Visa policy of 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.

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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]

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Visa not required for up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year
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Visa exemption

The 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.

30 days

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]

Diplomatic and official passports

In 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:

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

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 to Angola for tourism purpose were nationals from the following countries: [24] [25]

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