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Visa-free, 30 days
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions2 to check
- The tourist visa does not allow its holder to establish residence in Angola or the exercise of any paid activity.
- The exemption does not dispense with the formalities applicable at border posts, including presentation of a passport valid for the stay and, when justified, an international vaccination certificate.
Your stay
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Official wording
NOTE: Nationals of the countries mentioned below are, under the terms of the above Decree, exempt from tourist visa requirements for stays in the Republic of Angola of up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year: ⦁ Algeria ⦁ American Samoa ⦁ Antigua and Barbuda ⦁ Argentina ⦁ Australia ⦁ Austria ⦁ Bahamas ⦁ Barbados ⦁ Belgium ⦁ Belize ⦁ Botswana ⦁ Brazil ⦁ Bulgaria ⦁ Canada ⦁ Cape Verde ⦁ Chile ⦁ China ⦁ Cook Islands ⦁ Croatia ⦁ Cyprus ⦁ Czech Republic ⦁ Denmark ⦁ Dominican Republic ⦁ East Timor ⦁ Equatorial Guinea ⦁ Estonia ⦁ Eswatini ⦁ Fiji ⦁ Finland ⦁ France ⦁ Germany ⦁ Gracia ⦁ Grenada ⦁ Guyana ⦁ Haiti ⦁ Hungary ⦁ Iceland ⦁ India ⦁ Indonesia ⦁ Ireland ⦁ Israel ⦁ Italy ⦁ Jamaica ⦁ Japan ⦁ Kingdom of Spain ⦁ Kiribati ⦁ Latvia ⦁ Lesotho ⦁ Lithuania ⦁ Luxembourg ⦁ Madagascar ⦁ Malawi ⦁ Malta ⦁ Marshall Islands ⦁ Mauritius ⦁ Mexico ⦁ Micronesia ⦁ Monaco ⦁ Morocco ⦁ Nauru ⦁ Netherlands ⦁ New Zealand ⦁ Niue ⦁ Norway ⦁ Palau ⦁ Panama ⦁ Papoa New Guinea ⦁ Poland ⦁ Portugal ⦁ Qatar ⦁ Romania ⦁ Russia ⦁ Rwanda ⦁ Saint Christopher of the Snows ⦁ Saint Lucia ⦁ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⦁ Salmon Islands ⦁ Saudi Arabia ⦁ Seychelles ⦁ Singapore ⦁ Slovakia ⦁ Slovenia ⦁ South Korea ⦁ Suriname ⦁ Sweden ⦁ Switzerland ⦁ Tanzania ⦁ Tonga ⦁ Trinidad and Tobago ⦁ Tuvalu ⦁ Türkiye ⦁ United Arab Emirates ⦁ United Kingdom of Great Britain ⦁ United States of America ⦁ Uruguay ⦁ Vanuatu ⦁ Vatican ⦁ Zimbabwe
Aevamo’s reading
Decreto Presidencial 189/23, published in the Diário da República I Série n.º 185 of 29 September 2023, is the instrument that establishes the current legal regime for tourist entry to Angola: it creates the exemption for the 98 listed countries (article 3 and annex) and the simplified tourist-visa procedure for everyone else (article 4). It is the operative instrument rather than a description of one — the SME page and the consular pages describe and apply this decree.
The passage is the SME page's exemption note and full list under Decree 189/23: it states that nationals of the countries mentioned are exempt from tourist visa requirements for stays of up to 30 days per entry and 90 days per year, and it names every exempt country in the annex, so a holder of any of these issuers' passports enters visa-free on those terms.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Decreto Presidencial 189/23: Diário da República I Série n.º 185, 29 September 2023, in force on publication (article 8: 'entra em vigor na data da sua publicação'); SME eVISA page carries '© 2026 SME' (current operational list); South Africa–Angola waiver effective 1 December 2017; Philippines added by Decreto Presidencial 193/25 in October 2025; HKSAR list updated 27 July 2026.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.