Resume rules in Angola
What employers in Angola expect on a Curriculum Vitae (CV), what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Angola or a resume for Angola: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Portuguese.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Common
Common in visa application materials (passport-style photos required)
What the law says: No law requiring or prohibiting CV photos
Date of birth: Common
Common, typically included in Angolan CVs
What the law says: No legal requirement on CV; however date of birth is recorded in formal employment registers under labour law
Marital status: Common
Common, sometimes number of children included
What the law says: No legal requirement; data protection law applies to processing marital status
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon, not typically included
What the law says: No legal requirement on CV; general anti-discrimination principles apply
Nationality: Not found
Not typically included
What the law says: No legal requirement on CV
National ID number: Uncommon
Uncommon on CV itself
What the law says: No legal requirement on CV; employer must comply with data protection law 22/11
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Language to submit in
- Portuguese
- Address detail expected
- Not specified in results
- Signature and date
- Not specified as requirement
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Not found; general data protection principles apply
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not found; but employers restricted to processing only with express employee consent per Law 7/15
- Other customary attachments
- Educational and professional certificates; for foreign workers: valid passport, diplomas, professional certificates, police clearance, medical certificates (all may require translation to Portuguese)
- Employer may not ask for
- Employers prohibited from discriminating on basis of sexual orientation; personal data processing requires express employee consent per Law 7/15
- Named statutes
- Law no. 22/11 of 17 June 2011 on Personal Data Protection; Law no. 7/15 of 15 June 2015 on General Labour Law; Law no. 23/11 (20 June 2011) on Electronic Communications
- Data protection regime
- Law 22/11 (2011), enforced by Agência de Proteção de Dados (APD, created October 2019); draws on EU and Portuguese legal regimes
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- General Labour Law (7/15) prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and requiring respect for employee dignity
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Limited published guidance specific to Angola CV requirements. Data protection authority (APD) created only in 2019 with limited enforcement track record. No explicit law on CV content requirements; guidance inferred from employment law and practice.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this