Seychellois passport ranking 2026 and visa-free countries list
Where the Seychellois passport lets you travel without a visa arranged in advance, country by country, and how it ranks against 198 passports.
Seychelles
Rank 21st of 93 ranks · joint with 1
Score
130
Visa-free
102
On arrival
24
eTA
4
e-Visa
18
Visa required
45
Strong travel access. A European residence or a top-ranked second passport mainly adds the right to live and work in more places.
Visa-free countries for Seychellois passport holders (102)
Enter with the passport alone. Days shown are the usual maximum stay where the source states one.
- Albania90 days
- Algeria90 days
- Andorra
- Angola30 days
- Antigua and Barbuda90 days
- Austria90 days
- Bahamas90 days
- Bangladesh90 days
- Barbados180 days
- Belarus30 days
- Belgium90 days
- Belize
- Benin90 days
- Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days
- Botswana90 days
- Brazil90 days
- Bulgaria90 days
- Cambodia14 days
- China30 days
- Costa Rica90 days
- Côte d'Ivoire90 days
- Croatia90 days
- Cyprus90 days
- Czechia90 days
- Denmark90 days
- Dominica180 days
- Dominican Republic90 days
- Ecuador90 days
- Estonia90 days
- Eswatini30 days
- Fiji120 days
- Finland90 days
- France90 days
- Gambia90 days
- Georgia365 days
- Germany90 days
- Ghana90 days
- Greece90 days
- Grenada90 days
- Haiti90 days
- Hungary90 days
- Iceland90 days
- Iran15 days
- Ireland
- Italy90 days
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan30 days
- Kiribati30 days
- Latvia90 days
- Lesotho90 days
- Liechtenstein90 days
- Lithuania90 days
- Luxembourg90 days
- Malawi90 days
- Malaysia90 days
- Maldives30 days
- Malta90 days
- Mauritius90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Moldova90 days
- Monaco
- Montenegro90 days
- Namibia90 days
- Netherlands90 days
- Nigeria90 days
- North Macedonia90 days
- Norway90 days
- Palau30 days
- Panama180 days
- Philippines30 days
- Poland90 days
- Portugal90 days
- Qatar90 days
- Romania90 days
- Russia90 days
- Rwanda90 days
- Saint Kitts and Nevis180 days
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30 days
- Samoa60 days
- San Marino
- Serbia90 days
- Singapore30 days
- Slovakia90 days
- Slovenia90 days
- South Africa30 days
- Spain90 days
- Sri Lanka90 days
- Suriname90 days
- Sweden90 days
- Switzerland90 days
- Tanzania90 days
- Tonga31 days
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia90 days
- Türkiye90 days
- Uganda90 days
- United Arab Emirates90 days
- Uruguay90 days
- Vanuatu30 days
- Vatican City
- Zambia90 days
- Zimbabwe90 days
Visa on arrival (24)
The visa is issued at the airport or border, normally for a fee.
- Bolivia90 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cabo Verde
- Comoros
- Egypt30 days
- Ethiopia90 days
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- Indonesia30 days
- Jordan
- Laos30 days
- Madagascar90 days
- Marshall Islands90 days
- Mauritania
- Mozambique30 days
- Nepal90 days
- Nicaragua90 days
- Saint Lucia42 days
- Senegal90 days
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia30 days
- Thailand15 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
- Togo7 days
- Tuvalu30 days
Electronic travel authorisation, eTA (4)
A short online form before you fly, not a full visa application.
- Kenya90 days
- New Zealand90 days
- South Korea30 days
- United Kingdom180 days
e-Visa (18)
A visa you apply for and receive online before travel. Not counted in the score.
- Afghanistan
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Djibouti
- Gabon
- India
- Kyrgyzstan
- Libya
- Mongolia
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- South Sudan
- Tajikistan
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Visa required (45)
Apply through the embassy, consulate or an appointed visa centre before travel.
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Colombia
- Congo
- Congo (DRC)
- Cuba
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Niger
- North Korea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan
- Syria
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United States
- Venezuela
- Yemen
Territories with their own entry rules
Places such as Hong Kong, Macao, Bermuda or the Cook Islands set their own rules. They are listed here but not counted in the score.
Open without a visa arranged in advance (22)
- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cook Islands
- Curaçao
- Faroe Islands
- French Polynesia
- Gibraltar
- Greenland
- Guernsey180 days
- Hong Kong
- Isle of Man180 days
- Jersey180 days
- Kosovo
- Macao
- Montserrat
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Palestine
- Turks and Caicos Islands
e-Visa or visa required (2)
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
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Common questions
What is the rank of the Seychellois passport in 2026?
On the XIPHIAS Passport Power Index (12 October 2026), the Seychellois passport ranks 21st, joint with 1 other passport. It opens 130 of 193 countries without a visa arranged in advance; the top passport scores 167.
How many countries can Seychellois passport holders visit without a visa?
102 countries are visa-free for Seychellois passport holders. Counting 24 that give a visa on arrival and 4 that need only an online eTA, 130 countries need no visa arranged before travel. Another 18 offer an e-visa you apply for online, and 45 need a visa from an embassy.
Which countries give Seychellois passport holders a visa on arrival?
Bolivia, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Comoros, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Madagascar, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo and Tuvalu. Conditions apply at the border, usually a return ticket, proof of funds and a fee.
Do Seychellois passport holders need a visa for the US, the UK, Canada or Schengen?
The United States: visa required; the United Kingdom: eTA (apply online, usually approved within days); Canada: visa required; the Schengen area (checked for France): visa-free; the UAE: visa-free; Australia: visa required; Singapore: visa-free; Japan: visa required.
Where the data comes from
Entry rules for this passport are taken from the Wikipedia article Visa requirements for Seychellois citizens (revision 1363220239), read on 12 October 2026, which cites each destination’s own rules. The article is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the lists on this page are adapted from it and shared under the same licence.
Check before you travel
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight, and can depend on the purpose of the trip, the passport’s validity and the visas you already hold. Always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. This page is general information, not legal advice.