Seychelles: visas, documents and safety

Seychelles at a glance

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

Local time (UTC+04:00)

23:46:09

November 6, 2026

Capital

Victoria

Data status

Update delayed

28.3 °C

Clear

High 28.6°

Low 26.0°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 4.0 m/s

Today · Nov 6

Heavy rain

26.0° / 28.6°

Precipitation 7.2 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 7

Rain

27.5° / 28.1°

Precipitation 0.1 mm

Sunday · Nov 8

Cloudy

27.3° / 28.3°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Victoria (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Seychellois rupee (SCR)
Language: Seychellois Creole, English, French
Capital: Victoria
Population: 122,729
Timezone: UTC+04:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Seychelles 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 Seychelles

Planning a trip to Seychelles 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 Seychelles.

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.

Electronic travel authorization

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

Max stay · 90 days

Seychelles' official Travel Authorisation site says there are no visa requirements for any traveller visiting Seychelles. Seychelles Immigration says a Visitor's Permit is issued on arrival, initially for a stay of up to three months, to visitors who meet its criteria, and that all visitors must hold a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation before departing.

Passport validity: Passport must be valid for the stay or return travel (per source text).
Return or onward ticket: Seychelles Immigration says a valid return or onward ticket for the duration of the visit must be presented for the Visitor's Permit issued on arrival, and the official Travel Authorisation site says you can apply only after booking your airline ticket and accommodation.
Vaccinations: The official Travel Authorisation site says you upload a yellow fever vaccination certificate only if you are travelling from a country or region where the disease is endemic, and that you do not need one if you transit through an airport in such a region for less than 12 hours.
Visa requirement: Visa exemption mentioned in the source text.

Passport validity: Passport must be valid for the stay or return travel (per source text). Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-10-20
Visa requirement: Visa exemption mentioned in the source text. Viaggiare Sicuri — schede Paese (MAE) · Viaggiare Sicuri page updated 2026-10-20

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 1 - Exercise Normal Precautions

There was no change to the advisory level. An area of increased risk was added.

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

Italian office in Seychelles

Honorary consulate - Mahe

honorary consulate · MAHE

Office switchboard: 2482822777

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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 Seychelles.

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)

Official source Terms CC BY 4.0
MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 6 Nov 2026, 18:17 · Retrieved: 6 Nov 2026, 20:00 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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