No visa needed

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

Citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe. 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 Cape Verde: the passport opens 39 countries visa-free; Praia — São Tomé: ≈ 3,700 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Cape Verde don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe. A valid passport is enough.

Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a Cape Verde passport you can visit 39 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cape Verde passport ranks 125th of 199.
Cape Verde passport: visa-free access to 39 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Angola, Haiti, Bahamas, Rwanda, Palestine, Ecuador, Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa.
A language both countries share: Portuguese.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Cape Verde. Cape Verde visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Praia — São Tomé: about 3,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Praia 12:00 — São Tomé 13:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 21st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cape Verde.