No visa needed

Do citizens of Austria need a visa for Samoa?

Citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for Samoa and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Austria: the passport opens 119 countries visa-free; Vienna — Apia: ≈ 16,120 km, about 20.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Samoa without a visa on a Austria passport?

Yes, citizens of Austria don’t need a visa for Samoa for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Samoa visa rules at a glance

With a Austria passport you can visit 119 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 36 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Austria passport ranks 21st of 199.
Austria passport: visa-free access to 119 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Austria and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 73 countries, for example: Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Liechtenstein, Poland, San Marino, Montenegro, Switzerland, Kosovo, Luxembourg, and Vatican City.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Austria. Austria visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Vienna — Apia: about 16,120 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Vienna 12:00 — Apia 23:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 194th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Austria.