No visa needed

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

Citizens of Slovakia 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 Slovakia: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Bratislava — São Tomé: ≈ 5,410 km, about 7.5 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 Slovakia passport?

Yes, citizens of Slovakia 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 Slovakia passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Slovakia passport ranks 21st of 199.
Slovakia passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Slovakia and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 24 countries, for example: Kosovo, Palestine, Gambia, Angola, Seychelles, Zambia, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, South Africa, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, and Panama.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Slovakia. Slovakia visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Bratislava — São Tomé: about 5,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Bratislava 12:00 — São Tomé 10:00.
Local currency: São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra.
Languages: Portuguese.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ STN 21.
Sao Tome and Principe is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Slovakia.