No visa needed

Do citizens of Burundi need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of Burundi 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 Burundi: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Gitega — Victoria: ≈ 2,830 km, about 4 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 Burundi passport?

Yes, citizens of Burundi 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 Burundi passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Burundi passport ranks 175th of 199.
Burundi passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of Burundi and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Benin, Mauritius, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Ecuador, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: French.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Burundi. Burundi visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Gitega — Victoria: about 2,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Gitega 12:00 — Victoria 14:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 31st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Burundi.