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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of the Maldives

Citizens of the Maldives 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 the Maldives: the passport opens 54 countries visa-free; Malé — São Tomé: ≈ 7,430 km, about 10 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 the Maldives?

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

No: citizens of the Maldives need a visa. But you can get it quickly and at a low price — online with us, from $29, with no embassy visit.

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Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a Maldives passport you can visit 54 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 75 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Maldives passport ranks 101st of 199.
Maldives passport: visa-free access to 54 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of the Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 21 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya, Rwanda, Palestine, Philippines, Zambia, South Africa, Kosovo, Micronesia, Gambia, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, get a visa on arrival in the Maldives. Maldives visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Malé — São Tomé: about 7,430 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Malé 12:00 — São Tomé 07:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 112th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Maldives.