Angola: immigration

How do I apply for an Angola visa?

Visa and passport applications must be submitted and paid only through the online portal of the Migration and Foreigners Service (SME), according to the service's site, checked on 15 October 2026.

The portal has a separate registration for people who are not Angolan to request and track a visa, and lists travel and work visas among its most searched services. Angolan citizens, at home or abroad, use the same portal for passports, including the new electronic passport for minors.

Official sources: Migration and Foreigners Service (SME)

How many refugees are in Angola?

Angola hosted 25,396 refugees and 30,261 asylum seekers at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population data, read on 15 October 2026. By country of origin, 22,529 refugees were from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Most asylum seekers were from West African countries: 9,146 from Guinea, 5,940 from Côte d'Ivoire and 5,402 from Mauritania. Refugees have been recognised; asylum seekers have applied and are waiting for a decision. The counts include only people registered with UNHCR or the authorities.

Official sources: UNHCR population data: in Angola · UNHCR population data: refugees in Angola by origin, 2025

How many Angolan refugees are there?

13,433 refugees and 16,983 asylum seekers from Angola were counted abroad at the end of 2025, according to UNHCR population data, read on 15 October 2026.

By host country, France hosted 8,043 Angolan refugees and had 2,591 asylum seekers; the United States had 6,806 asylum seekers and Canada 1,470 refugees. The figures do not include Angolans living abroad for work or study.

Official sources: UNHCR population data: from Angola · UNHCR population data: Angolan refugees by host country, 2025

How many foreign-born people live in Angola?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people born abroad in Angola was 1.8% in 2024. It was 2.2% in 2015. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 2.2%, and Angola placed 26th highest of 48. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 132nd highest.

Are more people leaving Angola than arriving?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is -3,524. That is the lowest since at least 2005. It is 21st highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is -5,646. Worldwide: 111th of 193.

How many refugees does Angola host?

25,396: that is the number of refugees in the country in Angola for 2025, according to UNHCR. The peak was 41,119 in 2017 and the low 12,064 in 2007. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 35,241; Angola is 24th highest of 45. Of 169 countries with 2025 data, 78th highest.

How many people from Angola are refugees?

In 2025, the number of refugees from the country living abroad in Angola was 13,433, according to UNHCR. The peak was 215,811 in 2005 and the low 8,176 in 2019. It is 20th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 12,726. Worldwide: 54th of 189.

How big are remittances in Angola's economy?

In 2025, personal remittances received in Angola was 0.0% of GDP, according to the World Bank. Its high point since 2008 was 2008, at 0.1% of GDP; its low point was 2011, at 0.0% of GDP. It is 19th highest of 20 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 2.6% of GDP. Worldwide: 120th of 127.