The information was provided to Jornal de Angola yesterday by the director of the SME's Institutional Communication and Press Office, Domingas Zeferino Mendonça.

When reacting to Angola's inclusion in the list of main tourist destinations in 2024, prepared by the North American channel CNN, the SME communications manager indicated that the approval of the aforementioned Presidential Decree represents a correct legislative measure for the country's visibility and growth of economy.Countries not covered

The Decree, he stressed, follows specific criteria. "Regarding citizens of countries that are not on the list of 98, they can also visit Angola, with the prerogative of facilitating the acquisition of a visa, requested through the website www.sms.gov.ao, without any bureaucracy", he said.

Domingas Zeferino Mendonça clarified the Presidential Decree grants beneficiaries the right to stay for 30 days for each entry and 90 days per year.

In accordance with Presidential Decree No. 189/23, citizens of beneficiary countries will be able to enjoy exemption from tourist visas, being able to stay for up to 30 days per entry and up to 90 days per year.
However, this exemption does not exempt you from other formalities, such as presenting a passport valid for more than six months and, when necessary, an international vaccination certificate.

Other type of visas

The regime provided for in the Presidential Decree applies exclusively to the granting of tourist visas.

For other types of visas, such as work, study, medical treatment or residence permit, foreign citizens must request the corresponding visa from diplomatic missions or consular posts in their country of origin or habitual residence.

The diploma establishes that the diplomatic and consular missions of the Republic of Angola must guarantee simplified and unbureaucratic service, with a maximum period of three working days for granting a tourist visa.

Furthermore, this type of visa can be made through the Official Internet Portal of the Migration and Foreigners Service, with a decision also within three working days.

The list of countries benefiting from this visa exemption covers a wide range of nations in various regions of the world.

From Africa, 14 countries are on the list, such as the Kingdom of Eswatini, Morocco, Lesotho, Equatorial Guinea, Mauritius, Republic of Seychelles, Cape Verde, Botswana, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Algeria and Tanzania.

There are 11 countries in Asia, namely the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Qatar, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor-Leste and China.

Europe leads with a total of 35, namely Switzerland, Vatican State, Czech Republic, Russian Federation, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Hungary, Netherlands, Principality of Monaco, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Spain, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Norway, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Iceland.

It also includes eight countries in America, such as the United States of America, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Chile, Panama, Brazil and Uruguay.

From Oceania there are 14, namely Australia, Republic of Fiji, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Nauru, New Zealand, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Independent United States of Samoa, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu , Republic of Vanuatu and Niue.

Finally, 16 countries in the Caribbean and Pacific are covered by the tourist visa exemption, such as Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Republic of Haiti, Cook Islands, Jamaica, Republic of Kiribati, Dominican Republic , Saint Lucia, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Republic of Suriname and Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.