Sao Tome and Principe 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need a visa for Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina — Visas (visa regime by country) · checked 7 Oct 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina visa options for Sao Tome and Principe citizensSingle-entry/exit or transit visa fee published by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina; a multiple-entry/exit or transit visa costs €57 for up to 90 days and €72 for over 90 days. The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Qatar publishes a consular fee of EUR 60 for a type C visa; its document list includes a copy of a return air ticket, travel insurance covering EUR 30,000 or USD 50,000 and, for tourists, proof of a paid tourist trip including accommodation and transport, or proof of an organised trip or paid accommodation.
Sao Tome and Principe citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Short-Stay Visa C, which costs 31 EUR.
Whatever your visa status, Bosnia and Herzegovina applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
Bosnia and Herzegovina lets 98 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 100. Sao Tome and Principe citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Sao Tome and Principe passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Sao Tome and Principe passport you can also visit 1 country in the region without a visa, including Kosovo.
In the other direction, Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens need evisa to visit Sao Tome and Principe.
Entry requirements for Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe UK Foreign Office says your passport must have an expiry date at least 90 days after the date you plan to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive. The Government of Canada says it must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the date you expect to leave.
UK FCDO — Bosnia and Herzegovina entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Qatar lists travel insurance covering EUR 30,000 or USD 50,000 among the documents required for a visa. No official source we could read states an insurance requirement for visa-free visitors.
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Qatar — Visas for Bosnia and Herzegovina (required documents)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Qatar lists a photocopy of the return air ticket among the documents required for a visa. No official source we could read states an onward or return ticket requirement for visa-free visitors.
Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Qatar — Visas for Bosnia and Herzegovina (required documents)✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina says the minimum amount of financial resources required for a foreigner's stay is KM 150.00, or the equivalent in a freely convertible foreign currency, for each day of the intended stay.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina — Visas (minimum means of subsistence)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
The Government of Canada says that if you plan to visit for 3 or more days you must register with local police within 48 hours of your arrival; if you stay in a hotel, the staff will register you, and otherwise you fill in the registration form and submit it at the closest police station. The UK Foreign Office says all foreign nationals must register with the police within 72 hours of arrival.
Government of Canada — Bosnia and Herzegovina travel advice: entry and exit requirements (registration)✓ Checked 6 Oct 2026
A foreigner on a visa or visa-free stay must register their address with the Service or the police within 48 hours of entering Bosnia and Herzegovina, unless staying less than 3 days. If the foreigner uses accommodation services, the provider, not the foreigner, has this duty and must register within 12 hours of providing accommodation. A foreigner who should register and does not is fined 100 to 500 KM.
Service for Foreigners' Affairs of BiH — Stay of foreigners in BiH (Boravak stranaca u BiH)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
A foreigner who stays in Bosnia and Herzegovina longer than the visa or temporary residence permit allows, or does not leave within the period set by law or by decision, is fined 300 to 1,500 KM. If the overstay is no more than three days and the foreigner can justify the delay, the Service or the Border Police may issue a misdemeanour order and collect 100 KM for each day of overstay, without other measures. Expulsion orders a foreigner to leave and bans entry and stay for one to five years. The UK government says that if you do not have a stamp, the Border Police may fine you when you leave.
Service for Foreigners' Affairs of BiH (sps.gov.ba) — Law on Foreigners (Zakon o strancima), Sl. glasnik BiH 88/15✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina's Indirect Taxation Authority says all travellers bringing in or taking out cash or securities valued at more than 10,000 euros must declare it to customs at every border crossing, on a currency declaration form available from customs officers at all international border crossings or from its website.
Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina — Information for citizens and travellers (bringing in and taking out cash)✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026
Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0). Entry rules can change — confirm with official sources before travel.
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