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Samoa visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Sao Tome and Principe: the passport opens 28 countries visa-free; São Tomé — Apia: ≈ 18,510 km, about 23.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Sao Tome and Principe get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Samoa 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; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 20 countries, for example: Rwanda, Zambia, Gambia, Kenya, Palestine, Kosovo, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Bahamas, Ecuador, Panama, and Costa Rica.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

São Tomé — Apia: about 18,510 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 23.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +13 hours.
Local time: São Tomé 12:00 — Apia 01:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 196th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sao Tome and Principe.