Qatar visa requirements for São Tomé & Príncipe citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
🔓 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:
Qatar: GCC residents get a single-entry 30-day visa on arrival.
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 Qatar Hayya portal · fee: varies. Applying directly through the government portal is always the cheapest option.
Apply on the official portal →