The main migration policy instruments:

Non-exhaustive list of key policy documents in the area of migration:

• 1978: Ratification of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.
• 1990: Nationality Act No. 6/1990 of 11 September 1990.
• 2003: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Act No. 1/2003 of 29 January 2003.
• 2006: Ratification of the Trafficking in Persons Protocol and the 2000 Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants.
• 2017: Ratification of the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

The main ministries in charge of migration affairs

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Communities: Focal point for international cooperation on migration issues.
• Ministry of Defence and Internal Administration: São Tomé and Príncipe Migration and Border Service.

Sources: 

• United Nations DESA-Population Division and UNICEF (2014): Migration Profiles - Common Set of Indicators. https://esa.un.org/MigGMGProfiles/Indicators/indicators.HTM
• ILO (2018): NATLEX. Législation nationale de São Tomé e Príncipe. Dispositions générales. http://www.oit.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.listResults?p_lang=fr&p_country=STP&p_count=45&p_classification=01&p_classcount=18

Last updated: November 2018