Resume rules in Sao Tome and Principe
What employers in Sao Tome and Principe expect on a Currículo Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for Sao Tome and Principe, a resume for Sao Tome and Principe, or Currículo Vitae: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in Portuguese (English if requested).
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: Not found
Not mandatory but common
Date of birth: Optional
Optional/Common
Marital status: Optional
Optional/Common
Sex or gender: Optional
Optional/Common
Nationality: Not found
Must include if foreign national
What the law says: Must document work authorization status for non-citizens
National ID number: Not found
May be requested
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Currículo Vitae
- Language to submit in
- Portuguese (English if requested)
- Address detail expected
- Include address
- Officially prescribed form
- None for private sector; UN positions require UN P11 personal history form
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Medical certificates may be required depending on role and employer requirements
- Other customary attachments
- Valid passport, educational qualifications, police clearance, medical certificates (in some cases)
- Data protection regime
- Law No. 03/2016 on Protection of Personal Data; National Data Protection Agency (ANPDP) established; framework similar to GDPR principles
- Local language source
- Portuguese
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. Medium confidence. Result of that check: Corrected.
Notes: Very limited published data on São Tomé and Príncipe employment law and CV requirements. No comprehensive employment law or data protection regime found. As Portuguese-speaking former colony, Portuguese standards may partially apply.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this