Business rules for Afghan passport holders going to São Tomé and Príncipe are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official São Tomé and Príncipe visa information.
Work rules for Afghan passport holders going to São Tomé and Príncipe are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are not an answer for working. Check the official São Tomé and Príncipe visa information.
Transit: we only have transit rules from an unofficial source (not the São Tomé and Príncipe government), see the Transit section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
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Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official São Tomé and Príncipe government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (smf.st). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Afghan passport holders need an e-Visa from the SMF portal (fee paid at the border), unless they hold a valid Schengen or US visa, which allows 15 days visa-free. Not from an official São Tomé and Príncipe government source; based on inferred from the official source below and matches the Passport Index dataset (GitHub, last updated 18 Feb 2026). Low confidence, not verified - confirm with the embassy before travel.
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 21 Oct 2026 against smf.st · Secondary_research
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.
Some Afghan passport holders can enter São Tomé and Príncipe differently if they hold one of these documents. Add yours (optional – kept only in the page address):
Qualifying documents: Schengen visa, US visa.
Source: Serviço de Migração e Fronteiras, São Tomé e Príncipe (smf.st). Checked 16 Oct 2026.
"Um visto \"Schengen\" válido ou um visto válido dos Estados Unidos da América."
Border officers decide on entry. Check the official source before you travel.
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Where: SMF e-Visa portal
e-Visa (or visa-free with Schengen/US visa) (not fully confirmed by an official source). Afghan passport holders need an e-Visa from the SMF portal (fee paid at the border), unless they hold a valid Schengen or US visa, which allows 15 days visa-free. Not from an official São Tomé and Príncipe government source; based on inferred from the official source below and matches the Passport Index dataset (GitHub, last updated 18 Feb 2026). Low confidence, not verified - confirm with the embassy before travel. Source: https://www.smf.st/noticiaSingle.php?idnews=20&loock=noticiasSingle
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Afghan passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see smf.st.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the work rules for Afghan passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see smf.st.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Unofficial source – not verified
This rule is not from an official São Tomé and Príncipe government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (en.wikipedia.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.
Not from an official São Tomé and Príncipe government source: based on Wikipedia's 'Visa policy of São Tomé and Príncipe' article (revision 1371158738, 2026-08-24), which is not verified. Confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The article says: “Transit passengers must have 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.”
Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.
Document list not verified yet — check the official source.
✓ Secondary_research
“Wikipedia, 'Visa policy of São Tomé and Príncipe': “Transit passengers must have 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.””
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
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Official travel advice for São Tomé and Príncipe doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.
Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.
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