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Argentina visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens

Q: Do São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need a visa for Argentina?

Visa required: São Tomé & Príncipe passport holders need a visa obtained in advance when visiting Argentina.

Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset

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Visa required

Yes — São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need a visa for Argentina.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

Argentina admits São Tomé & Príncipe citizens on better terms if they already hold certain visas or residence permits of other countries:

Visa-free · 90 days

🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe passport＋🇺🇸 US Green Card or 2 more→🇦🇷 Argentina: visa-free · 90d

Argentina (2025): permanent residents of the US, Canada, the EU and the UK enter as tourists without a visa or AVE.

Qualifying documents: US Green Card, EU residence permit, UK residence permit

Conditions: permanent residence of the US, EU, UK or Canada

Source: cancilleria.gob.ar / Fragomen · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

On a São Tomé & Príncipe passport, you need a visa obtained in advance for Argentina. The São Tomé & Príncipe passport currently ranks #142 of 199 worldwide, with 61 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Argentina is selective but not restrictive, admitting 90 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #45 with 151 open destinations. The reverse direction is smoother: Argentina passport holders get e-visa required for São Tomé & Príncipe.

In the opposite direction, Argentina citizens travelling to São Tomé & Príncipe face: e-visa required.