No visa needed

Do citizens of New Zealand need a visa for the Seychelles?

Citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand: the passport opens 113 countries visa-free; Wellington — Victoria: ≈ 12,040 km, about 15.5 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 New Zealand passport?

Yes, citizens of New Zealand 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 New Zealand passport you can visit 113 countries visa-free, 36 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 New Zealand passport ranks 37th of 199.
New Zealand passport: visa-free access to 113 countries; Seychelles passport: 99.
Citizens of New Zealand and the Seychelles can travel together visa-free to 85 countries, for example: Fiji, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau, Uruguay, Mauritius, China, Ecuador, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Costa Rica.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Seychelles, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to New Zealand. New Zealand visa for citizens of the Seychelles

Travelling to the Seychelles: good to know

Wellington — Victoria: about 12,040 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Wellington 12:00 — Victoria 03:00.
Local currency: Seychellois Rupee.
Languages: Seselwa Creole French, English, and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SCR 15.
Seychelles is the 59th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of New Zealand.