No visa needed

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

Citizens of Gabon 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 Gabon: the passport opens 27 countries visa-free.

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 Gabon passport?

Yes, citizens of Gabon 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 Gabon passport you can visit 27 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Gabon passport ranks 153rd of 199.
Gabon passport: visa-free access to 27 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 17 countries, for example: Benin, Rwanda, Kenya, Gambia, South Africa, Seychelles, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, Panama, Malaysia, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Gabon. Gabon visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Libreville — São Tomé: about 300 km in a straight line.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Libreville 12:00 — São Tomé 11:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Gabon.