No visa needed

Do citizens of Sao Tome and Principe need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Sao Tome and Principe: the passport opens 28 countries visa-free; São Tomé — Nairobi: ≈ 3,350 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Sao Tome and Principe passport?

Yes, citizens of Sao Tome and Principe don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Sao Tome and Principe passport you can visit 28 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 45 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sao Tome and Principe passport ranks 150th of 199.
Sao Tome and Principe passport: visa-free access to 28 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Benin, Ghana, Rwanda, Zambia, Gambia, South Africa, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Bahamas, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

São Tomé — Nairobi: about 3,350 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +3 hours.
Local time: São Tomé 12:00 — Nairobi 15:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 33rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sao Tome and Principe.