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Czechia to Sao Tome and Principe
How long can I stay, and can I extend it?
São Tomé and Príncipe allows Czech ordinary passport holders to stay for up to 10 days without a visa. Stays longer than 10 days require a visa.
Can children travel on this route?
Travellers under 18 must carry a notarised letter of parental consent.
What should I do before I travel?
Before you travel, check that your ordinary Czech passport is valid for at least six months beyond your planned date of entry to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Arrange and be ready to show proof of a return flight and proof of a hotel booking, and have evidence of sufficient funds for your stay available in case immigration asks for them.
Obtain a notarised letter of parental consent if a traveller under 18 is travelling without both parents.
Travel insurance is recommended for your trip, though it is not required for entry.
What happens at the border?
On arrival immigration may ask you to present your passport and to show proof of sufficient funds for the stay, your return flight, and your hotel booking.
No arrival registration or entry card is required.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a visa to visit São Tomé and Príncipe?
Czech citizens do not need a visa to enter São Tomé and Príncipe for stays of up to 10 days. A visa becomes necessary for any stay longer than 10 days.
How long does my passport need to be valid?
Your Czech passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond your date of entry into São Tomé and Príncipe.
What travel document do I need?
A passport is the accepted travel document for entry to São Tomé and Príncipe; carry your ordinary Czech passport.
What documents might immigration ask to see at the border?
You may be asked at the border to show proof of sufficient funds for your stay, a return flight, and proof of a hotel booking.
Do I need travel insurance to enter?
Travel insurance is recommended for travel to São Tomé and Príncipe but it is not a condition of entry.
What do minors need to travel there?
Travellers under 18 need a notarised letter of parental consent to travel to São Tomé and Príncipe.
Where can I check the official rules?
When was this last checked?
Our checker last confirmed these requirements on August 10, 2026. Entry rules can change without notice, so confirm against the official source below before you travel.
Before you travel
- 1Check your passport
Your passport must stay valid for 6 months beyond your trip.
- 2Get the required vaccinations
No mandatory vaccinations
- 3Carry proof of funds for your stay
Money for the Stay and Proof of Return Flight and Proof of Hotel Booking and Flight Back
- 4Travelling with a child
Letter of Parental Consent with Notary
- Travel insurance
Not required to enter, but treatment is charged to visitors — worth a policy that covers repatriation.
- Save your embassy’s contact
Your nearest mission: Portugal — worth having if your documents are lost.
Open the embassy page - Stays up to 10 days
Longer than that needs a visa, and the exemption covers tourism — not paid work or study.
- Read our travel guides
Local know-how, seasons and etiquette — the things a border does not check but a trip depends on.
Open the guide
More about Sao Tome and Principe
Africa
- Capital
- São Tomé
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (XAF)
- Known for
- Beautiful beaches, Cocoa production, Rich biodiversity
- Food
- Fish dishes, Milho Frito, Duck rice
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Czechia embassy in Portugal