Angola: visas, documents and safety

Angola at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+01:00)

23:38:22

October 31, 2026

Capital

Luanda

Data status

Update delayed

25.4 °C

Partly cloudy

High 26.9°

Low 24.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 4.8 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Rain

24.8° / 26.9°

Precipitation 2.5 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Fog

24.9° / 29.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Showers

24.9° / 30.4°

Precipitation 1.3 mm

Weather: Luanda (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Angolan kwanza (AOA)
Language: Portuguese
Capital: Luanda
Population: 36,170,961
Timezone: UTC+01:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Angola brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Angola

Planning a trip to Angola means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Angola.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 30 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 30 days

Under the Decree, nationals of the listed countries are exempt from tourist visa requirements for stays in Angola of up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year.

Passport validity: The SME eVisa FAQ's tourism-visa requirements ask for a passport with at least 6 months validity, and its form instructions ask for a passport valid for a minimum of one year with at least 4 empty pages. The UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Angola and have at least 2 blank pages.
Blank passport pages: At least 4 blank passport pages.
Return or onward ticket: The SME eVisa FAQ's tourism-visa requirements include a booking of a round-trip air ticket, and the SME portal lists a round-trip flight booking and an accommodation booking in Angola among the documents to prepare for a visa application. No official source we could read states a ticket requirement for visa-exempt visitors.
Vaccinations: WHO lists Angola as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from all travellers aged 9 months or over., The US CDC recommends that travellers to Angola take prescription medicine to prevent malaria, and WHO says malaria risk exists throughout the year in the entire country.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Updated information on health-related issues. Exercise Increased Caution in Angola due to risk of crime, health, unrest, and landmines.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

3 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Luanda

Luanda

Office

Câmara do Comércio e Indústria Angola Itália

Luanda

Office

Head of mission accreditation office in - Luanda (Angola)

Luanda

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Angola.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 7 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 31 Oct 2026, 20:17 · Retrieved: 31 Oct 2026, 23:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Angola

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview