Entry/Exit Requirements

A passport and visa are required and must be obtained in advance of travel.  An International Certificate of Vaccination is also required.  If you are planning to live in or visit Angola, you should allow several weeks for the processing of your visa application. Angola does not issue airport visas, and persons arriving without visas are subject to arrest or exclusion.  You may also encounter delays or exclusions if you do not have at least one blank visa page in your passport for entry stamps.  Please note that Angolan embassies and consulates will not issue visas unless the passport has at least six months’ validity remaining.  Angola does not require travelers to have an exit visa.  If your international immunization card does not show inoculations against yellow fever within the past ten years, you may be subject to exclusion, on-the-spot vaccination, and/or heavy fines.  If you remain in Angola beyond your authorized visa duration, you may be subject to large fines and arrest.

In 2012, the rules for exporting currency out of Angola changed.  Both residents and non-residents can take up to 50,000 kwanzas in local currency, worth roughly USD $500, out of the country.  In addition, residents can take out of Angola the equivalent of USD $15,000 (in USD or another non-kwanza currency) and non-residents can take out up to USD $10,000.  Police officials at the Luanda airport regularly search departing passengers for currency and will confiscate amounts over those limits.

When entering Angola, residents must declare any type of currency worth more than the equivalent of USD $15,000 and non-residents must declare any type of currency worth more than the equivalent of USD $10,000.

Current information on entry requirements may be obtained from the Embassy of Angola at 2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, tel. (202) 452-1042, fax (202) 452-1043. Visit the Embassy of Angola’s website for the most current visa information.

The U.S. Department of State is unaware of any HIV/AIDS entry restrictions for visitors or foreign residents of Angola. 

Information about dual nationality or the prevention of international child abduction can be found on our web site. For further information about customs regulations, please read our Customs Information page.