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Seychelles Passport

Passport rankings out of 226 countries

Global Rank23
Visa-Free Access125
Mobility Score78
Global Score74
125Visa-free
25Visa on arrival
5ETA
25E-Visa
46Visa required

Visa requirements

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E-Visa
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Afghanistan flag
Afghanistan
Visa required
Albania flag
Albania
Visa-free
Algeria flag
Algeria
Visa-free
American Samoa flag
American Samoa
Visa required
Andorra flag
Andorra
Visa-free
Angola flag
Angola
Visa-free
Anguilla flag
Anguilla
Visa-free
Antigua and Barbuda flag
Antigua and Barbuda
Visa-free
Argentina flag
Argentina
Visa required
Armenia flag
Armenia
Visa required
Aruba flag
Aruba
Visa-free
Australia flag
Australia
Visa required
Austria flag
Austria
Visa-free
Azerbaijan flag
Azerbaijan
E-Visa
Bahamas flag
Bahamas
Visa-free
Bahrain flag
Bahrain
E-Visa
Bangladesh flag
Bangladesh
Visa-free
Barbados flag
Barbados
Visa-free
Belarus flag
Belarus
Visa-free
Belgium flag
Belgium
Visa-free
Belize flag
Belize
Visa-free
Benin flag
Benin
Visa-free
Bermuda flag
Bermuda
Visa-free
Bhutan flag
Bhutan
E-Visa
Bolivia flag
Bolivia
Visa on arrival
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flag
Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
Visa-free
Bosnia and Herzegovina flag
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa-free
Botswana flag
Botswana
Visa-free
Brazil flag
Brazil
Visa-free
British Virgin Islands flag
British Virgin Islands
Visa-free
Brunei flag
Brunei
Visa required
Bulgaria flag
Bulgaria
Visa-free
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
E-Visa
Burundi flag
Burundi
Visa on arrival
Cambodia flag
Cambodia
Visa-free
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
E-Visa
Canada flag
Canada
Visa required
Cape Verde Islands flag
Cape Verde Islands
Visa on arrival
Cayman Islands flag
Cayman Islands
Visa-free
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
Visa required
Chad flag
Chad
Visa required
Chile flag
Chile
Visa required
China flag
China
Visa-free
Colombia flag
Colombia
E-Visa
Comoro Islands flag
Comoro Islands
Visa on arrival
Congo (Dem. Rep.) flag
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
E-Visa
Congo (Rep.) flag
Congo (Rep.)
Visa required
Cook Islands flag
Cook Islands
Visa-free
Costa Rica flag
Costa Rica
Visa-free
Cote d'Ivoire flag
Cote d'Ivoire
Visa-free
Croatia flag
Croatia
Visa-free
Cuba flag
Cuba
E-Visa
Curacao flag
Curacao
Visa-free
Cyprus flag
Cyprus
Visa-free
Czechia flag
Czechia
Visa-free
Denmark flag
Denmark
Visa-free
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
Visa on arrival
Dominica flag
Dominica
Visa-free
Dominican Republic flag
Dominican Republic
Visa-free
Ecuador flag
Ecuador
Visa-free
Egypt flag
Egypt
Visa on arrival
El Salvador flag
El Salvador
Visa required
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
E-Visa
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
Visa required
Estonia flag
Estonia
Visa-free
eSwatini flag
eSwatini
Visa-free
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
Visa on arrival
Falkland Islands flag
Falkland Islands
Visa required
Faroe Islands flag
Faroe Islands
Visa-free
Fiji flag
Fiji
Visa-free
Finland flag
Finland
Visa-free
France flag
France
Visa-free
French Guiana flag
French Guiana
Visa-free
French Polynesia flag
French Polynesia
Visa-free
French West Indies flag
French West Indies
Visa-free
Gabon flag
Gabon
E-Visa
Georgia flag
Georgia
Visa-free
Germany flag
Germany
Visa-free
Ghana flag
Ghana
Visa-free
Gibraltar flag
Gibraltar
Visa-free
Greece flag
Greece
Visa-free
Greenland flag
Greenland
Visa-free
Grenada flag
Grenada
Visa-free
Guam flag
Guam
Visa required
Guatemala flag
Guatemala
Visa required
Guinea flag
Guinea
E-Visa
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
Visa on arrival
Guyana flag
Guyana
Visa required
Haiti flag
Haiti
Visa-free
Honduras flag
Honduras
Visa required
Hong Kong (SAR China) flag
Hong Kong (SAR China)
Visa-free
Hungary flag
Hungary
Visa-free
Iceland flag
Iceland
Visa-free
India flag
India
E-Visa
Indonesia flag
Indonesia
Visa on arrival
Iran flag
Iran
Visa-free
Iraq flag
Iraq
Visa required
Ireland flag
Ireland
Visa-free
Israel flag
Israel
Visa required
Italy flag
Italy
Visa-free
Jamaica flag
Jamaica
Visa-free
Japan flag
Japan
Visa required
Jordan flag
Jordan
Visa on arrival
Kazakhstan flag
Kazakhstan
Visa-free
Kenya flag
Kenya
Visa-free
Kiribati flag
Kiribati
Visa-free
Kosovo flag
Kosovo
Visa-free
Kuwait flag
Kuwait
Visa required
Kyrgyzstan flag
Kyrgyzstan
E-Visa
Laos flag
Laos
Visa on arrival
Latvia flag
Latvia
Visa-free
Lebanon flag
Lebanon
Visa required
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
Visa-free
Liberia flag
Liberia
E-Visa
Libya flag
Libya
Visa required
Liechtenstein flag
Liechtenstein
Visa-free
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
Visa-free
Luxembourg flag
Luxembourg
Visa-free
Macao (SAR China) flag
Macao (SAR China)
Visa-free
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
Visa on arrival
Malawi flag
Malawi
Visa-free
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
Visa-free
Maldives flag
Maldives
Visa-free
Mali flag
Mali
Visa required
Malta flag
Malta
Visa-free
Marshall Islands flag
Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
E-Visa
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
Visa-free
Mayotte flag
Mayotte
Visa-free
Mexico flag
Mexico
Visa required
Micronesia flag
Micronesia
Visa-free
Moldova flag
Moldova
Visa-free
Monaco flag
Monaco
Visa-free
Mongolia flag
Mongolia
Visa required
Montenegro flag
Montenegro
Visa-free
Montserrat flag
Montserrat
Visa-free
Morocco flag
Morocco
Visa required
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
Visa-free
Myanmar flag
Myanmar
Visa required
Namibia flag
Namibia
Visa-free
Nauru flag
Nauru
Visa required
Nepal flag
Nepal
Visa on arrival
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
Visa-free
New Caledonia flag
New Caledonia
Visa-free
New Zealand flag
New Zealand
ETA
Nicaragua flag
Nicaragua
Visa on arrival
Niger flag
Niger
Visa required
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
Visa-free
Niue flag
Niue
Visa on arrival
North Korea flag
North Korea
Visa required
North Macedonia flag
North Macedonia
Visa-free
Northern Mariana Islands flag
Northern Mariana Islands
Visa required
Norway flag
Norway
Visa-free
Oman flag
Oman
Visa-free
Pakistan flag
Pakistan
E-Visa
Palau Islands flag
Palau Islands
Visa on arrival
Palestinian Territory flag
Palestinian Territory
Visa required
Panama flag
Panama
Visa-free
Papua New Guinea flag
Papua New Guinea
Visa required
Paraguay flag
Paraguay
Visa required
Peru flag
Peru
Visa required
Philippines flag
Philippines
Visa-free
Poland flag
Poland
Visa-free
Portugal flag
Portugal
Visa-free
Puerto Rico flag
Puerto Rico
Visa required
Qatar flag
Qatar
Visa on arrival
Reunion flag
Reunion
Visa-free
Romania flag
Romania
Visa-free
Russian Federation flag
Russian Federation
ETA
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
Visa-free
Samoa flag
Samoa
Visa on arrival
San Marino flag
San Marino
Visa-free
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
E-Visa
Saudi Arabia flag
Saudi Arabia
Visa on arrival
Senegal flag
Senegal
Visa-free
Serbia flag
Serbia
Visa-free
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
Visa on arrival
Singapore flag
Singapore
Visa-free
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
Visa-free
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
Visa-free
Solomon Islands flag
Solomon Islands
Visa required
Somalia flag
Somalia
E-Visa
South Africa flag
South Africa
Visa-free
South Korea flag
South Korea
ETA
South Sudan flag
South Sudan
E-Visa
Spain flag
Spain
Visa-free
Sri Lanka flag
Sri Lanka
Visa-free
St. Helena flag
St. Helena
Visa-free
St. Kitts and Nevis flag
St. Kitts and Nevis
ETA
St. Lucia flag
St. Lucia
Visa-free
St. Maarten flag
St. Maarten
Visa-free
St. Vincent and the Grenadines flag
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa-free
Sudan flag
Sudan
Visa required
Suriname flag
Suriname
Visa-free
Sweden flag
Sweden
Visa-free
Switzerland flag
Switzerland
Visa-free
Syria flag
Syria
E-Visa
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flag
Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Visa required
Tajikistan flag
Tajikistan
E-Visa
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
Visa-free
Thailand flag
Thailand
Visa on arrival
The Gambia flag
The Gambia
Visa-free
Timor-Leste flag
Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival
Togo flag
Togo
E-Visa
Tonga flag
Tonga
Visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago flag
Trinidad and Tobago
Visa-free
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
Visa-free
Türkiye flag
Türkiye
Visa-free
Turkmenistan flag
Turkmenistan
Visa required
Turks and Caicos Islands flag
Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa-free
Tuvalu flag
Tuvalu
Visa on arrival
Uganda flag
Uganda
Visa-free
Ukraine flag
Ukraine
E-Visa
United Arab Emirates flag
United Arab Emirates
Visa-free
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
ETA
United States flag
United States
Visa required
Uruguay flag
Uruguay
Visa-free
US Virgin Islands flag
US Virgin Islands
Visa required
Uzbekistan flag
Uzbekistan
E-Visa
Vanuatu flag
Vanuatu
Visa-free
Vatican City flag
Vatican City
Visa-free
Venezuela flag
Venezuela
Visa required
Vietnam flag
Vietnam
E-Visa
Yemen flag
Yemen
Visa required
Zambia flag
Zambia
Visa-free
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
Visa-free

📖About Seychelles

The Seychelles passport is currently one of the strongest in Africa, offering significant travel mobility for its holders. As of 2026, the passport ranking sits at 23rd globally, a notable improvement from its 46th position in 2006. Seychellois citizens enjoy access to 155 destinations without a prior visa, including 115 visa-free locations and 25 through visa-on-arrival. A key advantage of this passport is its guaranteed Schengen access, allowing for seamless travel across most of Europe. Additionally, five destinations, including the United Kingdom and South Korea, are accessible via Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA). Beyond visa-free and visa-on-arrival entry, the Seychelles passport provides access to 25 countries through visa-online systems, such as India, Vietnam, and Azerbaijan. However, formal visa applications are still required for 46 destinations, including the United States, Canada, and Australia. With an openness score of 78 and a global score of 74, the passport continues to facilitate international movement. Popular visa-free destinations for Seychellois nationals include China, Brazil, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates, reflecting the high level of global integration and diplomatic strength the Seychelles has achieved over the last two decades.

Mobility
78
Rank
23
Region
AFRICA
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✈️Top Visa-Free Destinations for Seychelles Citizens

DestinationMaximum Stay
Singapore flag
Singapore
up to 90 days
United Kingdom flag
United Kingdom
up to 180 days
France flag
France
up to 90 days
Germany flag
Germany
up to 90 days
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
up to 90 days

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📈Historical Ranking Trend

Seychelles's passport ranking progression from 2006 to 2026

Historical ranking trend based on available yearly data.

Trend: Improved by 23 positions from 2006 to 2026

Visa Requirements by Country

Complete breakdown of visa requirements for Seychelles passport holders

✅ Visa-Free

125 countries

  • Cote d'Ivoire flagCote d'Ivoire
  • Albania flagAlbania
  • Algeria flagAlgeria
  • Andorra flagAndorra
  • Angola flagAngola
  • Anguilla flagAnguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda flagAntigua and Barbuda
  • Aruba flagAruba
  • Austria flagAustria
  • Bahamas flagBahamas
  • Bangladesh flagBangladesh
  • Barbados flagBarbados
  • Belarus flagBelarus
  • Belgium flagBelgium
  • Belize flagBelize
  • Benin flagBenin
  • Bermuda flagBermuda
  • Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba flagBonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina flagBosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana flagBotswana
  • Brazil flagBrazil
  • Bulgaria flagBulgaria
  • Cayman Islands flagCayman Islands
  • China flagChina
  • Cook Islands flagCook Islands
  • Costa Rica flagCosta Rica
  • Croatia flagCroatia
  • Curacao flagCuracao
  • Cyprus flagCyprus
  • Czechia flagCzechia
  • Denmark flagDenmark
  • Dominica flagDominica
  • Dominican Republic flagDominican Republic
  • Ecuador flagEcuador
  • Estonia flagEstonia
  • Faroe Islands flagFaroe Islands
  • Fiji flagFiji
  • Finland flagFinland
  • France flagFrance
  • French Guiana flagFrench Guiana
  • French Polynesia flagFrench Polynesia
  • French West Indies flagFrench West Indies
  • The Gambia flagThe Gambia
  • Georgia flagGeorgia
  • Germany flagGermany
  • Gibraltar flagGibraltar
  • Greece flagGreece
  • Greenland flagGreenland
  • Grenada flagGrenada
  • Haiti flagHaiti
  • Hong Kong (SAR China) flagHong Kong (SAR China)
  • Hungary flagHungary
  • Iceland flagIceland
  • Ireland flagIreland
  • Italy flagItaly
  • Jamaica flagJamaica
  • Kenya flagKenya
  • Kiribati flagKiribati
  • Kosovo flagKosovo
  • Latvia flagLatvia
  • Lesotho flagLesotho
  • Liechtenstein flagLiechtenstein
  • Lithuania flagLithuania
  • Luxembourg flagLuxembourg
  • Macao (SAR China) flagMacao (SAR China)
  • North Macedonia flagNorth Macedonia
  • Malawi flagMalawi
  • Malaysia flagMalaysia
  • Malta flagMalta
  • Mauritius flagMauritius
  • Mayotte flagMayotte
  • Micronesia flagMicronesia
  • Moldova flagMoldova
  • Monaco flagMonaco
  • Montenegro flagMontenegro
  • Montserrat flagMontserrat
  • Namibia flagNamibia
  • Netherlands flagNetherlands
  • New Caledonia flagNew Caledonia
  • Nigeria flagNigeria
  • Norway flagNorway
  • Oman flagOman
  • Panama flagPanama
  • Philippines flagPhilippines
  • Poland flagPoland
  • Portugal flagPortugal
  • Reunion flagReunion
  • Romania flagRomania
  • Rwanda flagRwanda
  • San Marino flagSan Marino
  • Senegal flagSenegal
  • Serbia flagSerbia
  • Singapore flagSingapore
  • Slovakia flagSlovakia
  • Slovenia flagSlovenia
  • South Africa flagSouth Africa
  • Spain flagSpain
  • Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka
  • St. Lucia flagSt. Lucia
  • St. Maarten flagSt. Maarten
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines flagSt. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • eSwatini flageSwatini
  • Sweden flagSweden
  • Switzerland flagSwitzerland
  • Tanzania flagTanzania
  • Trinidad and Tobago flagTrinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia flagTunisia
  • Türkiye flagTürkiye
  • Turks and Caicos Islands flagTurks and Caicos Islands
  • Uganda flagUganda
  • United Arab Emirates flagUnited Arab Emirates
  • Uruguay flagUruguay
  • Vanuatu flagVanuatu
  • Vatican City flagVatican City
  • British Virgin Islands flagBritish Virgin Islands
  • Zambia flagZambia
  • Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
  • Suriname flagSuriname
  • Maldives flagMaldives
  • Cambodia flagCambodia
  • Iran flagIran
  • Kazakhstan flagKazakhstan
  • Ghana flagGhana
  • Mozambique flagMozambique
  • St. Helena flagSt. Helena

🛬 Visa on Arrival

25 countries

  • Madagascar flagMadagascar
  • Bolivia flagBolivia
  • Burundi flagBurundi
  • Cape Verde Islands flagCape Verde Islands
  • Comoro Islands flagComoro Islands
  • Egypt flagEgypt
  • Ethiopia flagEthiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau flagGuinea-Bissau
  • Jordan flagJordan
  • Laos flagLaos
  • Marshall Islands flagMarshall Islands
  • Nepal flagNepal
  • Nicaragua flagNicaragua
  • Palau Islands flagPalau Islands
  • Samoa flagSamoa
  • Sierra Leone flagSierra Leone
  • Timor-Leste flagTimor-Leste
  • Tonga flagTonga
  • Tuvalu flagTuvalu
  • Indonesia flagIndonesia
  • Djibouti flagDjibouti
  • Saudi Arabia flagSaudi Arabia
  • Qatar flagQatar
  • Thailand flagThailand
  • Niue flagNiue

🔐 ETA Required

5 countries

  • New Zealand flagNew Zealand
  • South Korea flagSouth Korea
  • United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
  • St. Kitts and Nevis flagSt. Kitts and Nevis
  • Russian Federation flagRussian Federation

💻 E-Visa

25 countries

  • Azerbaijan flagAzerbaijan
  • Bahrain flagBahrain
  • Colombia flagColombia
  • Gabon flagGabon
  • India flagIndia
  • Kyrgyzstan flagKyrgyzstan
  • Pakistan flagPakistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe flagSao Tome and Principe
  • Tajikistan flagTajikistan
  • Ukraine flagUkraine
  • Uzbekistan flagUzbekistan
  • Vietnam flagVietnam
  • Guinea flagGuinea
  • Cameroon flagCameroon
  • Equatorial Guinea flagEquatorial Guinea
  • Togo flagTogo
  • Syria flagSyria
  • Cuba flagCuba
  • Burkina Faso flagBurkina Faso
  • Mauritania flagMauritania
  • Congo (Dem. Rep.) flagCongo (Dem. Rep.)
  • Liberia flagLiberia
  • Somalia flagSomalia
  • Bhutan flagBhutan
  • South Sudan flagSouth Sudan

❌ Visa Required

46 countries

  • Afghanistan flagAfghanistan
  • Argentina flagArgentina
  • Armenia flagArmenia
  • Brunei flagBrunei
  • Canada flagCanada
  • Central African Republic flagCentral African Republic
  • Chad flagChad
  • Chile flagChile
  • Congo (Rep.) flagCongo (Rep.)
  • El Salvador flagEl Salvador
  • Eritrea flagEritrea
  • Falkland Islands flagFalkland Islands
  • Guam flagGuam
  • Guatemala flagGuatemala
  • Guyana flagGuyana
  • Honduras flagHonduras
  • Iraq flagIraq
  • Israel flagIsrael
  • Japan flagJapan
  • Lebanon flagLebanon
  • Libya flagLibya
  • Mali flagMali
  • Mexico flagMexico
  • Mongolia flagMongolia
  • Morocco flagMorocco
  • Myanmar flagMyanmar
  • Nauru flagNauru
  • Niger flagNiger
  • North Korea flagNorth Korea
  • Northern Mariana Islands flagNorthern Mariana Islands
  • Palestinian Territory flagPalestinian Territory
  • Papua New Guinea flagPapua New Guinea
  • Paraguay flagParaguay
  • Peru flagPeru
  • Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico
  • American Samoa flagAmerican Samoa
  • Solomon Islands flagSolomon Islands
  • Sudan flagSudan
  • Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) flagTaiwan (Chinese Taipei)
  • Turkmenistan flagTurkmenistan
  • United States flagUnited States
  • Venezuela flagVenezuela
  • US Virgin Islands flagUS Virgin Islands
  • Yemen flagYemen
  • Australia flagAustralia
  • Kuwait flagKuwait

Comparison against other countries

Closely related passports based on region, mobility tier, and travel profile.

Mauritius

Mauritius is the only other African nation consistently ranking in the global top 30 alongside Seychelles.

Comparison context

As the highest-ranking African nations, the Seychelles and Mauritius passport maintain a significant lead in continental mobility.
Compare Seychelles and Mauritius side by side

Bahamas

Both nations occupy the mid-20s rank tier, offering visa-free access to over 150 destinations.

Comparison context

The Seychelles maintains a global standing comparable to the Bahamas passport ranking, reflecting high-tier access for island jurisdictions.
Compare Seychelles and Bahamas side by side

Maldives

Both are Indian Ocean island economies with tourism-driven diplomatic strategies affecting visa policies.

Comparison context

Similar to the Indian Ocean neighbor Maldives, the Seychelles utilizes strategic bilateral agreements to enhance its international reach.
Compare Seychelles and Maldives side by side

Related sources and important links

Trusted references for Seychelles passport rules, travel notices, and government information.

Frequently asked questions

Holders of a Seychelles passport enjoy visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 155 destinations worldwide, including countries like Singapore, China, and the United Kingdom.

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Source: IATA Travel Centre, Skyscanner & Official Government Websites.