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Qatar visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens

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

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e-Visa required
São Tomé & Príncipe citizens need an e-visa, applied for online for Qatar.

🔓 Skip the visa with a third-country document

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

Visa on arrival · 30 days
🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe passport🇦🇪 GCC residence permit🇶🇦 Qatar: visa on arrival · 30d

Qatar: GCC residents get a single-entry 30-day visa on arrival.

Qualifying documents: GCC residence permit
Conditions: GCC residence valid 3+ more months, approved profession on the residence card, hotel booking and return ticket; extendable by another 30 days
Source: MOI Qatar / visitqatar.com · verified 2026-07-04

Entry details

Travelling to Qatar on a São Tomé & Príncipe passport, you need an e-visa, applied for online. The São Tomé & Príncipe passport currently ranks #142 of 199 worldwide, with 61 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.

Qatar is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 99 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #95 with 106 open destinations. Interestingly Qatar citizens have the better deal, facing only visa-free in the opposite direction.

In the opposite direction, Qatar citizens travelling to São Tomé & Príncipe face: visa-free for up to 15 days.

How to get the e-visa

🏛️ Official government option

Official Qatar Hayya portal · fee: varies. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.

Apply on the official portal →

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