# Visa policy of Angola

Visitors to Angola must obtain either a visa in advance from one of the Angolan diplomatic missions or a pre-visa online, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
A tourist visa must be used within 60 days from the issue date and is valid for 30 days, a period that can be extended once for an additional period of 30 days. Passports must have a validity of 6 months and at least 2 blank pages. Transit without visa is allowed for passengers continuing their trip to a third country by the same or first departing plane if they do not leave the airport.
In the future, Angola is expected to participate in the KAZA UniVisa programme, which if delivered as planned will allow holders of the KAZA visa to travel freely between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

## Visa exemption

The following countries are exempt from visas under bilateral agreements.
* Namibia
* Mozambique
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* South Africa
* Zambia
Citizens of the following countries can visit Angola without a visa, for up to 30 days per visit. According to the Government of Angola, citizens of these countries are limited to three visa-free entries per calendar year.
| Algeria  Antigua and Barbuda  Argentina  Australia  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Botswana  Brazil  Canada  Cabo Verde  Chile  China  Dominican Republic  Equatorial Guinea  eSwatini  Fiji  Grenada | Guyana  Haiti  Hong Kong  Iceland  India  Indonesia  Israel  Jamaica  Japan  Kiribati  Lesotho  Madagascar  Malawi  Marshall Islands  Mauritius  Mexico  Micronesia  Monaco | Morocco  Nauru  New Zealand  Norway  Palau  Panama  Papua New Guinea  Qatar  Russia  Rwanda  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Saudi Arabia  Seychelles  Singapore  Solomon Islands | South Korea  Suriname  Switzerland  Tanzania  Timor-Leste  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey  Tuvalu  United Arab Emirates  United Kingdom  United States  Uruguay  Vanuatu  Vatican City  Zimbabwe |
A mutual visa free agreement was signed with Turkey, but it has yet to be ratified.
On October 21, 2023, Angola and Kenya agreed that each other would not require visas and would take steps to implement this as soon as possible.
* Date of visa changes
* 2009: Namibia
* 1 December 2017: Mozambique and South Africa
* 30 March 2018: Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles, Singapore and Zimbabwe
* 1 July 2018: Cabo Verde and Rwanda
* 15 August 2018: Zambia
* 28 September 2023: 98 countries

### Diplomatic and official passports

In addition, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of the following countries can also visit Angola without a visa for a maximum period of 30 days:
| Algeria  Argentina  Brazil  Cape Verde  China  DR Congo  Cuba  Egypt  France  Guinea-Bissau | Hungary  Indonesia  Italy  Mauritius  Mozambique  Portugal  Qatar  Russia  Sao Tome and Principe  Saudi Arabia | Serbia  Singapore  South Africa  South Korea  Spain (diplomatic passports only)  Switzerland  Venezuela  Vietnam  Zambia |
Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic and service passports were signed with the
Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic passport were signed with Benin, Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ghana, Morocco and Timor-Leste but have not yet come into force.

## Transit

Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have the documents required for their next destination.

## Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving to Angola for tourism purpose were nationals from the following countries:
| Country/Territory | 2015 | 2014 |
| Portugal | 82,629 | 219,258 |
| South Africa | 49,424 | 56,852 |
| China | 76,016 | 49,965 |
| Brazil | 70,184 | 44,001 |
| Namibia | 61,505 | 25,079 |
| France | 20,097 | 18,806 |
| United Kingdom | 14,267 | 18,363 |
| DR Congo | 13,824 | 692 |
| Congo | 11,432 | 613 |
| India | 9,170 | 6,464 |
| Italy | 9,150 | 17,274 |
| Total | 592,495 | 594,998 |