Quick info guide

Travel/Visa requirements for Seychelles

Tourist Visa requirement: None; visitor permits granted upon arrival with return ticket

Passport validity: Duration of stay

Blank passport pages: 1 blank page required

Vaccinations: Yellow fever, if traveling from a yellow fever endemic country

Currency restrictions (Entry): Amounts above USD 10,000

Currency restrictions  (Exit): Amounts above USD 10,000

Contact information

Department of Immigration and Civil Status
Independence House, Ground Floor
P.O. Box 340
Victoria, Mahe

Web: www.ics.gov.sc/home

Tel : +(248) 4293600

ENFORCEMENT HOTLINE

(+248) 4303 930

BIRTH REGISTRATION

(+248) 2822521

DEATH REGISTRATION

(+248) 2823409

EMAIL

info@immigration.gov.sc
info@civilstatus.gov.sc

 

Immigration information for Seychelles

Seychelles is a Visa-free country which means that there are no Visa requirements for any persons wishing to travel to the country. Although a Visa is not required to enter Seychelles, visitors should nevertheless have in their possession a valid passport or other travel documents recognized by the government of Seychelles in order to gain entry. The passport must be valid for the period of the intended stay until arrival back in the holder’s country of origin or residence.

A visitor’s permit is issued on arrival in Seychelles to travelers visiting for the purposes of holiday, business, visiting friends or family and who also meet the following criteria:

  1. is not a prohibited immigrant;
  2. is not a holder of a valid permit which entitles the holder to reside in Seychelles;
  3. holds a valid return ticket or ticket for onward travel for the duration of the visit;
  4. has confirmed accommodation; and,
  5. has sufficient funds for the duration of the stay (minimum of US$150 or equivalent per day).

Travel Advisory

No one is permitted to enter into or exit from Seychelles except with the written authorization of the Ministry of Health.

For any further information, kindly visit the website of the Immigration and Civil Status Seychelles on www.ics.gov.sc/home

The Immigration and Civil Status Seychelles opening and closing times are 08:30 and 16:00 hours respectively, from Monday to Friday. The ICS offices are closed on Saturdays and Sunday.

 

angle-left Applicable permits for businesspersons

Applicable permits for businesspersons

International Trade Zone

This permit applies to persons who are to be employed to work in the Seychelles International Trade Zones.

It is the responsibility of the prospective employer to apply for the permit through the Financial Services Authority, Seychelles. (FSA)

For more information on the eligibility for the permit and application form please visit the FSA website.

Gainful Occupation Permit

Living and working in Seychelles

All expatriate workers in Seychelles require a Gainful Occupation Permit (GOP). Without this, non-Seychellois are not permitted to work full time or part time, paid or unpaid.

A Gainful Occupation Permit (GOP) allows the holder to be gainfully occupied in Seychelles and this could be as an employee or as a self‐employed person.

In the first instance an approval certificate for the prospective non-Seychellois employee must be sought from the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources Development (MLHRD).

Upon obtaining the relevant approval from the MLHRD, an Applications for Gainful Occupation Permits should then be submitted to the Immigration office in Victoria at least one week before the employee is due to start work.

The same procedures as above should be followed for extension of validity of the GOP or change of post titles or duties.

The prospective employee must not enter Seychelles for the purpose of taking up employment prior to obtaining the Gainful Occupation Permit.

The application form is to be completed by the prospective employer. In the case of a self-employed, by the person seeking the permit.

There is a processing fee for processing of the application. The relevant can be found on the website of the Immigration and Civil Status Seychelles: www.ics.gov.sc

It is strongly advisable that one consults the check list in the application form when completing the application to ensure that all documents being requested are submitted. Incomplete applications cause delays and will not be considered.

 

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