Republic of Angola · work sponsored
Work Visa
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Angola work-visa category for foreign nationals whose stay involves employment or a work assignment, with SME portal filing and official fee references.
- Processing time
- SME says foreign users can register to request and monitor a visa through the portal. No public standard processing target was found on the reviewed pages.
- Government fees
- The official consular fee decree lists Visto de Trabalho at USD 250. The migration-act fee decree also lists domestic work-visa and work-visa extension fee lines.
- Typical duration
- The public source set reviewed here does not publish a standard work-visa validity period; confirm validity, renewal and extension timing through SME or the Angolan mission before filing.
- Sponsorship required
- Yes
- Leads to permanent residency
- No
Overview
Angola SME names Work Visa as a public service on the official portal and publishes the foreigner-law framework and fee decrees through the legislation page. The consular fee decree lists Visto de Trabalho at USD 250, and the migration-act fee decree lists domestic work-visa and work-visa extension fees. Detailed public eligibility and document checklists were not exposed outside the SME account/login flow during review, so applicants and employers should verify the current job, contract, sector-authorisation and filing evidence directly with SME or the competent Angolan mission before relying on this category.
Additional sources
Primary source
SME service catalogue ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola
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Primary source
SME foreign user registration - request and monitor visa ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola
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Primary source
Presidential Decree 21/19 - migration-act fees ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola
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Primary source
Presidential Decree 20/19 - consular migration fees ↗ · Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola
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Eligibility
Typical criteria
- ✓The intended activity is work or an employment-linked assignment in Angola.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ✓The employer, sponsor or project can support the official filing where the current checklist requires it.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ✓The applicant uses SME or the competent Angolan mission to confirm the current work-visa checklist.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ✓The applicant plans for extension or status follow-up before the visa expires.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
Common blockers
- !The activity is a short business visit rather than work requiring a work-visa category.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- !No employer, project or work-purpose evidence is available for the official filing channel.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- !The applicant relies only on fee-table category names without checking current SME documentary requirements.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
Typical evidence
- ·Passport and identity evidence required by SME or the mission.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ·Employer, contract, assignment or project evidence requested by the current work-visa checklist.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ·Any sector, company or invitation evidence requested by the filing channel.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
- ·Fee-payment evidence where the official channel requires it.Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola ↗
Application pathway
Check the route fit
Confirm that the Angola activity belongs in the work-visa category rather than visitor, ordinary or temporary-stay routing.
Build the evidence pack
Have the employer or project owner prepare the work-purpose evidence requested by SME or the Angolan mission.
Submit through the official channel
Submit through the official SME account flow or the competent Angolan mission channel.
After approval
Track expiry and extension timing using the official fee and SME follow-up channels.
Official application links
Where to actually go next
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.
- Official portalApplicant + sponsorUse 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
- Official guidanceApplicant + sponsorRead 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
- FeesApplicant + sponsorCheck the work-visa fee decree ↗
Use this official Angola source to confirm the current filing channel, evidence list and fee position for check the work-visa fee decree.
Servico de Migracao e Estrangeiros, Angola · verified
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Frequently asked questions
Is there an official Angola work visa category?+
Yes. SME lists Work Visa on the official portal and the official fee decrees include Visto de Trabalho fee lines.
Does the public source give a complete checklist?+
Not outside the account flow in the reviewed source set. The page should be treated as a category and official-channel map, with the checklist confirmed through SME or the mission before filing.
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