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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of New Zealand

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — São Tomé: ≈ 15,310 km, about 19.5 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 New Zealand?

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

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Sao Tome and Principe visa rules at a glance

With a New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of New Zealand and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, South Africa, Panama, Seychelles, Zambia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Wellington — São Tomé: about 15,310 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 19.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −13 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — São Tomé 23:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 116th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.