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Tourist Visa or Tourism Visa Exemption

AngolaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A tourist visa is normally required and is granted by diplomatic and consular missions. Nationals of countries with a visa exemption agreement may enter without a visa; the Executive may also unilaterally establish visa exemptions for stays under 90 days per year.

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  • The supplied capture does not include the full nationality matrix or the specific list of exempt countries; it only states the general legal basis for exemptions.
  • Article 51(1)
    O visto de turismo é concedido pelas missões diplo- máticas e consulares angolanas
  • Article 14(4)(b)
    De país com o qual a República de Angola tenha assinado acordo de isenção de visto
  • Article 14(5)
    O Executivo pode estabelecer unilateralmente isenção de vistos de entrada para estadias inferiores a 90 dias por ano

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The Tourist Visa covers entry for family reasons, business prospecting, participation in scientific and technological activities, or recreational, sports, or cultural visits.

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  • Article 51(1)
    O visto de turismo é concedido pelas missões diplo- máticas e consulares angolanas ao cidadão estrangeiro que pretenda entrar na República de Angola, por razões familiares, para prospecção de negócios, para participar em actividades científicas e tecnológicas, ou em visita de carácter recreativo, desportivo ou cultural

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The Tourist Visa is valid for 120 days, allows multiple entries, permits a stay of up to 30 days, and may be extended twice for equal periods.

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  • Article 51(2)
    O visto de turismo é válido por 120 dias, para múltiplas entradas, e permite uma permanência de até 30 dias, prorro- gável por duas vezes, por igual período

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For the Tourist Visa, proof of subsistence means and a return or onward ticket are required in addition to the general visa conditions.

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  • Article 64
    Para concessão de Visto de Turismo, para além dos requi- sitos previstos no artigo 61.º, é obrigatória a comprovação da existência de meios de subsistência e de bilhete de regresso ao país de origem ou para outro destino

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The Tourist Visa is granted by diplomatic and consular missions. It may be extended twice for equal periods.

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  • Article 51(1)
    O visto de turismo é concedido pelas missões diplo- máticas e consulares angolanas
  • Article 51(2)
    prorro- gável por duas vezes, por igual período

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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