Embassy of the Republic of Angola

What Embassy of the Republic of Angola does

The Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States is a diplomatic mission of the Angolan government, established following Angola's independence from Portugal on November 11, 1975. Operating under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) and led by Ambassador Agostinho Van-Dúnem (appointed March 28, 2023 by President João Lourenço), the embassy provides official consular services including visa processing for entry into Angola, passport issuance for Angolan citizens residing in the United States, document authentication, power of attorney services, and notarial acts. It maintains a headquarters in Washington, DC and three Consulate General offices in Houston, New York, and Toronto, collectively providing jurisdictional coverage across the United States and Canada.

The embassy distributes services through direct in-person delivery at its four diplomatic offices, supplemented by an online tourist visa portal (smevisa.gov.ao) operated by Angola's Migration and Foreigners Service (SME). Service offerings span nine visa categories priced from $50 (transit) to $250 (work/privileged), alongside passport fees ($20-$70 plus a $30 vignette), document authentication ($150 per document), and consular acts. All payments are by money order to the Embassy of Angola, with non-refundable processing fees and no expedited processing option.

Revenue is generated through transactional consular fees rather than commercial activity; operating budgets are funded by the Angolan state through MIREX. Beyond consular operations, the embassy promotes bilateral economic relations, including U.S. partnership on the Lobito Atlantic Railway infrastructure project financed with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and actively markets investment opportunities in Angola's technology and cybersecurity sectors as part of the country's economic diversification agenda, given that oil accounts for over 95% of Angola's exports and approximately one-third of GDP.

Name

Embassy of the Republic of Angola

Legal name

Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States

Website

https://angola.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Embassy of the Republic of Angola in the United States is a diplomatic mission providing consular services, including visa processing, passport issuance, and document authentication, to Angolan citizens abroad and foreign nationals from offices in Washington DC, Houston, New York, and Toronto.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consular and Visa Fees: The Embassy generates revenue through various consular service fees including visa processing fees (ranging from $50 to $250 depending on visa type), passport issuance fees, authentication fees, power of attorney fees, and other consular act fees. These fees fund consular operations and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Embassy provides official consular services to Angolan citizens residing in the United States and processes visa applications for foreign nationals seeking entry into Angola. Core services include visa issuance across multiple categories (tourist, work, student, transit, temporary stay, short-term, privileged, diplomatic), passport issuance and renewal, document authentication and legalization, power of attorney, and registration of civil status events (birth, marriage, military). An online tourism visa portal supplements in-person consular operations.

Product overview

The Embassy of the Republic of Angola operates a suite of consular and citizen services centered around visa processing, document authentication, and in-person consular assistance. The primary digital offering is the Online Tourism Visa portal (smevisa.gov.ao) operated by the Migration and Foreigners Service, supplemented by comprehensive consular visa services (Ordinary, Tourist, Diplomatic, Work, Student, Temporary Stay, Transit, Privileged, and Residence visas) and citizen services (passports, birth/marriage transcription, authentication, power of attorney, military registration). The embassy also promotes investment in Technology and Cybersecurity sectors as part of economic diversification efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consular Visa Services Comprehensive visa issuance services for foreign nationals seeking entry into Angola, including Ordinary/Business, Tourist, Diplomatic/Official/Courtesy, Temporary Stay, Work, Transit, Short-Term, Student, Privileged, and Residence visas. Includes required Portuguese translation and authentication support. Fees range from $50 to $250 per applicant.
• Angola Citizen Services Consular services for Angolan citizens residing abroad, including passport issuance and second copies, birth record transcription, marriage registration, death remains documentation, power of attorney, life proof declaration, safe conduct, and military registration.
• Document Authentication Services Authentication and legalization of documents issued in the United States and Mexico for use in Angola, including notarization, Secretary of State authentication, and Department of State certification. Priced at $150 per document plus a $30 vignette.
• Online Tourism Visa (SME Visa Portal) Online visa application platform operated by Angola's Migration and Foreigners Service (SME) for processing tourist visa requests for entry into Angola. Available at smevisa.gov.ao.
• Consular Section In-Person Services Walk-in consular operations at the Washington DC embassy and three consulate locations (Houston, New York, Toronto) with structured drop-off (Monday/Wednesday) and pickup (Tuesday/Thursday) schedules for documents and visas.
• Diplomatic Representation and Bilateral Relations Official representation of the Republic of Angola to the United States government, including diplomatic engagement, presidential visits, cultural diplomacy initiatives (Kizomba Roots, CPLP, 50th Independence Anniversary activities), and bilateral negotiations such as the Lobito Atlantic Railway financing with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Visa-free entry for up to 30 days at a time (90 days per year) for eligible nationalities including US citizens

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Geographic SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026The Embassy organized an institutional meeting with the National Geographic Society at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Angola's Independence. This cultural diplomacy initiative promotes Angola's natural heritage and tourism potential.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• VFS Global: Largest global visa-services outsourcer, handling intake, biometrics, and document logistics on behalf of numerous embassies including African governments. Adjacent competitor that could displace the Embassy's in-house service model if Angola outsourced.
• TLScontact: Major outsourced visa-application center operator serving multiple governments' consular sections worldwide. Comparable as an alternative service-delivery channel that competes with the Embassy's manual drop-off process.

Direct peers

• Embassy of the Republic of South Africa: Sub-Saharan African embassy in Washington offering an overlapping consular service portfolio (visas, passport renewals, document authentication) to a comparable U.S.-resident African diaspora. Direct functional peer.
• Embassy of Nigeria: African oil-producing nation's diplomatic mission in the U.S. with comparable consular, visa, and citizen-service mandates, competing for the same diaspora and business-travel demand. Highly analogous operating model and revenue base.
• Embassy of Brazil: Portuguese-speaking, oil-and-minerals producing nation's embassy in the U.S. — Angola's closest Lusophone peer — with a similar mix of consular services, document authentication, and bilateral economic-promotion functions.
• Embassy of the United Arab Emirates: Oil-rich Gulf state's embassy in the U.S. with multi-city consular footprint, comparable fee-based visa revenue, and active economic-diplomacy function. Comparable in scale, model, and revenue logic.
• Embassy of Saudi Arabia: Major oil-producing foreign government's embassy in Washington. Similar oil-driven economy profile, multi-city U.S. consular presence, and large fee-based visa/passport revenue base.
• Embassy of Angola in Portugal: Angola's own embassy in Portugal — its flagship European post — operating an essentially identical consular product set in a different geography. Closest functional mirror within the Angolan diplomatic network.
• Consulate General of Angola in Houston: Internal sister post of the same Angolan foreign mission, offering identical consular products in Texas under the same MIREX authority. Included as a peer to capture intra-network comparability.

Emerging players

• iVisa: Digital visa-application platform that handles tourist visa intake for multiple African and emerging-market destinations. Competes with the Embassy's online SME visa portal for tourist applicants in the U.S. by offering streamlined UX.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/embassyangolaus
• Facebookfacebook.com/angolaembassyusa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/embassy-of-the-republic-of-angola-usa

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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