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Marshall Islands for São Toméan passport holders: Embassy visa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇸🇹 São Toméan
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

Embassy visa

Visa probably required (not fully confirmed by an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Marshall Islands government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (rmiimmigration.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

São Toméan passports are not on the RMI exemption or visa-on-arrival lists, so a visa is probably needed before travel. Check before travel. Not from an official Marshall Islands 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.

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
Embassy visa: you apply through an embassy, consulate or appointed visa centre.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pagermiimmigration.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 21 Oct 2026 against rmiimmigration.org · Secondary_research

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Fee not published by the official source.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Visa probably required (not fully confirmed by an official source)

Where to apply

Where: RMI Division of Immigration

Official application page: rmiimmigration.org ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do São Toméan passport holders need a visa for Marshall Islands?

Visa probably required (not fully confirmed by an official source). São Toméan passports are not on the RMI exemption or visa-on-arrival lists, so a visa is probably needed before travel. Check before travel. Not from an official Marshall Islands 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://rmiimmigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/voa-202403.pdf

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Marshall Islands

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for São Toméan 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 rmiimmigration.org.

Working in Marshall Islands

⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.

Main work visa routes for Marshall Islands

These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.

Work permit, then work visa

⚠ Not from an official source

For: Foreign employees in the Marshall Islands

  • Five permit types; after the permit, the work visa is requested

Source: Multiplier – Marshall Islands hiring guide (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (usemultiplier.com) · Not from an official source.

What the source says

"Work permit in Marshall Islands is of five types – Foreign investor, OSL (Occupational Shortages List) professionals, General, Family and Temporary." … "After granting the permit, the Director requests the Immigration Division for a work visa."

Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Marshall Islands

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the transit rules for São Toméan 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 rmiimmigration.org.

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for São Toméan passport holders going to Marshall Islands, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

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Before you go to Marshall Islands

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Marshall Islands.

Common tourist traps

Official travel advice for Marshall Islands doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Emergency numbers in Marshall Islands

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

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Plan your trip to Marshall Islands

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