No visa needed

Do citizens of Australia need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Australia don’t need a visa for the Seychelles 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 Australia: the passport opens 109 countries visa-free; Canberra — Victoria: ≈ 10,040 km, about 13 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 the Seychelles without a visa on a Australia passport?

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

Seychelles visa rules at a glance

With a Australia passport you can visit 109 countries visa-free, 39 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Australia passport ranks 43rd of 199.
Australia passport: visa-free access to 109 countries; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Australia and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 83 countries, for example: Vanuatu, Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Macau, Mauritius, China, Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa, Botswana, and Malawi.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Australia. Australia visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Canberra — Victoria: about 10,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Canberra 12:00 — Victoria 05:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 38th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Australia.