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🇦🇴 Republic of Angola · study

Study Visa

By Sam Parks · Last reviewed: 27 June 2026

Angola study-visa category for foreign students, backed by SME legal and official fee sources.

No sponsorship requiredDoes not lead to permanent residencyThe reviewed public SME pages do not publish a standard study-visa duration; confirm validity and extension timing against the course length before filing.In flux
Processing time
SME provides an account flow for foreign users to request and monitor visas, but no public standard decision-time target was found in the reviewed pages.
Government fees
The official consular fee decree lists Visto de Estudo at USD 150. The migration-act fee decree lists domestic study-visa and study-extension fee lines.
Typical duration
The reviewed public SME pages do not publish a standard study-visa duration; confirm validity and extension timing against the course length before filing.
Sponsorship required
No
Leads to permanent residency
No
Reviewed 27 June 2026Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
Rule changes note —Angola has moved public visa interaction into the SME transactional portal. The public site names visa and resident-card services and publishes the immigration legal framework and fee decrees, but some detailed checklists sit behind account/login pages and the law PDFs are image-scanned. Treat the route pages here as a category map and source-backed filing checklist, then confirm current documentary requirements through SME or the competent Angolan mission before filing.
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Overview

SME publishes the Angola foreigner legal framework and fee decrees through its legislation page. The consular fee decree lists Visto de Estudo at USD 150, and the migration-act fee decree lists domestic study-visa and study-visa extension fee lines. The reviewed public source set does not expose a complete study checklist outside the official account/legal framework, so students should confirm the current admission, enrolment, support, accommodation and filing evidence through SME, the school and the competent Angolan mission before filing.

ℹ️ Who can apply?

You do not need a job offer or employer to apply for the Study Visa. This route does not lead to permanent residence. Open to qualifying applicants from all countries.

Additional sources

  • Primary source

    SME official portal ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

  • Primary source

    SME service catalogue ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

  • Primary source

    SME foreign user registration - request and monitor visa ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

  • Primary source

    SME contacts ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

  • Primary source

    Presidential Decree 21/19 - migration-act fees ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

  • Primary source

    Presidential Decree 20/19 - consular migration fees ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola

    Link last verified: 27 June 2026

Eligibility

Typical criteria

  • ✓The applicant has an Angola study purpose confirmed by the current official filing channel.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ✓Admission, enrolment or school support evidence can be produced if requested.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ✓The applicant checks whether the school, SME or the Angolan mission has a current study-specific checklist.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ✓The applicant plans extension timing if the course continues beyond the first grant.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗

Common blockers

  • !No current admission, enrolment or education-purpose evidence is available.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • !The applicant intends to work rather than study and needs a work route.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • !The applicant files without confirming the current study checklist through SME, school or mission.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗

Typical evidence

  • ·Passport and identity evidence requested by the official channel.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ·Admission, enrolment, invitation or school-support evidence where requested.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ·Financial, accommodation, guardian or medical evidence if the current checklist requires it.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
  • ·Fee-payment proof where required.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗

Application pathway

  1. 01

    Check the route fit

    Confirm with the school and SME or mission that the study-visa category fits the programme.

  2. 02

    Build the evidence pack

    Prepare education, identity and support evidence according to the current checklist.

  3. 03

    Submit through the official channel

    Submit through the official SME account flow or mission channel.

  4. 04

    After approval

    Track visa validity and extension needs around the academic calendar.

Official application links

Where to actually go next

Government links only

These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.

  1. Official guidanceSchool
    Read the SME legislation page ↗

    Use this official Angola source to confirm the current filing channel, evidence list and fee position for read the sme legislation page.

    Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola · verified 27 June 2026

  2. Official portalApplicant
    Use the SME foreign-user portal ↗

    Use this official Angola source to confirm the current filing channel, evidence list and fee position for use the sme foreign-user portal.

    Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola · verified 27 June 2026

  3. FeesApplicant
    Check the study-visa fee decree ↗

    Use this official Angola source to confirm the current filing channel, evidence list and fee position for check the study-visa fee decree.

    Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola · verified 27 June 2026

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    Angola temporary-stay visa category for longer but time-limited stays, with official SME legal and fee sources.

  • Residence Fixation Visa

    Angola residence-fixation visa category for applicants whose purpose is to establish residence, subject to SME confirmation of the current basis.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an official study visa fee line?+−

Yes. SME publishes fee decrees that list Visto de Estudo and related domestic study-extension fee lines.

Does the public page give the full school checklist?+−

Not in the reviewed public source set. Students should confirm the checklist with SME, the school and the competent Angolan mission.

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