No visa needed

Do citizens of Germany need a visa for Samoa?

Citizens of Germany 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 Germany: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Berlin — Apia: ≈ 15,690 km, about 20 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 Germany passport?

Yes, citizens of Germany 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 Germany passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Germany passport ranks 6th of 199.
Germany passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of Germany and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 74 countries, for example: Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Slovenia, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, and Lithuania.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for Germany. Germany visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Berlin — Apia: about 15,690 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 20 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +11 hours.
Local time: Berlin 12:00 — Apia 23:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 193rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Germany.