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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of India

Citizens of India need an e-visa to travel to Sao Tome and Principe. It is issued online, with no embassy visit. Official processing time is not published. Visago fills in and submits the application for you; the all-in price starts at $29, government fee included.

For citizens of India: the passport opens 26 countries visa-free; New Delhi — São Tomé: ≈ 8,090 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

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

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How much does a Sao Tome and Principe visa cost for citizens of India?

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

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Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a India passport you can visit 26 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 90 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the India passport ranks 157th of 199.
India passport: visa-free access to 26 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of India and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Malaysia, Palestine, Seychelles, Philippines, Rwanda, Angola, Micronesia, Gambia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to India. India visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

New Delhi — São Tomé: about 8,090 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5.5 hours.
Local time: New Delhi 12:00 — São Tomé 06:30.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 133rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of India.