Angola
Zambia passportEdit check
Visa-free, no stated limit
The rule sets no maximum stay. How long you may stay is decided when you enter.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Source & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
The countries listed below are also exempt from visa requirements for short stays, under the terms of bilateral agreements: ⦁ Mozambique ⦁ Namibia ⦁ Sao Tome and Principe ⦁ South Africa ⦁ Zambia
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 states that the countries listed below are exempt from visa requirements for short stays under bilateral agreements and names Mozambique, Namibia, São Tomé e Príncipe, South Africa and Zambia; the four issuers on this row are the listed countries other than South Africa (which has its own row), so they enter visa-free under their bilateral agreements.
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.