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France visa rules for São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders

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The answer

No. São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders need a visa to visit France.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

eur-lex.europa.euEUR-Lex, Publications Office of the European UnionChecked 2 Nov 2026

LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE REQUIRED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF A VISA WHEN CROSSING THE EXTERNAL BORDERS OF THE MEMBER STATES

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

Your passport should be valid for at least 3 months after the date you intend to leave the EU and it must have been issued within the last 10 years.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What France passport holders need to visit São Tomé & Príncipe.

France passport São Tomé & Príncipe

Visa-free · 15 days

Maximum stay
Up to 15 days

Cidadãos dos seguintes países e territórios podem entrar e permanecer em São Tomé e Príncipe por um período máximo de 15 dias sem visto, com possibilidade de prorrogação até 90 dias, desde que cumpram os requisitos de imigração:

France passport to São Tomé & Príncipe, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Paris, nearest first.

  1. KosovoPristina, about 1,610 km from ParisVisa-free · 90 days

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Weather in Paris

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Paris, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 7.2°CLow 2.1°CRain 47 mm
  2. FebHigh 8.5°CLow 2.0°CRain 43 mm
  3. MarHigh 12.5°CLow 4.2°CRain 44 mm
  4. AprHigh 16.2°CLow 6.4°CRain 45 mm
  5. MayHigh 19.8°CLow 9.9°CRain 63 mm
  6. JunHigh 23.2°CLow 13.1°CRain 56 mm
  7. JulHigh 25.8°CLow 15.0°CRain 53 mm
  8. AugHigh 25.7°CLow 14.6°CRain 58 mm
  9. SepHigh 21.5°CLow 11.5°CRain 47 mm
  10. OctHigh 16.5°CLow 8.7°CRain 53 mm
  11. NovHigh 10.9°CLow 5.0°CRain 53 mm
  12. DecHigh 7.7°CLow 2.7°CRain 60 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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