• Two Photo Passport
• Allow 48 hours upon receipt of the Passport
• A verbal note from the Ministry of External Affairs. (for Sweden Diplomatic Passport holders only). For others, a letter from the applicant's embassy is required.
  

The ordinary visa takes up to 15 working days to process from the day its receipt the complete requirements. For ordinary visa, the length of stay may not exceed 30 days.

All applicants must submit the following:

• A passport valid for at least 6 months
• An application form filled out in duplicate for all applicants
• 2 recent passport photographs with the names on the back
• Documentation or correspondence related to the purpose of travel
• Photocopy of ticket and the first three pages of the applicant's valid passport
• A certified cheque or money order in the amount of SEK 150.00 payable to the Embassy of the Republic of Angola
• A letter of invitation sent by an individual or institution to be contacted in Angola
• Photocopy of round trip ticket and the travel itinerary. Proof of means of subsistence while in Angola (USD 250) a day. (Bank statement or letter from an employer sponsoring the travel normally is considered as a sufficient proof.)
  

Under current regulations, the local consular office has been authorized to process the Ordinary, Diplomatic and Work visas. The work visa must be initiated in the country of origin. The Consular Office must send the work visa request to the Serviço de Migração e Estrangeiros (SME ex DEFA) in Angola and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, for approval.

The processing time for a work visa takes at least 90 working days of its receipt. The work visa is valid for two years and multiple entries are permitted. The validity of the visa may not exceed the period of the contract. The additional requirements are listed below.

• Two passport-size photographs
• Medical statement of health including HIV test
• Copy of contract addressed to the Consular services duly signed by therepresentative of the firm or institution employing, hiring or sponsoring the trip, with the specific reference to the job to be performed by the applicant, the duration of the engagement and assuming full financial responsibility for the applicant. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade must authenticate it.
• Statement agreeing to respect Angolan Laws, (authenticated by a Public Notary).
• Extract from the criminal Registry (authenticated by a Public Notary).
• Declaration of no existence of family relations with Angola or Foreign Citizens linving in Angola (also authenticated)
• Literacy or professional testimony.
• Curriculum vitae (dated and signed).
• Documents that can explain any eventual doubts in the application.
• All documents written in foreign languages must be translated into Portuguese by a Official Translator, legalized by a Public Notary; by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and than this Embassy.
  

The authentication of documents will be accepted under the following conditions:

1. All documents issued in Sweden, and intended to be used in the Republic of Angola, must be authenticated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

2. Documents from other countries will be accepted only once authenticated by the respective Embassies in Stockholm:

3. A SEK 75.00 fee for each document paid in Money Order or Certified Cheque payable to the Embassy of the Republic of Angola is required.