Visa policy of Seychelles

All foreign nationals visiting Seychelles are granted visa free access. However, they are required to obtain a Visitor's Permit on arrival unless exempt.

Seychelles Entry Stamp

Seychelles Exit Stamp

The Visitor's Permit is issued free of charge and is initially valid for up to three months but it can be extended for a fee for a period of up to three months with further extensions not exceeding total period of twelve months. They must be in a possession of a valid passport, return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and sufficient funds.^[1][2]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Seychelles

  Seychelles

  Visa not required (90 days)

  Visa not required (60 days)

  Visa not required (30 days)

  Visa not required (14 days)

  Free Visitor's Permit (3 months)

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries are not required to obtain a Visitor's Permit for the following periods under mutual visa-waiver agreements:

90 days European Union member states (except Ireland)2 Albania2 Andorra2 Bosnia and Herzegovina1 Brazil2 Georgia Ecuador Hong Kong Iceland2 Ireland Liechtenstein2 Monaco2 Montenegro2 North Macedonia2 Norway2 Qatar2 Serbia2 Singapore Turkey2  Switzerland2 United Arab Emirates2 United Kingdom Vatican City2 60 days Cape Verde Sri Lanka3 30 days Kazakhstan4 Macau Mainland China Malaysia Palau Philippines Mozambique Russia 14 days Cambodia Oman

_{1 – 90 days within any 6-month period
2 – 90 days within any 180-day period
3 – 60 days, but no more than 90 days within any 1 year
4 – 30 days within any 180-day period.}

Date of visa changes

Citizens of Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore and the United Kingdom have never needed a visa to enter Seychelles Unknown: Albania, Cape Verde, Georgia, Ecuador, Malaysia, Philippines[3] Unknown: Ethiopia (Diplomatic, Official And Service Passports)[4] February 1987: Countries of the Former Yugoslavia[5] 2008: Macau[6] 1 January 2010: Schengen Area member states, Cyprus, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City[7][8] 2011: Turkey[9] 2012: Cambodia[10][11] April 2013: Mozambique, Sri Lanka[12][13][14][15] 1 July 2013: Mainland China[16] 1 July 2015: Palau[17] 20 July 2015: United Arab Emirates[18] 15 December 2015: Russia[19][20][21] 20 October 2016: Brazil[22][23] 9 August 2017: Qatar[24][25] 14 September 2023: Oman[26][25] 6 January 2024: Kazakhstan[27][28]

Seychelles signed visa waiver agreements with Maldives on 12 June 2023, Israel on 12 January 2024, Benin on 4 October 2024 and Lebanon on 22 November 2024 which are yet to be ratified.^[29][30][31]

Non-ordinary passports

In addition to countries whose citizens are visa-exempt, holders of diplomatic, official and service passports issued by Ethiopia are not required to obtain a Visitor’s Permit for up to 90 days (unless otherwise stated).

Seychelles Electronic Border System (SEBS)

All of Seychelles' border formalities have been digitised and must be completed by travellers of all countries (exclude Kosovo) before entering Seychelles, via the SEBS.^[32]
Below are some requirements from SEBS:

• This can be submitted up to 30 days before travel.
• Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles.
• A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
• Payment of the fee (10 EUR) by credit or debit card.
• Valid for one journey only and It expires once exit the country.

Kosovo

Entry and transit is refused to Kosovo nationals, even if not leaving the aircraft and proceeding by the same flight.^[2]

Statistics

Most visitors entering the Seychelles came from following countries:^[33][34]

Country	2016	2015
France	43,066	43,370
Germany	39,488	35,895
United Arab Emirates	24,091	21,178
Italy	22,845	21,704
United Kingdom	18,885	16,572
China	14,549	13,941
South Africa	12,354	13,375
Switzerland	12,333	11,499
Russia	11,465	12,222
India	10,916	7,718
Total	303,177	276,233

See also

• Visa requirements for Seychellois citizens
• Tourism in Seychelles