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Guinea Visa Requirements for Sao Tome and Principe Citizens

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Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need an eVisa for Guinea, applied for online before travel.

Source: Police de l'Air et des Frontières — Guinea eVisa portal (visa types, fees and entry conditions) · checked 7 Oct 2026

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How to get your eVisa for Guinea in three steps

  1. Complete the application online with your Sao Tome and Principe passport details.
  2. Pay the fee — — by card.
  3. Check your inbox — the approval is linked to your passport.
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Flag of GuineaGuinea visa options for Sao Tome and Principe citizens

Tourist e-Visa

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Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Documents (3)
  • Scanned copy of the passport data page
  • Return ticket
  • Yellow fever certificate
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What the Guinea visa rules mean for Sao Tome and Principe travellers

Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need an eVisa to enter Guinea. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.

The main option is the Tourist e-Visa.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Guinea applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

  • Passport validity: Guinea's border police list a valid passport 'with validity more than 6 months' among the documents needed at Guinean entry checkpoints.
  • Vaccinations: Yellow fever: Guinea's border police list a yellow fever certificate among the conditions for the eVisa. The UK government says a certificate is required to enter if you are coming from a country listed as a yellow fever transmission…
  • Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel insurance requirement for Guinea; the border police's list of entry documents does not include it.
  • Return or onward ticket: Guinea's border police list a valid return ticket among the conditions for the visa and among the documents needed upon arrival at Guinean entry checkpoints.

Guinea entry rules compared

Guinea lets 21 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 177. Sao Tome and Principe citizens are treated the same way as Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon and Central African Republic. Overall the Sao Tome and Principe passport ranks #155 in the world with 26 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Sao Tome and Principe passport you can also visit 8 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Benin, Cape Verde, Kenya, Mozambique, Togo, South Africa and Zambia.

In the other direction, Guinea citizens need evisa to visit Sao Tome and Principe.

Flag of GuineaEntry requirements for Guinea

Overstay penalties

Under the 1994 law on the entry and stay of foreigners, the temporary-stay visa is granted for at most ninety days and can be extended by up to ninety days. A foreigner who stays in Guinea after the period of their authorisation has expired is punishable by one to five years' imprisonment and a fine of 700,000 to 5,000,000 Guinean francs, or one of the two. A separate article punishes foreigners who have stayed illegally with one month to one year's imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 to 500,000 Guinean francs, or one of the two.

Secrétariat général du Gouvernement, Journal officiel de la République de Guinée 1994 nº 13 — Loi L/94/019/CTRN portant conditions d'entrée et de séjour des étrangers✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

USD 5,000

The UK government says there is no limit on cash you can bring into Guinea, and that when you leave you cannot take more than 100,000 Guinean francs, or USD 5,000 or the equivalent in euros.

UK Foreign Office — Guinea entry requirements✓ Checked 2 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Sao Tomean citizens need a visa for Guinea?

Sao Tome and Principe passport holders need an eVisa for Guinea, applied for online before travel.

How much does a Guinea visa cost for Sao Tome and Principe citizens?

Tourist e-Visa: —.

How do Sao Tome and Principe citizens apply for a Guinea eVisa?

Apply online before you travel on the official portal (www.paf.gov.gn). Approval is linked to your passport, so travel with the same passport you applied with.

How long must my passport be valid to enter Guinea?

Guinea's border police list a valid passport 'with validity more than 6 months' among the documents needed at Guinean entry checkpoints.

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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