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Sao Tome and Principe visa for citizens of Zambia

Citizens of Zambia 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 Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — São Tomé: ≈ 2,950 km, about 4 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 Zambia?

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

No: citizens of Zambia 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 Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Sao Tome and Principe passport: 28.
Citizens of Zambia and Sao Tome and Principe can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: South Africa, Rwanda, Angola, Kenya, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Philippines, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Sao Tome and Principe, in turn, don’t need a visa for Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Sao Tome and Principe

Travelling to Sao Tome and Principe: good to know

Lusaka — São Tomé: about 2,950 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −2 hours.
Local time: Lusaka 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 25th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.