Visa requirements for Angola

Most visitors enter Angola visa-free. 103 of 199 passports need no visa in advance; 96 need a visa or authorisation arranged before travel.

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Rules by passport

Visa-free (103)

Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Barbados
Belgium
Belize
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Eswatini
Fiji
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guyana
Haiti
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Kiribati
Latvia
Lesotho
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Monaco
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Nauru
New Zealand
Norway
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
the Bahamas
the Dominican Republic
the Marshall Islands
the Netherlands
the Philippines
the Seychelles
the Solomon Islands
the United Arab Emirates
the United Kingdom
the United States
the Vatican City
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Checked against Angolan Ministry of External Relations (MIREX) - Embassy in South Africa, SME - Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, lex.ao (Angolan legal database) / Council of Ministers scm.gov.ao on October 10, 2026.

Visa required (96)

Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Chad
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Honduras
Hong Kong
Iran
Iraq
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Macao
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palestine
Paraguay
Peru
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
the Central African Republic
the Comoros
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Gambia
the Maldives
the Republic of the Congo
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen

Visa fees for Angola

Visa fee: No official source publishes this information. No official fee schedule published after checking the sources listed Checked: Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros (SME), Angola, Embassy of Angola in South Africa (MIREX).

Processing times

Visa type	Processing time	Source
Visa	Processamento em 72 horas (processing in 72 hours)	Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros (SME), Angola

Apply through official channels

Start the official Angola eVISA portal (SME) Portal identifies itself as the official government platform

Travel insurance for Angola

Travel insurance

Not required. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Angola, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors.

Some visa services claim insurance is mandatory for Angola and charge you for a policy. We found no official rule behind those claims, so we will not present it as one. Insurance may still be a sensible choice for your trip, but for Angola it is your choice, not an entry rule. We watch for new mandates daily, and this page will say so if one appears.

Countries that do require it: the full travel insurance requirements list.

Sources and verification

199 of 199 passport rules verified against Angolan Ministry of External Relations (MIREX) - Embassy in South Africa, SME - Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, lex.ao (Angolan legal database) / Council of Ministers scm.gov.ao, 0 with no official source publishing the rule.

Angolan Ministry of External Relations (MIREX) - Embassy in South Africa (checked October 10, 2026)
SME - Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros (checked October 10, 2026)
lex.ao (Angolan legal database) / Council of Ministers scm.gov.ao (checked October 10, 2026)

Common questions

Do I need a visa for Angola?

It depends on your passport. 103 of 199 passports enter Angola visa-free; 96 need a visa or authorisation arranged in advance. Find your passport in the groups above.

How long does Angola visa processing take?

Standard processing for the visa: Processamento em 72 horas (processing in 72 hours).

Do I need travel insurance for Angola?

No verified requirement. No official source we have checked requires travel insurance to visit Angola, and none publishes a minimum coverage amount for visitors. Some visa services claim it is mandatory and charge for a policy; we found no official rule behind those claims.