Want to Visit the Seychelles? Check if Your Passport is Allowed

Scattered across an area the size of Peru, the Seychelles are broadly divided into the Inner – more tourists, better infrastructure – and Outer Islands, many of them uninhabited. With borders beginning to open up to tourism again, check if your passport is allowed to visit the Seychelles – an idyllic Indian Ocean archipelago.

What You Should Know

Are you planning a trip to this serene tourist destination in the near future? Here’s what you should know.

• Proof of a negative Covid-19 test prior to boarding the flight to Seychelles remains mandatory for all visitors
• Passengers boarding from medium risk countries are expected to conduct a PCR test within 72 hours of travel while passengers boarding from low risk countries are required to submit to an antigen test within 72 hours of travel
• Airlines companies are strongly advised not to board any passengers or crew who are symptomatic of Covid-19
• Any passenger who arrives in Seychelles without this proof will be turned back on the same aircraft
• Entry screening will be done upon arrival starting with completion of the health check form, symptomatic check, temperature scanning
• Visitors may be required to undergo a rapid antigen test
• It is compulsory for all visitors to provide travel insurance coverage

“Visitors planning on a holiday in Seychelles are encouraged to book their accommodation and leisure activities through licensed tourism service providers that have been certified by the Public Health Authority,” advised the Seychelles Tourism Board.

Changes to current list are effective from Monday 19th October 2020.

1. Australia
2. Egypt
3. Liechtenstein
4. Portugal
5. Vietnam
6. Austria
7. Estonia
8. Lithuania
9. Qatar
10. Zimbabwe
11. Botswana
12. Finland
13. Malawi
14. Rwanda
15. Burundi
16. Germany
17. Malaysia
18. Singapore
19. Cambodia
20. Ghana
21. Mauritius
22. South Africa
23. Canada
24. Iceland
25. Monaco
26. South Korea
27. China
28. Ireland
29. New Zealand
30. Sri Lanka
31. Cote d’Ivoire
32. Italy
33. Niger
34. Sweden
35. Cyprus
36. Kenya
37. Norway
38. Switzerland
39. Denmark
40. Latvia
41. Pakistan
42. Thailand
43. France
44. United Arab Emirates
45. United Kingdom

Changes to the list:

Botswana, Burundi, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe has been added.

Whatever your plans are this holiday, you won’t regret deciding to visit the Seychelles!