Sao Tome and Principe Travel Guide
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Sao Tome and Principe grants visa free entry on arrival to holders of 54 nationalities, including Andorra, Angola, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cabo Verde, and Croatia, for short stays. Portuguese citizens specifically get 90 days, while the other visa free nationalities typically receive a shorter 15 days. Since 2012, anyone else can apply online for an e-Visa Entry Permit through the eVisaST website, which carries the same right of entry as a sticker visa placed in the passport by an embassy.
Every visitor needs proof of yellow fever vaccination valid for at least 6 months beyond the arrival date, and a passport valid for a full 12 months, a notably longer requirement than the 6 months commonly asked for elsewhere in the region, worth double checking before you travel since it is easy to assume the more common figure applies here too.
Border crossings
- The archipelago's main airport
Where the visa free stay, the 15 or 90 day allowance depending on nationality, or the pre-arranged e-Visa, is checked alongside the yellow fever certificate and passport validity.
Transit routes
- Apply for the e-Visa online if your nationality is not on the visa free list
eVisaST works from anywhere with an internet connection, and functions as a full substitute for an embassy issued sticker visa.
- Check your passport's 12 month validity specifically
This is longer than the 6 month rule common elsewhere in the region, confirm it before you travel rather than assuming the shorter figure applies.
Entry point notes
- Portuguese citizens get the longest simple stay
Ninety days, versus 15 for most of the other 53 visa free nationalities.
- Yellow fever validity needs its own six month buffer
Not just proof of vaccination, but a certificate valid for six months beyond your specific arrival date.