# Visa requirements for Santomean citizens

Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of October 2024, 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.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | Visa required | | |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa required | | |
| Angola | eVisa | 30 days | 30 days per trip, but no more than 90 days within any 1 calendar year for tourism purposes only. Visitors must have a return/onward ticket and a hotel reservation confirmation. An International Certificate of Vaccination is required. |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Electronic Entry Visa | | |
| Argentina | Visa required | | |
| Armenia | Visa required | | |
| Australia and territories | Visa required | | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). |
| Austria | Visa required | | |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | | |
| Bahamas | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Bahrain | Visa required | | |
| Bangladesh | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Barbados | Visa required | | |
| Belarus | Visa required | | |
| Belgium | Visa required | | |
| Belize | Visa required | | |
| Benin | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Bhutan | Visa required | | |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | | |
| Botswana | Visa required | | |
| Brazil | Visa required | | |
| Brunei | Visa required | | |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | | |
| Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Burundi | Visa required | | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | Visa required | | |
| Canada | Visa required | | |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | | |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | |
| Chile | Visa required | | |
| China | Visa required | | |
| Colombia | Visa required | | May apply online. |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | |
| Costa Rica | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required | | |
| Croatia | Visa required | | |
| Cuba | Visa required | | |
| Cyprus | Visa required | | |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | | |
| Denmark | Visa required | | |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 31 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 21 days | |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | | |
| Ecuador | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Egypt | Visa required | | |
| El Salvador | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Visa required | | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | |
| Estonia | Visa required | | |
| Eswatini | Visa required | | |
| Ethiopia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | up to 90 days | Visa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days. |
| Fiji | Visa required | | |
| Finland | Visa required | | |
| France | Visa required | | |
| Gabon | eVisa | | Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa required | | In addition to a visa, an entry clearance must be obtained from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel. |
| Georgia | eVisa | | |
| Germany | Visa required | | |
| Ghana | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Greece | Visa required | | |
| Grenada | Visa required | | |
| Guatemala | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Guinea | Visa required | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | | |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa not required | | |
| Hungary | Visa required | | |
| Iceland | Visa required | | |
| India | Visa required | | |
| Indonesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Iran | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Iraq | Visa required | | |
| Ireland | Visa required | | |
| Israel | Visa required | | |
| Italy | Visa required | | |
| Jamaica | Visa required | | |
| Japan | Visa required | | |
| Jordan | Visa required | | |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | | |
| Kenya | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Kiribati | Visa required | | |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Visa required | | |
| Kuwait | Visa required | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | | |
| Laos | Visa on arrival | 30 days | 17 of the 31 border crossings are only open to visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and in Boten (road and railroad). Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 6 border crossings. Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane. |
| Latvia | Visa required | | |
| Lebanon | Visa required | | |
| Lesotho | eVisa | | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | |
| Libya | Visa required | | |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | | |
| Lithuania | Visa required | | |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | | |
| Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Malawi | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Maldives | Free Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Visa required | | |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Mexico | Visa required | | |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa required | | |
| Monaco | Visa required | | |
| Mongolia | Visa required | | |
| Montenegro | Visa required | | |
| Morocco | Visa required | | |
| Mozambique | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | Visa required | | |
| Namibia | Visa on arrival | | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | |
| Nepal | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Netherlands | Visa required | | |
| New Zealand | Visa required | | Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. |
| Nicaragua | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Niger | Visa required | | |
| Nigeria | Visa required | | |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | | |
| Norway | Visa required | | |
| Oman | Visa required | | |
| Pakistan | Online Visa | | Online Visa eligible. |
| Palau | Free Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa not required | 180 days | |
| Papua New Guinea | Visa required | | |
| Paraguay | Visa required | | |
| Peru | Visa required | | |
| Philippines | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Poland | Visa required | | |
| Portugal | Visa required | | |
| Qatar | eVisa | | |
| Romania | Visa required | | |
| Russia | Visa required | | |
| Rwanda | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa | | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival | 6 weeks | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required | 1 month | |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa required | | |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | | |
| Senegal | Visa on arrival | | |
| Serbia | Visa required | | |
| Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival | 3 months | |
| Sierra Leone | Visa required | | |
| Singapore | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Slovakia | Visa required | | |
| Slovenia | Visa required | | |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | | |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport. |
| South Africa | Visa not required | 90 days | |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel |
| Spain | Visa required | | |
| Sri Lanka | Electronic Travel Authorization | 30 days | |
| Sudan | Visa required | | |
| Suriname | eVisa | | |
| Sweden | Visa required | | |
| Switzerland | Visa required | | |
| Syria | Visa required | | |
| Tajikistan | Visa required | | |
| Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival | | |
| Thailand | Visa required | | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Togo | Visa on arrival | 7 days | |
| Tonga | Visa required | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required | | |
| Tunisia | Visa required | | |
| Turkey | Visa required | | |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Uganda | Visa on arrival | | May apply online. |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | | |
| United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required | | |
| United States | Visa required | | Proof of COVID-19 vaccine required if entering by air. |
| Uruguay | Visa required | | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | | |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | | |
| Vatican City | Visa required | | |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | |
| Vietnam | Visa required | | |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | Visa on arrival | | |
| Zimbabwe | Visa on arrival | | |

## Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories
### Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| Abkhazia | Visa required | |
| Kosovo | Visa not required | 90 days |
| Northern Cyprus | Visa not required | |
| Palestine | Visa not required | Arrival by sea to the Gaza Strip not allowed. |
| 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. |
| South Ossetia | Visa not required | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three-day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. |
| Taiwan | Visa required | |
| Transnistria | Visa not required | Registration required after 24h. |

### Dependent and autonomous territories

| Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
| China |||
| Hong Kong | Visa not required | 14 days |
| Macau | Visa on arrival | |
| Denmark |||
| Faroe Islands | Visa required | |
| Greenland | Visa required | |
| France |||
| French Guiana | Visa required | |
| French Polynesia | Visa required | |
| French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
| Mayotte | Visa required | |
| New Caledonia | Visa required | |
| Réunion | Visa required | |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required | |
| Wallis and Futuna | Visa required | |
| Netherlands |||
| Aruba | Visa required | |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
| Curaçao | Visa required | |
| Sint Maarten | Visa required | |
| New Zealand |||
| Cook Islands | Visa not required | 31 days |
| Niue | Visa not required | 30 days |
| Tokelau | Visa required | |
| United Kingdom |||
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required | |
| Anguilla | Visa required | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. |
| Bermuda | Visa not required | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. |
| British Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| Cayman Islands | Visa required | |
| Falkland Islands | Visa required | |
| Gibraltar | Visa required | |
| Montserrat | eVisa | |
| Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. |
| Ascension Island | eVisa | 3 months within any year period |
| Saint Helena | eVisa | |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required | 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 | |
| Guam | Visa required | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required | |
| Puerto Rico | Visa required | |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required | |
| 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. |||