The short stay visa is granted by the Angolan diplomatic and consular missions to the foreign citizen who for urgency reasons needs to enter national territory.

The short stay visa must be used in the period of 72 hours and allows the foreign citizen to stay in national territory up to 7 days. The visa is extendable for equal period of time.

The short stay visa does not allow its holder to establish residence in national territory, nor to have any paid activity.

Requirements to obtain a sort stay visa:

1. Hold a passport with valid for at least nine (9)months;
2. Copy of the main page of the passport, as well as copies of the pages containing visas;
3. Minor, traveling with a parent must have written authorization duly signed one of the parents and authenticated. Two application forms properly filled and 2 Canadian passport photos;
4. The holder of the passport must have a photocopy of international vaccinations card.
5. It important that that applicant submit the itinerary to the destination country (Angola);
6. It is mandatory that the applicant submit a letter of invitation from Angola authenticated by Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
7. Criminal record translated into Portuguese with stamp of the notary and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Canada.