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All visitors must carry a passport valid for at least six months after scheduled departure from Angola, with at least two empty pages for stamps. Applications for visas must be made in advance in the travellers' home country. A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is also essential for entry to Angola (the alternative is to face the risky mandatory immunisation at the airport). Visitors should also have documents and tickets for return or onward travel.
Americans: US citizens require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
UK nationals: UK citizens require a passport
and a visa to enter Angola.
Canadians: Canadians require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
Australians: Australians require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
South Africans: South African nationals require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
Irish nationals: Irish citizens require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
New Zealanders: New Zealand nationals require a passport and a visa to enter Angola.
Health
Yellow fever vaccinations are required for entry to Angola if coming from infected countries. Malaria, hepatitis A and B, rabies and polio are all prevalent in the country, which has exceedingly poor medical facilities, and medications are in short supply. It is wise to take Malaria prophilaxis when travelling through Angola. Cholera outbreaks also occur. Drinking water should be treated or bought in sealed bottles (avoid ice cubes in drinks) and care should be taken with hygiene and food, particularly street food, while travelling in Angola. In Luanda there are one or two good private clinics, but these are extremely expensive and require on-the-spot payment. Comprehensive medical insurance is therefore necessary, with provision for medical repatriation by air. The water supply is unsafe to drink, use only imported bottled water and avoid eating unpeeled fruit and vegetables. Milk is unpasteurised and should be boiled; alternatively use tinned milk reconstituted with purified water.
Safety
All travel to Angola is not recommended due to civil unrest. Other risks for travellers to Angola is crime, particularly in the capital, Luanda, where muggings, car-jackings and armed hold-ups are commonplace. Many civilians are armed. Those for whom travel outside of Luanda is essential should travel only with sponsors who have made arrangements for safety and security support. Particularly dangerous are the north and south Lunda Provinces, where the police and armed forces have been active expelling illegal immigrants and unlicensed diamond prospectors. Cabinda Province is also dangerous; kidnappings and attacks on foreigners have occurred. Leisure travel is not recommended because of the widespread poverty, disease and shattered infrastructure and the vast amount of unexploded ordnance still present throughout the country. Due to recent violent attacks, the border between Angola and the DRC, as well as Angola and the Republic of Congo have been closed until further notice. There have been reports of scams by airport officials in Luanda who try to extort money from visitors without a yellow fever vaccination card.
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