Visa requirements for Samoan citizens explained

Visa requirements for Samoa citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Samoa. As of 9 January 2024, Samoa citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 133 countries and territories, ranking the Samoan passport 41nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Samoa signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.^[2]

Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola	^[3]
Antigua and Barbuda		1 month
Argentina
Armenia		120 days
Australia and territories			May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).^[4] Transit visa is not required.^[5]
Austria	^[6] ^[7]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan
Bahamas		3 months
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus			Visa-free for 30 days for holders a Schengen visa or a national visa of country of EU, must arrive via Minsk International Airport.^[8] ^[9]
Belgium		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	^[10]
	^[11]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan
		90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina		90 days
Botswana		3 months
Brazil
Bulgaria		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso
Burundi	^[12]
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada		6 months	eTA required if arriving by air.^[13]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
Colombia		180 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
Comoros
Costa Rica		30 days
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Cuba
Cyprus		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	^[14]	31 days
Dominica		6 months
Dominican Republic
Ecuador		90 days
Egypt			Conditions apply.
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
		30 days
Ethiopia	^[15]	up to 90 days	eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Fiji		4 months
Finland		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon
Gambia		90 days
Georgia	^[16]
Germany		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana
Greece		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada		3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau		90 days
Guyana
Haiti		90 days
Honduras
Hungary		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	^[17]	60 days
Indonesia
			Conditions apply.
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan		3 months
Kazakhstan
Kenya	^[18]	3 months
Kiribati		30 days
	^[19]	30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
		30 days
Latvia		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon		1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho		90 days
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Madagascar		90 days
Malawi
Malaysia		30 days
Maldives		30 days
Mali
Malta		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands
Mauritania			Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius		90 days
Mexico
		30 days
	^[20]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro		90 days
Morocco
Mozambique		30 days
Myanmar		28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal		90 days
		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand			International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy not required.^[21] May transit without visa if transit is through Auckland Airport and for no longer than 24 hours, subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[22] Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.^[23]
Nicaragua		90 days
Niger
Nigeria
Norway		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman
Pakistan		1 month	Eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.^[24] Eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.^[25] Online Visa eligible.^[26]
Palau		30 days
Panama		180 days
Papua New Guinea	^[27]	60 days
Paraguay
Peru		180 days
Philippines		30 days
Poland		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar
Romania		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
		60 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda		30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia		6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines		1 month
San Marino
	^[28]
Saudi Arabia
Senegal		90 days
Serbia
Seychelles		3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore		30 days
Slovakia		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands
Somalia		30 days
South Africa
	^[29]		Obtainable online^[30] Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname	^[31]
Sweden		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland		90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Tajikistan
		3 months
Timor-Leste		30 days
Togo		7 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu		1 month
Uganda		3 months	May apply online.^[32]
Ukraine			e-Visa is currently suspended due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies		6 months
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan	^[33]	30 days
Vanuatu		90 days
	^[34]	30 days
Yemen
Zambia		90 days
Zimbabwe		3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
	^[35]
	^[36]
	^[37]
		Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.^[38]
		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
		30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.^[39] ^[40]
	^[41]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.^[42] ^[43]
	^[44]
	^[45]	Registration required after 24h.^[46] ^[47]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong		30 days
		30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	^[48]
Greenland	^[49]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West Indies		Visa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna	^[50]	3 months
Netherlands
Aruba
Caribbean Netherlands		Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
New Zealand
Cook Islands		31 days
Niue		30 days
Tokelau	^[51]
United Kingdom
	^[52]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.^[53]
Anguilla		3 months
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory		Special permit required.^[54]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
		14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.^[55] ^[56] ^[57]
	^[58] ^[59]	3 months within any year period
		Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.^[60]
		Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.^[61]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands		Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).^[62] ^[63]
Turks and Caicos Islands		Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Antarctica and adjacent islands

See also

• Visa policy of Samoa
• Samoan passport

Notes and References

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