The Seychelles government has introduced a travel authorisation, also known as an ETA, for the purpose of visiting the country for tourism, transit or business. This document allows you to enter the country only once and to stay for a maximum of 90 days. This process is compulsory, prior to departure, for all travellers, even if they are visa-exempt. Most countries are eligible for this online application. The consular fee is €11.00. The average turnaround time is 3 days for urgent departures.
Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)
Seychelles Archipelago 🇸🇨
What are the eligibility criteria for the Seychelles ETA?
1️⃣ Passport
Travellers must have a passport valid for at least 1 month after the date of departure from Seychelles.
2️⃣ Approach
The ETA is a travel formality for arrivals by air or sea (since 2024).
3️⃣ Location
You must make your request before leaving for Seychelles.
Which nationalities are eligible for ETA?
All nationalities are eligible for the Seychelles ETA
except for Kosovars 🇽🇰 banned from entering Seychelles
The Nigerians 🇳🇬 are currently experiencing problems obtaining their e-Visa, please contact the embassy.
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇦🇽 Åland
🇦🇱 Albania
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇩🇪 Germany
🇦🇩 Andorra
🇦🇴 Angola
🇦🇮 Anguilla
🇦🇶 Antarctica
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇦🇼 Aruba
🇦🇺 Australia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
🇧🇸 Bahamas
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇧🇧 Barbados
🇧🇪 Belgium
🇧🇿 Belize
🇧🇯 Benin
🇧🇲 Bermuda
🇧🇹 Bhutan
🇧🇾 Belarus
🇧🇴 Bolivia
🇧🇶 Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇧🇳 Brunei Darussalam
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇧🇮 Burundi
🇰🇭 Cambodia
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇻 Cape Verde
🇨🇱 Chile
🇨🇳 China
🇨🇾 Cyprus
🇨🇴 Colombia
🇰🇲 Comoros
🇨🇬 Congo
🇰🇵 North Korea
🇰🇷 South Korea
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇺 Cuba
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇩🇯 Djibouti
🇩🇲 Dominique
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇪🇸 Spain
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇸🇿 Eswatini
🇵🇸 State of Palestine
🇻🇦 Vatican City State
🇺🇸 United States
🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇫🇯 Fiji
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France
🇬🇦 Gabon
🇬🇲 Gambia
🇬🇪 Georgia
🇬🇸 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
🇬🇭 Ghana
🇬🇮 Gibraltar
🇬🇷 Greece
🇬🇩 Grenada
🇬🇱 Greenland
🇬🇵 Guadeloupe
🇬🇺 Guam
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🇬🇬 Guernsey
🇬🇳 Guinea
🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau
🇬🇾 Guyana
🇬🇫 French Guiana
🇭🇹 Haiti
🇭🇳 Honduras
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇧🇻 Île Bouvet
🇨🇽 Christmas Island
🇳🇫 Norfolk Island
🇮🇲 Isle of Man
🇰🇾 Cayman Islands
🇨🇨 Cocos Islands
🇨🇰 Cook Islands
🇫🇴 Faroe Islands
🇭🇲 Heard and MacDonald Islands
🇫🇰 Falkland Islands
🇲🇭 Marshall Islands
🇺🇲 US Minor Outlying Islands
🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands
🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands
🇻🇮 US Virgin Islands
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇮🇶 Iraq
🇮🇷 Iran
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇮🇱 Israel
🇮🇹 Italy
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇯🇵 Japan
🇯🇪 Jersey
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
🇰🇮 Kiribati
🇰🇼 Kuwait
🇱🇦 Laos
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇧 Lebanon
🇱🇷 Liberia
🇱🇾 Libya
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇴 Macau
🇲🇬 Madagascar
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇲🇻 Maldives
🇲🇱 Mali
🇲🇹 Malta
🇲🇵 Northern Marianas
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇲🇶 Martinique
🇲🇺 Maurice
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇾🇹 Mayotte
🇲🇽 Mexico
🇫🇲 Micronesia
🇲🇩 Moldova
🇲🇨 Monaco
🇲🇳 Mongolia
🇲🇪 Montenegro
🇲🇸 Montserrat
🇲🇿 Mozambique
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇳🇷 Nauru
🇳🇵 Nepal
🇳🇮 Nicaragua
🇳🇪 Niger
🇳🇺 Niué
🇳🇴 Norway
🇳🇨 New Caledonia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇴🇲 Oman
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇵🇼 Palau
🇵🇦 Panama
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇵🇪 Peru
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇫 French Polynesia
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
🇨🇫 Central African Republic
🇲🇰 Republic of Macedonia
🇷🇪 Réunion
🇷🇴 Romania
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇷🇺 Russia
🇷🇼 Rwanda
🇪🇭 Western Sahara
🇧🇱 Saint-Barthélemy
🇰🇳 Saint-Christophe-et-Niévès
🇸🇲 San Marino
🇲🇫 Saint-Martin (French part)
🇸🇽 Saint-Martin (Dutch part)
🇵🇲 Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
🇸🇭 Sainte-Hélène, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha
🇱🇨 Sainte-Lucie
🇸🇻 Salvador
🇼🇸 Samoa
🇦🇸 American Samoa
🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe
🇸🇳 Senegal
🇷🇸 Serbia
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇸🇸 South Sudan
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇸🇷 Suriname
🇸🇯 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Island
🇸🇾 Syria
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
🇹🇼 Taiwan
🇹🇿 Tanzania
🇹🇩 Chad
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇹🇫 French Southern Territories
🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory
🇹🇭 Thailand
🇹🇱 East Timor
🇹🇬 Togo
🇹🇰 Tokelau
🇹🇴 Tonga
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇹🇻 Tuvalu
🇺🇦 Ukraine
🇺🇾 Uruguay
🇻🇺 Vanuatu
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇻🇳 Vietnam
🇼🇫 Wallis and Futuna
🇾🇪 Yemen
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Entry points eligible for ETA
All entry points to Seychelles are eligible for electronic authorisation
Arrivals by air or sea are possible with an electronic travel authorisation (ETA).
Here are the country's main airports on a map.
There are also two ports: Mahé and Port Victoria
What are the advantages of the ETA over the traditional visa?
Are you visiting the Seychelles for less than 90 days? The ETA is valid from the date of your entry into Seychelles.
- Rate for 11,00 € per passenger (+service)
- 1 entry for a maximum of 90 days on site
Group application possible
100% online, nothing to post
Quicker to obtain
Official document from the authorities
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Disrupted processing of filesThe authorities may take a few days longer to issue the document
The Seychelles ETA in a nutshell
| Format | Electronics only |
|---|---|
| Reasons | Tourism, business, transit, visiting acquaintances |
| Number of entries | 1 |
| How long does it take? | 3 days for urgent departures |
| Length of stay | 0 to 90 days |
| Validity | Throughout your stay |
| Consular fees | 11,00 € |
For a trip to Seychelles, the ETA is compulsory for most nationalities.
Your ETA for Seychelles allows you to stay 90 days on site for 11,00 €excluding service charges.
With your ETA SeychellesYou can enter via several entry points, such as theSeychelles International Airport (Mahé), Praslin Airport, Denis Island Airport or Frégate Island Airport. The ETA is also required for arrival by sea in Mahé or Port Victoria.
It is not possible to obtain a ETA Seychelles on arrivalThe document may be requested before your departure and when you board. We advise you to online application at least 3 days before you arrive.
When to go to the Seychelles
In the Seychelles, the sun is always out! There is no ideal time to go to the Seychelles, however if you want to avoid the tourist crowds, it's best to avoid the summer holidays (July-August).
Places to visit in Seychelles
It's a popular destination for the beauty of its natural landscapes. The Mai Valley is a UNESCO-listed national park, and is probably a must-see on the island of Praslin.
To enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Anse Lazio, Georgette and Source d'argent are must-sees. You can take the opportunity to admire the seabed and turtles.
As you visit the various islands of the Seychelles, you'll discover the culture of dance and music while meeting the locals. The hiking and water sports are the main activities.
Practical information
- Official country name Republic of Seychelles
- Location East Africa
- Capital : Victoria
- Area surface area : 455 km2
- Language French, English, Seychellois Creole
- Currency Seychelles rupee
- Climate Equatorial, Tropical
- Time zone UTC +4
Local time
Information
Security There are no special conditions. It is advisable to take out travel insurance for your stay.
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