Visa policy of Angola

Policy on permits required to enter Angola

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Visitors to Angola must obtain either a visa in advance from one of the Angolan diplomatic missions or a pre-visa online, unless they come 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 9 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]

In the future, Angola is expected to participate in the KAZA UniVisa program, which if delivered as planned will allow holders of the KAZA visa to travel freely between Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2][3]

## Contents

* 1 Visa policy map
* 2 Visa exemption
* 2.1 Indefinite stay
* 2.2 30 days
* 2.3 Diplomatic and official passports
* 3 Simplified visa issuance
* 4 Transit
* 5 COVID-19 pandemic
* 6 Visitor statistics
* 7 See also
* 8 References

## Visa policy map[edit | edit source]

File:Visa policy of Angola.png

Visa policy of Angola

Angola

Visa-free access

Simplified visa issuance

Visa required

## Visa exemption[edit | edit source]

### Indefinite stay[edit | edit source]

Citizens of File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia are granted indefinite visa-free access to Angola, and do not have a limit on the number of visa-free entries into Angola.[4]

### 30 days[edit | edit source]

Citizens of the following 10 countries can visit Angola without a visa, for up to 30 days per visit.[4][5] According to Timatic, citizens of these countries are limited to three visa-free entries per year.[4]

* File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
* File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
* File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
* File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
* File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda

* File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles
* Singapore
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
* File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
* File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

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A visa free agreement was signed with File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe, but it has yet to be ratified.[6][7] A visa free agreement was signed with  Turkey, but it has yet to be ratified.[8]

Date of visa changes

* 2009: Namibia[9]
* 1 December 2017: Mozambique and South Africa[10]
* 30 March 2018: Botswana, Mauritius, Seychelles, Singapore and Zimbabwe[11]
* 1 July 2018: Cabo Verde and Rwanda[12]
* 15 August 2018: Zambia[13]

### Diplomatic and official passports[edit | edit source]

In addition, holders of diplomatic or official passports of the following countries can also visit Angola without a visa:

* File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
* Argentina
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
* File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
* China
* File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo
* Cuba
* File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
* File:Flag of France.svg France
* File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
* File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
* File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy

* File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
* File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
* Russia
* File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Sao Tome and Principe
* File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
* File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain[14] (diplomatic passports only)
* File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
* File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
* File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia

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Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic and service passports were signed with File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo,[15] File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary,[16] File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana[17] and File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar[18] and for diplomatic passports with File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco[19] and they are yet to come into force.

* Serbia and File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola signed an agreement of abolishing visas for diplomatic and service passports on 28th of March 2022.[20]

## Simplified visa issuance[edit | edit source]

Since 30 March 2018, Angola began issuing tourist visas valid for 30 days in a simplified procedure to visitors from 61 countries.[21] Visitors must first apply for a pre-visa online with the Migration and Foreigners Service. After the pre-visa is granted, they can then obtain a visa on arrival at the following designated ports of entry. Visa fee is US$120.[22][23] In order to obtain a pre-visa, applicants must submit proof of accommodation and subsistence means, a return ticket and the International Certificate of Vaccination.[24]

List of ports:

* Quatro de Fevereiro Airport (Luanda)
* Lubango Airport
* Massabi (Republic of the Congo border)
* Luau (Democratic Republic of the Congo border)
* Curoca (Namibia border)

Nationals of the following 61 countries are eligible:

* File:Flag of Europe.svg All EU citizens

* File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
* Argentina
* File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
* File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
* File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
* File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
* China
* Cuba
* File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini
* File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
* File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
* File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland

* File:Flag of India.svg India
* File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
* File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
* Japan
* File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho
* File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
* File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
* File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco
* File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
* File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
* File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway
* Russia

* File:Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe
* File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
* File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
* File:Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste
* File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates
* United Kingdom
* File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
* File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
* File:Flag of the Vatican City.svg Vatican City
* File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela

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## Transit[edit | edit source]

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.

## COVID-19 pandemic[edit | edit source]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, entry was prohibited for persons who had previously visited China, Iran, Italy or South Korea.[25]

## Visitor statistics[edit | edit source]

Most visitors arriving to Angola for tourism purpose were nationals from the following countries:[26][27]

Country/Territory  | 2015  | 2014

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File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 82,629 | 219,258
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 49,424 | 56,852
China | 76,016 | 49,965
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 70,184 | 44,001
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 61,505 | 25,079
File:Flag of France.svg France | 20,097 | 18,806
United Kingdom | 14,267 | 18,363
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo | 13,824 | 692
File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo | 11,432 | 613
File:Flag of India.svg India | 9,170 | 6,464
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 9,150 | 17,274
Total | 592,495 | 594,998

## See also[edit | edit source]

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Angola#Template:Wikidata|Angola]].

* Visa requirements for Angolan citizens

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ "Visas – Angola Embassy". Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
2. ^ "Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
3. ^ "Angola seeks Univisa". Archived from the original on 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
4. ^ a b c "Visa and health information". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Gulf Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
5. ^ "Five more visa-free countries for Angola and 35 with simplified process". Archived from the original on 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2018-02-17.
6. ^ "Angola: Visas abolished for Angolans, Sao Tome nationals for travel between the two countries | Macau Business". 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. ^ "🌍 Visa abolished between Angola and Turkey With the agreement signed between Turkey and the Republic of Angola, visa exemption was started for travel between the two countries". Twitter. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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". Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
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. ^ "Angola waives visa requirements for Rwandans". 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
13. ^ "Visa-free travel for Angola, Zambia citizens begins". The East African. Aug 21, 2020.
14. ^ Under visa exemption agreement on 3 February 2014; from 10 October 2015 [1] Archived 2019-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
15. ^ "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.
16. ^ "Archived copy". mobile.twitter.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
17. ^ "Ghana, Angola waive Entry Visa Requirements". 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
18. ^ "Angola Visa - Online Tourist Visa Document Requirements & Visa Fee". Archived from the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
19. ^ 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.
20. ^ "Селаковић: Историјско пријатељство и разумевање Србије и Анголе".
21. ^ Visa waiver for Cabo Verde from 1 July 2018
22. ^ "SME e-Visa". Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
23. ^ "Angola: Migration Service to Speed Up Visa Exemption Procedure". Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
24. ^ "Africa: Angola Offers Visa On Arrival to Nationals From 61 Countries". Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
25. ^ CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK - UPDATE 14.03.2020 Archived 2020-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, International Air Transport Association
26. ^ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
27. ^ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-10-15.

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Visa policy by country

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt6
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Niger
* R Congo
* Rwanda
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Anguilla1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda1
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canada
* Cayman Islands1
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Greenland5
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Montserrat1
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1
* Suriname
* Falkland Islands1
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Puerto Rico4
* Virgin Islands4
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Afghanistan
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Armenia2
* Artsakh2 3
* Azerbaijan2
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus2
* East Timor
* Egypt6
* Georgia2
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan2
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Russia2
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* South Ossetia2
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan (Republic of China)3
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Philippines
* Turkey2
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia2
* Artsakh2 3
* Austria
* Azerbaijan2
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Cyprus2
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Greenland
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Overseas
* Georgia2
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Kazakhstan2
* Kosovo3
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Overseas
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia2
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Ossetia2 3
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria3
* Turkey2
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Overseas
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* American Samoa4
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam4
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands4
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

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Visa requirements

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Burkinabe
* Burundian
* Cameroonian
* Cape Verdean
* Central African Republic
* Chadian
* Comorian
* DR Congo
* Djiboutian
* Egyptian4
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Ethiopian
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Lesotho
* Liberian
* Libyan
* Malagasy
* Malawian
* Malian
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
* Mozambican
* Namibian
* Nigerian
* Nigerien
* R Congo
* Rwandan
* Saint Helena1
* Santomean
* Senegalese
* Seychellois
* Sierra Leonean
* Somali (Somaliland)
* South African
* South Sudanese
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Ugandan
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Americas|

* Anguillan1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentine
* Bahamian
* Barbadian
* Belizean
* Bermudian1
* Bolivian
* Brazilian
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canadian
* Caymanian1
* Chilean
* Colombian
* Costa Rican
* Cuban
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuadorian
* Salvadoran
* Greenlandic
* Grenadian
* Guatemalan
* Guyanese
* Haitian
* Honduran
* Jamaican
* Mexican
* Montserratian1
* Nicaraguan
* Panamanian
* Paraguayan
* Peruvian
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucian
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Surinamese
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Uruguayan
* Venezuelan

Asia|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Afghanistani
* Armenian3
* Artsakh3 5
* Azerbaijani2
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Bhutanese
* Bruneian
* Cambodian
* Chinese
* Hong Kongese
* Macanese
* Cypriot3
* East Timorese
* Egyptian4
* Emirati
* Georgian2
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Israeli
* Japanese
* Jordanian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kuwaiti
* Kyrgyzstani
* Laotian
* Lebanese
* Malaysian
* Maldivian
* Mongolian
* Myanmar
* Nepalese
* North Korean
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Omani
* Pakistani
* Palestinian
* Philippine
* Qatari
* Russian2
* Saudi
* Singaporean
* South Korean
* South Ossetian2 5
* Sri Lankan
* Syrian
* Taiwanese5
* Tajik
* Thai
* Turkish2
* Turkmen
* Uzbekistani
* Vietnamese
* Yemeni

Europe|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Albanian
* Andorran
* Armenian3
* Artsakh3 5
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani2
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC)
* Bulgarian
* North Macedonia
* Croatian
* Cypriot3
* Czech
* Danish
* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Dutch
* Estonian (Non-citizens)
* Finnish
* French
* Georgian2
* German
* Greek
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kosovan5
* Latvian (Non-citizens)
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuanian
* Luxembourg
* Maltese
* Moldovan
* Montenegrin
* Monégasque
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian9
* San Marino
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* South Ossetian2 5
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Transnistrian5
* Turkish2
* Ukrainian
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* Australian
* Fijian
* Kiribati
* Marshallese
* Micronesian
* Nauruan
* New Zealand
* Palauan
* Papua New Guinean
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoan
* Solomon Islands
* Tongan
* Tuvaluan
* Vanuatuan

Other|

* Crew members
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Green Card

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republics of Artsakh and Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. 4 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. 5 Partially recognized.

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