Current Seychelles evidence supports marriage and exceptional routes, not an unqualified promise of citizenship after a general residence period. The 2023 amendment repealed two earlier statutory routes.
Africa passport
Seychelles passport rank
Global rank#30
Mobility score154
Destinations tracked227
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Passport overview
About the Seychelles passport
The Seychelles passport is grouped with Africa in this index. It ranks #30 globally and #1 among 54 Africa passports, with a mobility score of 154.
Its current access profile includes 123 visa-free destinations,23 visas on arrival, and 8 destinations using an ETA. The detailed list below separates these from eVisas, traditional visas, and any officially documented entry restrictions.
Seychelles distinguishes employment income, business income and non-resident withholding. Its residence tests include domicile as well as presence, while company-specific foreign-income rules must not be substituted for an individual's position.
Entry rules can change without notice. Treat this as a comparison tool and verify official requirements before travel.
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Not sure how an ETA differs from an eVisa?Africa
57AlgeriaVisa-freeAngolaVisa-freeBeninVisa-freeBotswanaVisa-freeBurkina FasoeVisaBurundiVisa on arrivalCamerooneVisaCape Verde IslandsVisa-freeCentral African RepublicVisa requiredChadeVisaComoro IslandsVisa-freeCongo (Dem. Rep.)eVisaCongo (Rep.)Visa requiredCôte d'IvoireVisa-freeDjiboutiVisa-freeEgyptVisa requiredEquatorial GuineaeVisaEritreaVisa requiredeSwatiniVisa-freeEthiopiaVisa on arrivalGabonVisa on arrivalGhanaETAGuineaETAGuinea-BissauVisa requiredKenyaVisa-freeLesothoVisa-freeLiberiaVisa requiredLibyaeVisaMadagascarVisa on arrivalMalawiVisa-freeMaliVisa requiredMauritaniaeVisaMauritiusVisa-freeMayotteVisa-freeMoroccoVisa requiredMozambiqueVisa-freeNamibiaVisa-freeNigerVisa requiredNigeriaVisa requiredReunionVisa-freeRwandaVisa on arrivalSão Tomé and PríncipeVisa on arrivalSenegalVisa requiredSeychellesCitizenshipSierra LeoneVisa-freeSomaliaETASouth AfricaVisa-freeSouth SudanVisa requiredSt. HelenaVisa on arrivalSudanVisa requiredTanzaniaVisa-freeThe GambiaVisa-freeTogoVisa-freeTunisiaVisa-freeUgandaVisa-freeZambiaVisa-freeZimbabweVisa-free
Americas
25ArgentinaVisa requiredBelizeVisa-freeBermudaVisa-freeBoliviaVisa requiredBrazilVisa-freeCanadaVisa requiredChileVisa requiredColombiaeVisaCosta RicaVisa-freeEcuadorVisa-freeEl SalvadorVisa requiredFalkland IslandsVisa-freeFrench GuianaVisa-freeGuatemalaVisa requiredGuyanaVisa requiredHondurasVisa requiredMexicoVisa requiredNicaraguaVisa requiredPanamaVisa-freeParaguayVisa requiredPeruVisa requiredSurinameVisa-freeUnited StatesVisa requiredUruguayVisa-freeVenezuelaeVisa
Caribbean
25AnguillaVisa-freeAntigua and BarbudaVisa-freeArubaVisa-freeBarbadosVisa-freeBonaire; St. Eustatius and SabaVisa-freeBritish Virgin IslandsVisa-freeCayman IslandsVisa-freeCubaeVisaCuracaoVisa-freeDominicaVisa-freeDominican RepublicVisa-freeFrench West IndiesVisa-freeGrenadaVisa-freeHaitiVisa-freeJamaicaVisa-freeMontserratVisa-freePuerto RicoVisa requiredSaint Martin (French part)Visa-freeSt. Kitts and NevisETASt. LuciaVisa on arrivalSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa-freeThe BahamasVisa-freeTrinidad and TobagoVisa-freeTurks and Caicos IslandsVisa-freeUS Virgin IslandsVisa required
Asia
32AfghanistanVisa requiredBangladeshVisa-freeBhutaneVisaBruneiVisa requiredCambodiaVisa-freeChinaVisa-freeHong Kong (SAR China)Visa-freeIndiaeVisaIndonesiaVisa on arrivalJapanVisa requiredKazakhstanVisa-freeKyrgyzstaneVisaLaoseVisaMacao (SAR China)Visa-freeMalaysiaVisa-freeMaldivesVisa on arrivalMongoliaeVisaMyanmarVisa requiredNepalVisa on arrivalNorth KoreaVisa requiredPakistaneVisaPhilippinesVisa-freeSingaporeVisa-freeSouth KoreaETASri LankaETATaiwan (Chinese Taipei)Visa requiredTajikistaneVisaThailandVisa on arrivalTimor-LesteVisa on arrivalTurkmenistanVisa requiredUzbekistaneVisaVietnameVisa
Europe
52AlbaniaVisa-freeAndorraVisa-freeAustriaVisa-freeAzerbaijaneVisaBelarusVisa-freeBelgiumVisa-freeBosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-freeBulgariaVisa-freeCroatiaVisa-freeCyprusVisa-freeCzechiaVisa-freeDenmarkVisa-freeEstoniaVisa-freeFaroe IslandsVisa-freeFinlandVisa-freeFranceVisa-freeGeorgiaVisa-freeGermanyVisa-freeGibraltarVisa-freeGreeceVisa-freeGreenlandVisa-freeHungaryVisa-freeIcelandVisa-freeIrelandVisa-freeItalyVisa-freeKosovoVisa-freeLatviaVisa-freeLiechtensteinVisa-freeLithuaniaVisa-freeLuxembourgVisa-freeMaltaVisa-freeMoldovaVisa-freeMonacoVisa-freeMontenegroVisa-freeNetherlandsVisa-freeNorth MacedoniaVisa-freeNorwayVisa-freePolandVisa-freePortugalVisa-freeRomaniaVisa-freeRussian FederationVisa-freeSan MarinoVisa-freeSerbiaVisa-freeSlovakiaVisa-freeSloveniaVisa-freeSpainVisa-freeSwedenVisa-freeSwitzerlandVisa-freeTürkiyeVisa-freeUkraineeVisaUnited KingdomETAVatican CityVisa-free
Middle East
15ArmeniaVisa requiredBahraineVisaIranVisa-freeIraqVisa requiredIsraelVisa requiredJordanVisa on arrivalKuwaitVisa requiredLebanonVisa requiredOmanVisa-freePalestinian TerritoryVisa requiredQatarVisa on arrivalSaudi ArabiaVisa on arrivalSyriaVisa requiredUnited Arab EmiratesVisa-freeYemenVisa required
Oceania
21American SamoaVisa requiredAustraliaVisa requiredCook IslandsVisa on arrivalFijiVisa-freeFrench PolynesiaVisa-freeGuamVisa requiredKiribatiVisa-freeMarshall IslandsVisa on arrivalMicronesiaVisa-freeNauruVisa requiredNew CaledoniaVisa-freeNew ZealandETANiueVisa requiredNorthern Mariana IslandsVisa requiredPalau IslandsVisa on arrivalPapua New GuineaeVisaSamoaVisa on arrivalSolomon IslandsVisa-freeTongaVisa on arrivalTuvaluVisa on arrivalVanuatuVisa on arrival
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Human Development Index
0.8480–1 · 2023
UNDP's development measure; not a passport or relocation score.
Seychelles · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
UNDP · Human Development Report 2025Source, reuse and review
UNDP Human Development Report 2025, composite indices time series. Selected observations; display rounded to three decimals. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · CC BY 3.0 IGOLife expectancy at birth
76.3years · 2024
Population-level period estimate; not an individual prediction or healthcare-access rating.
Seychelles · Publisher-reported national statistical geography; not every overseas territory or citizen abroad
World Bank · World Development Indicators, updated 2026-07-13Source, reuse and review
World Bank: World Development Indicators, SP.DYN.LE00.IN; UN World Population Prospects, national statistical offices and Eurostat. Selected observations; display rounded to one decimal. No endorsement implied.
Source reviewed 2026-09-22. Next review due 2026-12-21.
Source data · Source geography registry · CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms