The São Tomé and Príncipe passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 93 countries as of 2026, including 24 countries with full visa-free entry. Access destinations are categorized by location and entry privilege type.
Nauru, Vanuatu, and São Tomé and Príncipe each offer citizenship by investment programs, with entry points starting at approximately $90,000 (São Tomé and Príncipe), $130,000 (Vanuatu), and an unspecified amount for Nauru. Vanuatu's program is described as the most established of the three.
The São Tomé and Príncipe passport provides visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to over 90 countries, including South Africa and Singapore. The country's citizenship by investment program starts at $90,000.
Several African countries currently offer or are considering citizenship by investment programs, including São Tomé and Príncipe (reportedly starting at $90,000), Sierra Leone, Egypt, and Botswana. Kenya, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Nigeria are mentioned as potentially developing similar programs.
A video compares the cost and structure of several citizenship-by-investment programs for families of four, covering options in São Tomé and Príncipe, Nauru, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, St. Lucia, Grenada, Turkey, and Egypt. The comparison focuses on incremental per-person costs and program competitiveness for family applicants.