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Seychelles entry requirements, by passport

Currency: SCR 197 of 198 tracked passports enter easily Hand-verified data

Seychelles visa requirements at a glance: 197 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Seychelles without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 1 must obtain a visa before they travel.

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What we've verified for Seychelles

Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 25 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.

Required documents (5)
Required vaccinations
Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
Stay and transit rules

Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Seychelles, updated 28 July 2026: travel authorisation, requirements, visitor's permit, pleasure boats, business, driving licence, maritime risk areas, rains, currents, yellow fever and polio); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/seychelles (UK Government: paid authorisation up to 30 days ahead, express service, free three-month permit, extensions up to 12 months, insurance at the border, SCR 50,000 declaration); sanidad.gob.es ("Listado de países") and who.int (WHO): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 25 September 2026. Also: src.gov.sc (Seychelles Revenue Commission, "Customs Instructions for Passengers" brochure of December 2022, PDF: alcohol and tobacco allowances; ).

This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.

Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 25 September 2026.

Passport	Requirement	Max. stay
Visa-free
Afghanistan	Visa-free	90 days
Albania	Visa-free	90 days
Algeria	Visa-free	90 days
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days
Angola	Visa-free	90 days
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days
Armenia	Visa-free	90 days
Australia	Visa-free	90 days
Austria	Visa-free	90 days
Azerbaijan	Visa-free	90 days
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days
Bahrain	Visa-free	90 days
Bangladesh	Visa-free	90 days
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days
Belarus	Visa-free	90 days
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days
Belize	Visa-free	90 days
Benin	Visa-free	90 days
Bhutan	Visa-free	90 days
Bolivia	Visa-free	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days
Botswana	Visa-free	90 days
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days
Burkina Faso	Visa-free	90 days
Burundi	Visa-free	90 days
Cambodia	Visa-free	90 days
Cameroon	Visa-free	90 days
Canada	Visa-free	90 days
Cape Verde	Visa-free	90 days
Central African Republic	Visa-free	90 days
Chad	Visa-free	90 days
Chile	Visa-free	90 days
China	Visa-free	90 days
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days
Comoros	Visa-free	90 days
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days
Cuba	Visa-free	90 days
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days
Czech Republic	Visa-free	90 days
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days
Djibouti	Visa-free	90 days
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days
Dominican Republic	Visa-free	90 days
DR Congo	Visa-free	90 days
Ecuador	Visa-free	90 days
Egypt	Visa-free	90 days
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days
Equatorial Guinea	Visa-free	90 days
Eritrea	Visa-free	90 days
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days
Eswatini	Visa-free	90 days
Ethiopia	Visa-free	90 days
Fiji	Visa-free	90 days
Finland	Visa-free	90 days
France	Visa-free	90 days
Gabon	Visa-free	90 days
Gambia	Visa-free	90 days
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days
Germany	Visa-free	90 days
Ghana	Visa-free	90 days
Greece	Visa-free	90 days
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days
Guinea	Visa-free	90 days
Guinea-Bissau	Visa-free	90 days
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days
Haiti	Visa-free	90 days
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days
India	Visa-free	90 days
Indonesia	Visa-free	90 days
Iran	Visa-free	90 days
Iraq	Visa-free	90 days
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days
Israel	Visa-free	90 days
Italy	Visa-free	90 days
Ivory Coast	Visa-free	90 days
Jamaica	Visa-free	90 days
Japan	Visa-free	90 days
Jordan	Visa-free	90 days
Kazakhstan	Visa-free	90 days
Kenya	Visa-free	90 days
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days
Kuwait	Visa-free	90 days
Kyrgyzstan	Visa-free	90 days
Laos	Visa-free	90 days
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days
Lebanon	Visa-free	90 days
Lesotho	Visa-free	90 days
Liberia	Visa-free	90 days
Libya	Visa-free	90 days
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days
Macao	Visa-free	90 days
Madagascar	Visa-free	90 days
Malawi	Visa-free	90 days
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days
Maldives	Visa-free	90 days
Mali	Visa-free	90 days
Malta	Visa-free	90 days
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days
Mauritania	Visa-free	90 days
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days
Mongolia	Visa-free	90 days
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days
Morocco	Visa-free	90 days
Mozambique	Visa-free	90 days
Myanmar	Visa-free	90 days
Namibia	Visa-free	90 days
Nauru	Visa-free	90 days
Nepal	Visa-free	90 days
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days
Niger	Visa-free	90 days
Nigeria	Visa-free	90 days
North Korea	Visa-free	90 days
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days
Norway	Visa-free	90 days
Oman	Visa-free	90 days
Pakistan	Visa-free	90 days
Palau	Visa-free	90 days
Palestine	Visa-free	90 days
Panama	Visa-free	90 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	90 days
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days
Peru	Visa-free	90 days
Philippines	Visa-free	90 days
Poland	Visa-free	90 days
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days
Qatar	Visa-free	90 days
Republic of the Congo	Visa-free	90 days
Romania	Visa-free	90 days
Russia	Visa-free	90 days
Rwanda	Visa-free	90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days
Samoa	Visa-free	90 days
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa-free	90 days
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	90 days
Senegal	Visa-free	90 days
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days
Sierra Leone	Visa-free	90 days
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days
Somalia	Visa-free	90 days
South Africa	Visa-free	90 days
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days
South Sudan	Visa-free	90 days
Spain	Visa-free	90 days
Sri Lanka	Visa-free	90 days
Sudan	Visa-free	90 days
Suriname	Visa-free	90 days
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days
Syria	Visa-free	90 days
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days
Tajikistan	Visa-free	90 days
Tanzania	Visa-free	90 days
Thailand	Visa-free	90 days
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days
Togo	Visa-free	90 days
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days
Tunisia	Visa-free	90 days
Turkey	Visa-free	90 days
Turkmenistan	Visa-free	90 days
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days
Uganda	Visa-free	90 days
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days
United States	Visa-free	90 days
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days
Uzbekistan	Visa-free	90 days
Vanuatu	Visa-free	90 days
Vatican	Visa-free	90 days
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days
Vietnam	Visa-free	90 days
Yemen	Visa-free	90 days
Zambia	Visa-free	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	90 days
Visa required
Kosovo	Entry not permitted	—

Seychelles rules for every passport

Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.

Vaccinations

Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers over one year of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission and from those who have transited through an airport in one of them. Travellers coming from an area where polio is endemic or epidemic may also be asked for a polio vaccination certificate.

Customs limits

Cash: Anyone carrying cash worth 50,000 Seychellois rupees or more must declare it when applying for the travel authorisation.
Alcohol: 2 litres of drinks up to 16% (beer, wine, sparkling wine) and 2 litres above 16% (whisky, rum, gin, liqueurs), or 4 litres of drinks at 16% or under. Anything above that must be declared; failing to do so can lead to fines, seizure or criminal prosecution.
Tobacco: 200 grams of cigarettes, or 200 grams of other tobacco products, or 50 cigars, or 100 cigarillos, according to the Revenue Commission brochure of December 2022. Under-18s may not bring in alcohol or tobacco.

Grounds for refusal

Boarding without an approved travel authorisation.
Not showing accommodation for the whole stay.
No return or onward ticket or sufficient funds.
Arriving from a yellow fever risk country without the certificate.

What to do if you are refused entry →

Travel insurance

Each destination decides whether to require insurance, and some check it at the border. If yours does, make sure the policy covers the whole trip.

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Do you need a different visa for Victoria, Praslin, or La Digue?

No. Seychelles sets the requirements, so entering through Victoria asks for the same as entering through Praslin or La Digue. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.

What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.

What draws travellers to Seychelles

Seychelles has two natural properties on the World Heritage List. The Vallée de Mai reserve, on Praslin, protects the palm forest where the coco de mer grows, the largest seed in the plant kingdom. Aldabra Atoll, far to the south-west, is one of the largest raised coral atolls and is home to a huge population of giant tortoises, with very restricted access. The usual trip combines Mahé, the main island, with Praslin and La Digue, with its granite boulders over the beaches. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns of strong currents at some beaches, especially from November to March, with drownings in recent years, of narrow, poorly lit roads and of torrential rain from December to February.

Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Aldabra Atoll 1982, Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve 1983); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Seychelles. Accessed 25 September 2026.

Things to see and do in Seychelles

Tours, skip-the-line tickets and day trips, most with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

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Where can Seychelles passport holders travel visa-free? →

Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.