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.
Citizens of the following 55 countries can visit São Tomé and Príncipe without a visa for up to 15 days:[1]
All European Union citizens
Andorra
Angola
Brazil
Canada
Cape Verde
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea Bissau
Iceland
Japan
Kuwait
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Norway
Portugal
Qatar
Russia
Rwanda
San Marino
South Korea
Switzerland
Timor-Leste
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vatican City
Date of visa changes
2015: Angola, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, European Union citizens, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Timor-Leste and the United States
25 April 2017: Andorra, Gabon, Iceland, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Morocco, Norway, Qatar, Russia, San Marino, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vatican[2]
N/A: Rwanda
Holders of diplomatic or service passports and passports for public affairs of China do not require a visa for 30 days.
Visa waiver agreement was signed between São Tomé and Príncipe and Saint Kitts and Nevis and it's yet to be ratified[3][4]
Visa on arrival[]
Holders of normal passports issued by China, Hong Kong, Macau may obtain a visa upon arrival valid for 15 days.[5]
eVisa[]
Nationals of countries that require a visa may obtain online through an eVisaST system.[6] An eVisa is processed within 7 working days.[7]
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.
1British Overseas Territories. 2 Open border with Schengen Area. 3 Russia is included as a European country here because the majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia. 4 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 5 Part of the Realm of New Zealand. 6 Partially recognized. 7Unincorporated territory of the United States. 8 Part of Norway, not part of the Schengen Area, special open-border status under Svalbard Treaty.
9 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
10Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
1British Overseas Territories.
2 Part of the Schengen Area.
3 Open border with Schengen Area.
4Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
5Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Southwest Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe.
6Egypt spans the boundary between North Africa and the Middle East.
7 Partially recognized.
8 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark, not part of the Schengen Area.
9 Russia has territory in both Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. The vast majority of its population (80%) lives in European Russia.
10 Part of the Nordic Passport Union.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis and it's yet to be ratified[3] [4]
China, 
Hong Kong, 
Macau may obtain a visa upon arrival valid for 15 days.[5]
