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Samoa visa for citizens of Eritrea

Citizens of Eritrea get a Samoa visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Apia: ≈ 16,700 km, about 21.5 hours of flying.

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

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Samoa visa rules at a glance

With a Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Eritrea and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Asmara — Apia: about 16,700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 21.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +10 hours.
Local time: Asmara 12:00 — Apia 22:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 196th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.