Sub Saharan Africa

Angola
Still current at: 25 November 2009 Updated: 20 November 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary (reference to the African Cup of Nations football tournament in 2010), the Air Travel section and the Health section (Swine Flu). The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Entry requirements

Visas

You should check all entry requirements with the Angolan Embassy in London (http://www.angola.org.uk/Default.aspx?IDM=1&IDLang=1). Issuing visas to enter Angola is a matter for the Angolan Government. The FCO and British Embassy are unable to get involved on your behalf. The process can take a long time and you should apply several weeks before your intended travel date. We recommend applying at lease six weeks in advance.

Visas cannot be obtained on arrival at any airport. You must obtain a valid visa and/or work permit before travelling to Angola otherwise you will be detained at the airport and subsequently deported. This may take several weeks. Detention conditions are very basic.

You may be fined 150 US dollars per day if you overstay your visa. You will be fined either on discovery or at the airport.

Fines are in place for a wide range of visa offences. For example, you may be fined if you: work, study or reside without the correct visa; change employment without notifying the authorities; employ staff with incorrect visas; fail to renew residence cards; and change address without notifying the authorities.

You should check all entry requirements with the Angolan Embassy in London.

Passport validity

Your passport should be valid for a minimum of six months on entry.

Yellow Fever certificates

You will need a valid certificate of vaccination against Yellow Fever, otherwise you will have to be inoculated at the airport.

Travelling with children

Single parents or other adults travelling alone with children should be aware that some countries require documentary evidence of parental responsibility before allowing children to enter the country or, in some cases, before permitting the children to leave the country. For further information on exactly what will be required at immigration, both on entry and exit, please contact the Angolan Embassy in London.

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Contacts

Angola, Luanda, British Embassy

Address:

British Embassy
Rua Diogo Cão 4
Caixa Postal 1244

Telephone:

(244) (222) 334582
(244) (222) 334583
(244) (222) 392991
(244) (222) 397681

Fax:

(244) (222) 333331

Office hours:

Embassy opening hours
Mondays to Thursday - from 08:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:30
Fridays - from 08:30 to 13:00

Visa

By appointment only

Consular

Mon-Thur: 07:00-11:00 and 13:00-15:00
Fri: 07:00-11:00

Local time = GMT+1

Website: http://ukinangola.fco.gov.uk/en/

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