No visa needed

Do citizens of Burkina Faso need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Ouagadougou — Victoria: ≈ 6,570 km, about 8.5 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 the Seychelles without a visa on a Burkina Faso passport?

Yes, citizens of Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 22 with a visa on arrival and 48 with an e-visa; 98 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Burkina Faso passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Burkina Faso passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Burkina Faso and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Gambia, Tunisia, Rwanda, Kenya, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Ecuador, Bangladesh, and Singapore.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Ouagadougou — Victoria: about 6,570 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Ouagadougou 12:00 — Victoria 16:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 127th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Burkina Faso.