Visa requirements for Seychellois citizens explained

Visa requirements for Seychellois citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Seychelles. As of 24 July 2024, Seychellois citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 156 countries and territories, ranking the Seychellois passport 24th in terms of travel freedom, and best ranking African country, according to the Henley Passport Index.[1]

As of July 2024, Brunei, Grenada, Mauritius and Seychelles are the only countries whose citizens may travel without a visa to China, Russia, Schengen Area and the United Kingdom.

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania90 days
Algeria90 days
Andorra
Angola30 days
  • For a maximum total stay of 90 days within year period.[2]
Antigua and Barbuda3 months
Argentina
Armenia
Australia and territories
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[3]
Austria3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area[4]
Azerbaijan30 days[5]
Bahamas3 months
Bahrain14 days
Bangladesh90 days
Barbados6 months
Belarus30 days
Belgium3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Belize[6]
90 days[7] [8]
Bhutan
90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina[9] 90 days
  • 90 days within any 6 month period
Botswana90 days
Brazil90 days
  • 90 days per 180-day period
Bulgaria3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period
Burkina Faso
Burundi1 month
Cambodia14 days[10] [11]
Cameroon
Canada
  • Seychellois who have held a Canadian visa in the last 10 years or who hold a valid US non-immigrant visa can obtain an eTA instead of a visa when traveling to Canada by air.[12]
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
30 days
Colombia
  • May apply online.[13]
Comoros
Costa Rica90 days
Cote d'Ivoire3 months
Croatia90 days
Cuba
Cyprus90 days
  • 90 days within any 6 month period
Czech Republic3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Denmark3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Djibouti[14] 31 days
Dominica6 months
Dominican Republic90 days
Ecuador90 days
Egypt30 days
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
30 days
Ethiopiaup to 90 days
Fiji4 months
Finland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
France3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Gabon[15]
Gambia90 days
  • Must obtain an entry clearance from the Gambian Immigration prior to travel [16]
Georgia1 year
Germany3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Ghana90 days
Greece3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Grenada3 months
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti90 days
Honduras
Hong Kong3 months
Hungary3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Iceland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
India[17] 60 days
Indonesia30 days
[18] 15 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
  • Conditions apply[19]
Kazakhstan
Kenya[20] 3 months
Kiribati30 days
[21] 30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
30 days
Latvia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lebanon
Lesotho90 days
Liberia
Libya30 days
Liechtenstein3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Lithuania3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Madagascar[22] 90 days
Malawi90 days
Malaysia3 months
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands90 days
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
30 days
90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro90 days
Morocco
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar
Namibia3 months
  • 3 months within a year
Nauru
Nepal90 days
3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
New Zealand3 months
  • International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.[23]
  • 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.[24] Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria90 days
90 days
Norway3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Oman[25] 30 days
Pakistan[26]
  • Online Visa eligible.[27]
Palau30 days
Panama180 days
Papua New Guinea[28] 30 days
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines[29] 30 days
Poland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Portugal3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Qatar[30] 90 days
Romania3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period
90 days
  • 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis6 months
Saint Lucia6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
[31]
Saudi Arabia[32] 90 days
Senegal90 days
Serbia90 days
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Slovenia3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands
Somalia30 days
South Africa30 days
[33]
  • Obtainable online[34]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
Spain3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka90 days
  • 60 days, up to 90 in a single year
Sudan
Suriname90 days
Sweden3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Switzerland3 months
  • 3 months during a 6 months period following the date of first entry in the Schengen Area
Tajikistan[35] 45 days
[36] 90 days
15 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo7 days
Tonga31 days
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia3 months
Turkey90 days
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda3 months
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates90 days[37]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies6 months
United States
Uruguay90 days
Uzbekistan[38] 30 days
Vanuatu30 days
[39]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
Yemen
Zambia90 days
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
[40]
[41] 90 days
[42]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[43]
Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[44] [45]
[46] Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[47] [48]
[49]
[50] Registration required after 24h.[51] [52]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
Hong Kong90 days
30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands[53]
Greenland[54]
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
French West IndiesIncludes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Reunion
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna[55]
Netherlands
Aruba90 days
Caribbean Netherlands90 days. Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
90 days
90 days
New Zealand
Cook Islands31 days
Niue30 days
Tokelau[56]
United Kingdom
[57] Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[58]
AnguillaHolders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa.[59]
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.[60]
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[61] [62] [63]
[64] [65]
  • 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.[66]
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.[67]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[68] [69]
Turks and Caicos IslandsHolders 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

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Laurence . Daniel . Citizens of Seychelles exempted from visa requirements in Angola . 30 August 2018 . Sechelles News Agency . 11 April 2018.
  3. Web site: Visitor e600 Visa Online Applications. Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
  4. Web site: Migration and Home Affairs . Border crossing . Ec.europa.eu . 2022-03-06.
  5. https://evisa.gov.az/en/ Electronic Visa System of Azerbaijan Republic
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-07-11 . 2015-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151212154336/http://www.mfa.gov.bz/images/documents/Visa%20Requirements%20for%20Belize%20December%202013%20-Web%20version.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Bénin: les ressortissants de 40 pays africains bientôt exemptés de visas . Rfi.fr . 15 February 2017. 2022-03-06.
  8. Web site: Benin abolishes short-stay visa for nationals of 31 African countries . Africanews . 15 February 2017. 2022-03-06.
  9. http://www.worldbulletin.net/todays-news/151118/bosnia-lifts-visa-requirements-for-10-countries Bosnia lifts visa requirements for 10 countries
  10. Web site: Cambodia, Seychelles Sign Visa Exemption Accord Open Development Cambodia (ODC) . Open Development Cambodia . 2012-09-12 . 2022-03-06.
  11. Web site: Countries Where Seychelles Nationals do Not Require a Visa - Travel & Visa - Department of Foreign Affairs - the Republic of Seychelles . 2014-07-11 . 2020-02-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200210140113/http://www.mfa.gov.sc/static.php?content_id=8 . dead .
  12. Web site: Eligible travellers from 13 more countries now qualify for visa-free travel to Canada. Canada.ca. 6 June 2023. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. 7 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Visa Online Request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia. 2016-05-15. 2017-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20171011011949/http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/en/procedures_services/visas/visa-online-request. dead.
  14. https://www.evisa.gouv.dj/#/ eVisa
  15. https://evisa.dgdi.ga/ Gabon e-Visa
  16. Entry clearance is not required if traveling as tourists on a charter flight.
  17. Web site: Indian e-Visa. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
  18. Web site: Iran eVisa.
  19. Web site: Visa Information. IATA. 6 July 2014. 30 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210430063359/http://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_client.cgi?ExpertMode=TIDFT%2FJO%2FVI%2FIS%2FID42022&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C. dead.
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  24. Web site: Information about: Australian Resident Visa . immigration.govt.nz . Immigration New Zealand . May 21, 2020 . Australian citizens and permanent residents can visit, work and live in New Zealand. You do not need a visa before you travel to New Zealand..
  25. https://evisa.rop.gov.om/ Sultanate of Oman – Royal Oman Police – eVisa
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  27. Web site: Tourist Visa . . Pakistan.
  28. https://evisa.ica.gov.pg/evisa/account/Apply Easy Visitor Permit (30 Day)
  29. https://www.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/site-administrator/visa-information Guidelines on the Entry of Temporary Visitors to the Philippines
  30. Web site: Qatar Visas . Portal.moi.gov.qa . 2022-03-06.
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  32. https://visa.visitsaudi.com/ Visit Saudi Visa
  33. Web site: Do I need a visa to travel to South Sudan? . . South Sudan.
  34. Web site: Apply for a South Sudan Visa Online . . South Sudan.
  35. Web site: Tajikistan e-Visa . Evisa.tj . 2022-03-06.
  36. http://immigration.go.tz/module1.php?id=24 LIST OF COUNTRIES AND SPECIFIC VISA ELIGIBILITY
  37. http://allafrica.com/stories/201507132294.html Seychelles: Visa-Free Travel Agreement Between Seychelles and the United Arab Emirates Comes Into Force
  38. https://e-visa.gov.uz/ Official electronic visa portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  39. Web site: Vietnam eVisa.
  40. Web site: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF ABKHAZIA. 2016-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424181640/http://mfaapsny.org/council/visa.php. 2016-04-24. dead.
  41. Web site: Visas For Foreign Citizens – For Kosovo Citizens – Consular Services – Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Kosovo. Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Kosovo.
  42. Web site: VISA Regulations. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 4 March 2014.
  43. Web site: Israel Country Specific Information. Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 18 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131114103216/http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1064.html#entry_requirements. 14 November 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  44. Web site: Practical travel information on Visas in Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia – Lonely Planet Travel Information . 2018-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141106194323/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/somaliland-puntland-and-somalia/practical-information/visas . 2014-11-06 . dead .
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  46. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia Министерство иностранных дел . 2017-09-29 . 2013-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . dead .
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  48. Web site: Procedure of the Entry to the Territory of the Republic of South Ossetia Министерство иностранных дел . 2017-09-29 . 2013-10-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015140424/http://www.mfa-rso.su/en/node/406 . dead .
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  50. Web site: Министерство иностранных дел – Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. Министерство иностранных дел.
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  54. Web site: Advice & Services for travelling to and staying in Greenland.
  55. Web site: Requesting a visa - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs . Diplomatie.gouv.fr . 2022-03-06.
  56. Web site: Welcome to nginx . 2014-03-15 . https://archive.today/20140315034207/https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=NZ&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C . 2014-03-15 . dead .
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  59. Web site: Visas & Travel . Government of Anguilla.
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  64. Web site: Ascension Island E-Visa System. 13 November 2018.
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