Angola entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You can visit Angola without a visa for up to 30 days for tourism. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Angola travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 28 May 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Angola, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Angola with a British passport?
In short: You can visit Angola without a visa for up to 30 days for tourism.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You do not need a visa to visit Angola for up to 30 days, if visiting for tourism.
If travelling for work, study or business, you must get a visa in advance. If you do not have a visa, or if you have the wrong visa, you may be stopped from boarding or detained at the airport on arrival. Angola’s deportation process can take a long time.
You can be fined 15,000 Angolan kwanzas a day if you overstay your visa. You may not be allowed to leave the country until your fine has been paid. You may also not be allowed to re-enter Angola.
The Angolan authorities can fine you for visa offences, including:
- working, studying or living in Angola without the correct visa
- changing employment without notifying the authorities
- employing staff with incorrect visas
- failing to renew residence cards
- changing address without notifying the authorities
Official source: GOV.UK – Angola travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 28 May 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
Your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Angola and have at least 2 blank pages.
Official source: GOV.UK – Angola travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 28 May 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Angola
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Blank pages: the official text says “…at least 2 blank pages…”. The checker does not count pages.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 1 November 2023: “British nationals visiting Angola are no longer required to show yellow fever vaccination card ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 9 October 2023: “British Nationals visiting Angola as tourists are no longer required to apply for a visa for visits up to 30 days ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 6 October 2023: “Information about announced changes to visa requirements to enter Angola ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 28 July 2023: “Information about the removal of all COVID-19 requirements to enter and exit Angola ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages).”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Angola (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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