No visa needed

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

Citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe and can stay up to 15 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 Cyprus: the passport opens 121 countries visa-free; Nicosia — São Tomé: ≈ 4,760 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 15 days

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

Yes, citizens of Cyprus don’t need a visa for Sao Tome and Principe for up to 15 days. A valid passport is enough.

Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a Cyprus passport you can visit 121 countries visa-free, 26 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 17 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Cyprus passport ranks 14th of 199.
Cyprus passport: visa-free access to 121 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Cyprus and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 26 countries, for example: Palestine, Kosovo, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Angola, Gambia, Zambia, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Cyprus. Cyprus visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Nicosia — São Tomé: about 4,760 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −3 hours.
Local time: Nicosia 12:00 — São Tomé 09:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 97th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Cyprus.