Trip checklist: Angola

For South African passport holders. Last checked 5 October 2026.

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Visa requirement

South Africans don't need a visa for Angola.

Permitted stay

You can stay up to 30 days per visit.

Before you go

• Purpose of visit

  Tourism only. Work, study and business need advance authorisation or a visa (FCDO). The GSA describes the entry as a 'visa on arrival' stamp valid 30 days.

• Passport validity

  At least 6 months after arrival, with at least 2 blank pages (FCDO); The GSA says 3 blank pages.

• How to apply

  No application for tourism stays within the limits. For other purposes, or stays beyond 30 days per entry or 90 per year, apply via the SME e-Visa portal (smevisa.gov.ao, which redirects to evisa.ao): processing about 72 hours, processing fee payable online (amount not shown).

• Where South Africans apply

  Not needed for exempt tourism. For visas: SME e-Visa portal, or Embassy of the Republic of Angola, 1030 Francis Baard St, Pretoria (tel +27 12 342 0049/50, visas@angolanembassy.org).

• Return or onward ticket

  The GSA lists a return ticket and itinerary.

• Proof of funds

  The GSA lists 3 months of bank statements.

• Accommodation or invitation

  The GSA lists a hotel booking confirmation.

• Vaccinations, including yellow fever on return to South Africa

  ANGOLA: yellow fever certificate expected at entry (The GSA calls it compulsory; Angola is a yellow fever risk country). RETURN TO SOUTH AFRICA: Angola is on South Africa's yellow fever risk-country list. South African Department of Health / DIRCO rules require every traveller over 1 year old (South Africans included) arriving from a risk country, or transiting a risk-country airport for more than 12 hours, to show a valid yellow fever certificate (vaccine at least 10 days before departure; certificates are valid for life). Without one you may be refused entry or quarantined for up to 6 days. FCDO specifically warns you'll need a certificate for onward travel to South Africa.

• Extending your stay and overstaying

  Overstay fine of AOA 15,000 per day, plus possible deportation and delays on departure.

• Confirm with the embassy

  Rules change. Check the official source before you book.

Where to apply

• Serviço de Migração e Estrangeiros (SME), Angola – e-Visa portal (reached via redirect from smevisa.gov.ao) https://evisa.ao/ao/

Research sources

1. 1. Serviço de Migração e Estrangeiros (SME), Angola – e-Visa portal (reached via redirect from smevisa.gov.ao) (Official, evisa.ao) https://evisa.ao/ao/
2. 2. UK FCDO (Other government, gov.uk) https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/angola/entry-requirements
3. 3. National Department of Health, South Africa (Other government, health.gov.za) https://www.health.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Protocols-for-Travellers.pdf
4. 4. DIRCO (South African High Commission, Canberra) (Other government, dirco.gov.za) https://dirco.gov.za/canberra/yellow-fever/
5. 5. Wikipedia (Reference, en.wikipedia.org) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Angola
6. 6. The GSA (South African visa agency) (Commercial, thegsa.co.za) https://www.thegsa.co.za/visa-and-country-info/2570-angola-country-guide

From doineedavisa.co.za/angola. Always confirm with the embassy before you travel.