior to arrival unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
Visa policy map
Visa exemption
Citizens of the following countries can visit São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa for up to 15 days.[1][2]
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Holders of diplomatic or service passports and passports for public affairs of China do not require a visa for 30 days.
Serbia and Sao Tome and Principe signed an agreement of abolishing visas for diplomatic and service passports on 6 July 2022.[4]
Visa waiver agreement was signed between São Tomé and Príncipe and 
Saint Kitts and Nevis and it's yet to be ratified.[5][6]
Visa on arrival
Holders of ordinary passports issued by 
China, 
Hong Kong, 
Macao may obtain a visa upon arrival valid for 15 days.[7]
e-Visa
Nationals of countries that require a visa may obtain online through an e-VisaST system.[8] An e-Visa is processed within 7 working days.[9]
Substitute visa
Holders of a visa or resident permit issued by the United States or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.
Transit
Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country on the same calendar day. The passengers must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.
See also
References
- ↑ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "Nota Informativa sobre Isenção de Vistos e Permanencia em São Tomé e Príncipe Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine" (Portuguese). Ministério Dos Negócios Estrangeiros e Comunidades da República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe.
- ↑ "Селаковић: Србија опредељена да јача укупну сарадњу са Сао Томе и Принсипеом".
- ↑ @markbrantley3 (December 15, 2021). "Breaking News: Today #StKitts #Nevis signed visa waiver agreement with African nation São Tomé and Principe. We wel…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "St Kitts and Nevis signs full visa waiver agreement with African Nation São Tomé and Príncipe". 16 December 2021.
- ↑ "Government of São Tomé and Príncipe grants entry visa to citizens of China". Macau Hub. 11 May 2017.
- ↑ "eVisa STP" (Portuguese). Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras.
- ↑ "Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras" (Portuguese). Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013.