Visa policy of Angola

Visitors to Angola must obtain either a visa in advance from one of the Angolan diplomatic missions or a pre-visa online unless they are citizens from one of the visa-exempt countries.

A tourist visa must be used within 60 days from the issue date and is valid for 30 days, a period that can be extended once for an additional period of 30 days. Passports must have a validity of 6 months and at least 2 blank pages. Transit without visa is allowed for passengers continuing their trip to a third country by the same or first departing plane if they do not leave the airport.[1][2]

In the future, Angola is expected to participate in the KAZA UniVisa programme, which if delivered as planned will allow holders of the KAZA visa to travel freely between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[3][4]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Angola
  Angola
  Visa not required (bilateral agreements)
  Visa not required (30 days)
  eVisa
  Visa required (de facto)

Visa exemption

Ordinary passports

The following countries are exempt from visas under bilateral agreements.[5]

Citizens of the following countries may enter Angola without a visa for up to 30 days per visit.[1][8] According to the Government of Angola, citizens of these countries are limited to three visa-free entries per calendar year.

Non-ordinary passports

In addition, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of the following countries may also enter Angola without a visa for a maximum period of 30 days:

Future changes

Angola has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force:

Country Passports Agreement signed on
Benin[16] Diplomatic, service 10 July 2024
Timor-Leste[17] Diplomatic, service 10 July 2024
Djibouti[18] Diplomatic, service 21 February 2024
Ghana[19] Diplomatic, service 9 August 2019
Morocco[20] Diplomatic 20 June 2017
Republic of the Congo[21] Diplomatic, service March 2015

Electronic visa (e-Visa)

Citizens from any other country that requires a visa may apply for an e-Visa.[22]

A number of countries are not listed as an option on the Angolan e-Visa website during the application and therefore must obtain visas from an embassy in advance of travel. Citizens of the following countries are not eligible:

Transit

Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country within 24 hours. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have the documents required for their next destination.

Visitor statistics

Most visitors arriving in Angola were from the following countries of nationality:[23][24]

Country20152014
Portugal82,629219,258
South Africa49,42456,852
China76,01649,965
Brazil70,18444,001
Namibia61,50525,079
France20,09718,806
United Kingdom14,26718,363
DR Congo13,824692
Congo11,432613
India9,1706,464
Italy9,15017,274
Total592,495594,998

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Decreto Presidencial n.º 189/23" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Visas – Angola Embassy". Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
  4. ↑ "Angola seeks Univisa". Archived from the original on 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  5. ↑ "SME PORTAL".
  6. ↑ "Angola: Visas abolished for Angolans, Sao Tome nationals for travel between the 2 countries | Macau Business". 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Angola: São Tome and Principe/Angola - Visa Waiver Fosters Cooperation". allAfrica.com. Dec 22, 2020. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  8. ↑ "DECRETO PRESIDENCIAL Angola isenta cidadãos de 98 países de vistos de turismo". Governo de Angola (in Portuguese). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Hidipo Hamutenya. "Namibia and Angola: Analysis of a symbiotic relationship". p. 94. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "VISA EXEMPTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ANGOLA AND MOZAMBIQUE COMES INTO FORCE". 2 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Angola exempts tourism visas to one Asian and four African countries". Angop. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ↑ Kimenyi, Bryan (28 June 2018). "Angola waives visa requirements for Rwandans". The New Times. The New Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Chawe, Michael (15 August 2018). "Visa-free travel for Angola, Zambia citizens begins". The East African. Nation Media Group. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Селаковић: Историјско пријатељство и разумевање Србије и Анголе".
  15. ↑ Under visa exemption agreement on 3 February 2014; from 10 October 2015 Archived 2019-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2024-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ↑ "Timor-Leste and Angola sign Visa Free Agreement for Diplomatic Service Passport - TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste". en.tatoli.tl. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  18. ↑ "Djibouti Press - Djibouti signs agreements with the Republics of Angola and Benin". djiboutipress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
  19. ↑ "Ghana, Angola waive Entry Visa Requirements". 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  20. ↑ Igrouane, Youssef (2017-06-20). "Morocco and Angola Abolish Diplomatic Visa Requirements". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  21. ↑ "Angola: Defense Minister Back Home From Congo Brazzaville". Angola Press Agency (Luanda). 2017-06-16. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  22. ↑ "SME e-Visa". www.smevisa.gov.ao. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
  23. ↑ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
  24. ↑ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
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