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São Tomé & Príncipe visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting São Tomé & Príncipe.

The answer

Yes. United Kingdom passport holders can visit São Tomé & Príncipe visa-free for up to 15 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
15 days per entry
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE15 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

smf.stServiço de Migração e Fronteiras de São Tomé e PríncipeChecked 1 Nov 2026

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:

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

possuir um passaporte válido por, no mínimo, três meses na data de entrada

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.

São Tomé & Príncipe passport United Kingdom

Visa needed

VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. AngolaLuanda, about 1,250 km from São ToméVisa-free · 30 days
  2. St. HelenaJamestown, about 2,270 km from São ToméVisa-free · 183 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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