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 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
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Visa exemption
editThe following countries are exempt from visas under bilateral agreements.[5]
Citizens of the following countries can visit 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.
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30 days
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A mutual visa free agreement was signed with Turkey, but it has yet to be ratified.[9]
On October 21, 2023, Angola and Kenya agreed that each other would not require visas and would take steps to implement this as soon as possible.[10]
| Date of visa changes |
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Diplomatic and official passports
editIn addition, holders of diplomatic or official/service passports of the following countries can also visit Angola without a visa for a maximum period of 30 days:
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Visa waiver agreements for diplomatic and service passports were signed with the
Visa waiver agreement for diplomatic passport were signed with Benin,[18] Republic of the Congo,[19] Djibouti,[20] Ghana,[21] Morocco[22] and Timor-Leste[23] but have not yet come into force.
Transit
editPassengers 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
editMost visitors arriving to Angola for tourism purpose were nationals from the following countries:[24][25]
| Country/Territory | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
 Portugal |
82,629 | 219,258 |
 South Africa |
49,424 | 56,852 |
 China |
76,016 | 49,965 |
 Brazil |
70,184 | 44,001 |
 Namibia |
61,505 | 25,079 |
 France |
20,097 | 18,806 |
 United Kingdom |
14,267 | 18,363 |
 DR Congo |
13,824 | 692 |
 Congo |
11,432 | 613 |
 India |
9,170 | 6,464 |
 Italy |
9,150 | 17,274 |
| Total | 592,495 | 594,998 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Decreto Presidencial n.º 189/23" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Diário da República. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Visas – Angola Embassy". Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
- ^ "Kaza UniVisa to include Angola, Botswana and Namibia". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
- ^ "Angola seeks Univisa". Archived from the original on 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
- ^ "SME PORTAL".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "DECRETO PRESIDENCIAL Angola isenta cidadãos de 98 países de vistos de turismo". Governo de Angola (in Portuguese). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "🌍 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.
- ^ "Ruto scraps visa requirements for Angolan citizens".
- ^ Hidipo Hamutenya. "Namibia and Angola: Analysis of a symbiotic relationship". p. 94. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Селаковић: Историјско пријатељство и разумевање Србије и Анголе".
- ^ Under visa exemption agreement on 3 February 2014; from 10 October 2015 [1] Archived 2019-07-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2]
- ^ "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.
- ^ [3]
- ^ "Ghana, Angola waive Entry Visa Requirements". 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ [4]
- ^ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2014". Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ "Anuário de Estatística do Turismo 2015". Archived from the original on 2017-06-13. Retrieved 2017-10-15.