What the Niger visa rules mean for Sao Tome and Principe travellers
Sao Tome and Principe citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Niger. 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 Nigerien visa with a processing time of 15 days.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Niger applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK government tells British nationals their passport should be valid for the proposed duration of their stay, and that no additional period of validity is needed.
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO's country list marks Niger as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months and over arriving from any country.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for visitors to Niger. The UK Foreign Office says medical facilities are poor, even in Niamey, that serious medical treatment would require evacuati…
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states an onward- or return-ticket requirement for Niger.
Niger entry rules compared
Niger lets 19 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 179. Sao Tome and Principe citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Botswana, Burundi and Cameroon. 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, Niger citizens need evisa to visit Sao Tome and Principe.