São Tomé & Príncipe: visas, documents and safety

São Tomé & Príncipe at a glance

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

Local time (UTC)

23:31:31

October 31, 2026

Capital

S+�o Tom+�

Data status

Update delayed

26.2 °C

Partly cloudy

High 27.1°

Low 25.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 4.3 m/s

Today · Oct 31

Heavy rain

25.3° / 27.1°

Precipitation 7.1 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Showers

25.9° / 28.6°

Precipitation 1.4 mm

Monday · Nov 2

Showers

25.8° / 27.9°

Precipitation 5 mm

Weather: S+�o Tom+� (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: S+�o Tom+� and Pr+�ncipe dobra (STN)
Language: Portuguese
Capital: S+�o Tom+�
Population: 209,607
Timezone: UTC

Country overview

The Italian presence in São Tomé & Príncipe 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 São Tomé & Príncipe

Planning a trip to São Tomé & Príncipe 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 São Tomé & Príncipe.

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

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

São Tomé and Príncipe exempts citizens of the EU, the US, Canada and the member countries of the Portuguese-speaking CPLP from visas under Law 5/2015, and the UK and US governments say their citizens can visit without a visa for up to 15 days, Canada's for stays of less than 15 days. The law also exempts nationals of countries covered by visa-abolition or free-movement agreements, and for up to fifteen days nationals of third countries set by Government decree; no official source we could read lists those countries. Otherwise, Law 5/2008 requires foreigners to hold a valid entry visa to enter. The Migration and Border Service says someone living abroad where there is no São Toméan consulate cannot get a visa on arrival at the border and needs an entry authorisation (AE), requested through its eVisaST portal and presented on arrival.

Passport validity: eVisa applicants upload a scanned passport valid for three months beyond the last day of stay shown on the visa. The UK government tells British visitors only that the passport must be valid for the duration of the stay.
Return or onward ticket: eVisa applicants must attach a return ticket to the application.
Vaccinations: The UK government says a yellow fever certificate is required if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 2 - Exercise Increased Caution

Exercise Increased Caution in S+�o Tom+� and Pr+�ncipe due to health risks. Medical services in S+�o Tom+� and Pr+�ncipe are limited.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

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

Italian offices

No offices listed

No Italian offices are listed for this country yet.

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 São Tomé & Príncipe.

Sources and updates

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

Last institutional source check: 4 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

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

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 31 Oct 2026, 20:17 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 00:01 · Update delayed

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

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Data is stored in the UnitedItalians database and refreshed periodically from the listed sources. Reference year, update date and availability may vary between providers.

São Tomé & Príncipe

Today in the country

Today · Oct 31

Tomorrow · Nov 1

Monday · Nov 2

Essential facts

Country overview