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Samoa visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Citizens of the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles: the passport opens 99 countries visa-free; Victoria — Apia: ≈ 14,410 km, about 18.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Seychelles get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Samoa visa rules at a glance

With a Seychelles passport you can visit 99 countries visa-free, 29 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 32 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Seychelles passport ranks 55th of 199.
Seychelles passport: visa-free access to 99 countries; Samoa passport: 82.
Citizens of the Seychelles and Samoa can travel together visa-free to 77 countries, for example: Mauritius, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Eswatini, Botswana, Lesotho, Palestine, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Malaysia, and Singapore.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Samoa, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Seychelles. Seychelles visa for citizens of Samoa

Travelling to Samoa: good to know

Victoria — Apia: about 14,410 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 18.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +9 hours.
Local time: Victoria 12:00 — Apia 21:00.
Local currency: Samoan Tala.
Languages: English and Samoan.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ WST 2.73.
Samoa is the 183rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the Seychelles.