Angola lifts tourist visa requirement for travellers from 98 countries!

Angola has waived tourist visa requirements for citizens from several countries in a bid to boost local tourism. According to Presidential Decree No. 189/23 (29 September 2023), the country has passed a resolution to allow travellers from 98 countries visa-free entry for for a period of up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year. For other types of visas than tourist visa, such as work, study, medical treatment or residence permit, foreign citizens have to request the corresponding visa from Angolan diplomatic missions or consular posts in their country of origin or habitual residence.
The 90-day visa-free stay in Angola is granted to travellers from the following coutries:

• Africa:
• Tanzania, Eswatini, Morocco, Lesotho, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Guinea, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Sychelles, Cape Verde and Algeria
• Asia:
• United Arab Emirates, Israel, Qatar, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor-Leste and China
• Europe:
• Switzerland, the Russian Federation, Germany, Sweden, the Vatican State, the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, the Principality of Monaco, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Norway, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Iceland and Italy and Portugal
• America:
• United States of America, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Panama, Uruguay and Brazil
• Oceania:
• Australia, the Republic of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, the Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Independent United States of Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, Republic of Vanuatu and Niue
• Caribbean and Pacific region:
• Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Republic of Haiti, Cook Islands, Jamaica, Republic of Kiribati and Dominican Republic. Saint Lucia, the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Travellers from these 98 countries who are intending to visit Angola must present a passport valid for more than six months, a return ticket and, when necessary, an international vaccination certificate at the country's ports of entry.  The new directive takes effect immediately.