No visa needed

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

Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 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 — Manila: ≈ 12,600 km, about 16.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

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

Yes, citizens of Sao Tome and Principe don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Rwanda, Palestine, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Singapore, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

São Tomé — Manila: about 12,600 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: São Tomé 12:00 — Manila 20:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 181st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sao Tome and Principe.