Samoa: visas, documents and safety

Samoa at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+13:00)

13:28:05

November 1, 2026

Capital

Apia

Data status

Update delayed

28.6 °C

Rain

High 28.7°

Low 24.5°

Precipitation 0.3 mm

Wind 7.2 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Rain

24.5° / 28.7°

Precipitation 3 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Rain

24.8° / 29.3°

Precipitation 0.2 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Cloudy

24.2° / 29.5°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Apia (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Samoan t-�l-� (WST)
Language: English, Samoan
Capital: Apia
Population: 205,557
Timezone: UTC+13:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Samoa brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Samoa

Planning a trip to Samoa means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Samoa.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

Visa-free for 90 days

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Samoa Immigration says visitors to Samoa can apply for a 90-day Visitor Permit on arrival using the arrival card, and must have a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond the intended stay, confirmed onward tickets, visas for the next country of destination, sufficient funds to support themselves and a confirmed residential contact address. Its border page says foreign nationals who do not hold a valid Temporary Resident Permit or Samoan citizenship will be issued with a free 90-day Visitors Permit upon arrival.

Passport validity: Samoa Immigration says the passenger must possess a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa.
Return or onward ticket: Samoa Immigration says the grant of a Visitors permit is subject to its entry requirements, including that the passenger must have a return or onward ticket, a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa, and a valid visa or permit for entry into the country they will travel to from Samoa.
Vaccinations: The UK government says you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives Samoa's requirement as proof of vaccination for travellers aged 1 year or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and for travellers who have transited for more than 12 hours through an airport of such a country., Samoa's Ministry of Health says it has no active travel advisories or health-related travel restrictions in place at this time. No official source we could read states a measles vaccination requirement for visitors.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

Reissued after periodic review with minor edits. Exercise normal precautions in Samoa.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

1 office listed

Office

Head of mission accreditation office in - Wellington (Nuova Zelanda)

WELLINGTON

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Automated data for information only. It does not replace guidance from local authorities, MAECI or Viaggiare Sicuri.

Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Samoa.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 3 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:00 · Update delayed

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GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Samoa

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Essential facts

Country overview