Seychelles operates a unique and welcoming visa policy aiming for mutual visa free travel and allowing foreigners visiting Seychelles to visit, and stay, without any additional paperwork. Simply fill out your immigration paperwork, arrive, and enjoy paradise.
As of May 2025, Seychelles allows visa free entry to citizens of all countries besides Kosovo.
Citizens of all countries are authorized a 90 day visa free stay in Seychelles
Visitors are authorized a free 90 day stay on their initial visitor stay permit. Though the stay is free and easy, all visitors must apply for an electronic travel authorization before arrival via the Seychelles Electronic Border System online application portal. For the process you will only need a valid passport, a selfie, your contact Information and your trip information.
The initial 3 month visa is extendable up to 12 months, online
The stay is extendable up to 12 months for 5,000 Seychellois Rupees (~350 USD) per extension. You may apply online to extend your permit before it expires by visiting the “Apply for a Visitor Extension Permit” page on the Syechelles Immigration website.
The simplicity of Seychelles visa application process, in addition to it being an otherworldly exotic paradise sitting between Africa and Southeast Asia make it an easy, worthwhile, and adventurous stopoff on the globetrotting of any digital nomad or flexpat.
Sources:
- Visa Policy for Visiting Seychelles
- Required Seychelles Immigration Forms
- Seychelles Immigration Visitor Permit Guide
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Carlos Grider launched A Brother Abroad in 2017 after a “one-year abroad” experiment turned into a long-term life strategy. After 65+ countries and a decade abroad, he now writes about FIRE, personal finance, geo-arbitrage, and the real-world logistics of living abroad—visas, costs, and tradeoffs—so readers can make smarter global moves with fewer surprises. Carlos is a former Big 4 management consultant and DoD cultural advisor with an MBA (UT Austin) and Boston University’s Certificate in Financial Planning. He’s the author of Digital Nomad Nation: Rise of the Borderless Generation and is currently writing The Sovereign Expat.