Submit your valid signed U.S. passport (must have at least 6 months remaining validity and must contain at least two blank facing pages - not including Pages 22, 23, or 24).

Please send 1 recent professional passport-type photograph.
Digital and non-passport photographs are not acceptable.

Vaccinations - International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever required.

A business letter of responsibility is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
Permanent Mission of Sao Tome, Visa Section, New York, NY
The letter must explain all of the following:
Nature of business to be performed
Name and address of reference to be visited
This letter should request Multiple Entries visa if required
Guarantee of return transportation and sufficient funds for the visit
The letter should be signed by an officer of the company other than the applicant.

You must complete the Online Order Form.

The order form gives TDS your name, address, shipping information and payment method. Multiple applicants can be entered using one order form. You only need to complete one TDS order form per request. Please print two copies of the confirmation page. Include one copy with the documents you ship to TDS and keep one copy for your records.

While completing the online order form in this step, you will be asked how you want to pay TDS fees. You may pay our fees online with a credit card or enclose a personal or business check or money order.

Please forward the completed requirements detailed above to:

TRAVEL DOCUMENT SYSTEMS, INC.,
27 West 24th Street, Suite 9D
New York, NY 10010

Urgent applications should be shipped to TDS using only the FedEx Company.
Please use FedEx Priority Overnight. Do NOT ship "First Overnight." This will delay the delivery of your package.

The visa is usually valid for a single entry within 90 days of the date issued, for a stay up to 30 days.

Passport must have at least six months remaining validity and contain at least one blank visa page for visa to be issued.

TDS can assist with obtaining U.S. Passports, whether new issue, renewal, or obtaining additional visa pages for a valid passport.

Your application will be checked and carried to the Permanent Mission in New York and is usually processed in 3-5 business days.

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)

By connecting on the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, State Department will be able to assist you better in the case of an emergency, such as if you lose your passport or it is stolen while you are abroad.