Kalandula Falls on the Lucala River, Malanje, Angola

Who needs a visa for Angola?

Sub-Saharan Africa · Luanda

Photo: Paulo César Santos / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Of 198 nationalities, 100 enter Angola with no paperwork at all. The rest: 1 can get a visa at the border and 97 must be approved before they travel.

We have not found a Angola government portal we can link to with confidence, so we link to none — a lookalike is worse than nothing. Apply through Angola's own immigration service or its embassy.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 100

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

Visa on arrival 1

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 97

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.

About Angola

Region
Middle Africa
Capital
Luanda
Population
39,040,039 2025 · 39th of 197
Size
1,246,700 km² 22nd largest of 199
Density
31 per km²
Language
Portuguese
Currency
Angolan kwanza AOA

Capital, area, languages and currency from the open country dataset, pulled 21 September 2026. Population from the World Bank, series updated 13 July 2026. Density is calculated from the two figures above.