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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of Sri Lanka

Citizens of Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Colombo — São Tomé: ≈ 8,140 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 Sri Lanka?

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

No: citizens of Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Sri Lanka passport ranks 175th of 199.
Sri Lanka passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Sri Lanka and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Singapore, Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Gambia, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, and Haiti.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Colombo — São Tomé: about 8,140 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: Colombo 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 122nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Sri Lanka.