Samoa visa requirements · checked 3 October 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Samoa

Q: What documents do I need to enter Samoa?

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. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for 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. Proof of funds: Samoa Immigration says the passenger must have documented evidence of sufficient funds for self-support (typically a copy of a bank statement) and state their accommodation arrangements.

Q: How long can I stay in Samoa without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

Q: How many countries can visit Samoa without a visa?

198 of 198 passports can enter Samoa visa-free (100%). and 0 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers can visit Samoa without a visa: 198 of 198 passports enter visa-free, usually for 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.

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Destination

198

Passports visa-free

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Samoa? Quick answers

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Visa for Samoa — requirements summary

Visa-free: 198 (100%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Samoa, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Albania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Algeria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Andorra	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Angola	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Argentina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Armenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Australia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Austria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahamas	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bahrain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Barbados	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belarus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belgium	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Belize	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Benin	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bhutan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bolivia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Botswana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brazil	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Brunei	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Bulgaria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Burundi	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cambodia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cameroon	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Canada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Chad	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Chile	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
China	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Colombia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Comoros	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Croatia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cuba	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Cyprus	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Czechia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Denmark	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Djibouti	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
DR Congo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ecuador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Egypt	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
El Salvador	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eritrea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Estonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Eswatini	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Fiji	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Finland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
France	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gabon	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Gambia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Georgia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Germany	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ghana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Greece	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Grenada	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guatemala	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Guyana	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Haiti	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Honduras	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Hungary	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iceland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
India	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Indonesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iran	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Iraq	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ireland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Israel	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Italy	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jamaica	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Japan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Jordan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kazakhstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kenya	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kiribati	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kosovo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kuwait	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Laos	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Latvia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lebanon	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lesotho	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Liberia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Libya	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Lithuania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Macau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Madagascar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Malawi	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Malaysia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Maldives	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mali	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Malta	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mauritius	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mexico	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Micronesia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Moldova	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Monaco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mongolia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Montenegro	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Mozambique	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Myanmar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Namibia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nauru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nepal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Netherlands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
New Zealand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Niger	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Nigeria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
North Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Norway	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Oman	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Pakistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palau	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Palestine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Panama	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Paraguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Peru	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Philippines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Poland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Portugal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Qatar	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Romania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Russia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Rwanda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
San Marino	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Senegal	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Serbia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Seychelles	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovakia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Slovenia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Somalia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Africa	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Korea	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
South Sudan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Spain	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sudan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Suriname	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Sweden	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Switzerland	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Syria	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Taiwan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tajikistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tanzania	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Thailand	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Togo	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tonga	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tunisia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Türkiye	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uganda	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Ukraine	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United Kingdom	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
United States	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uruguay	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vatican City	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Venezuela	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Vietnam	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Yemen	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Zambia	Visa-free	90 days	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa-free	90 days	Details →

Samoa visa types, fees and processing times

Extension of Visitor Permit

Extension

Extension: Possible

Fee and processing time not published — confirm with the embassy or consulate before you apply.

Business Visitor Permit

On arrival

Fee: Free

The UK government says border officials will issue a free visitor permit or business visitor permit using your arrival card.

Entry requirements for Samoa

Passport validity

6 months

Samoa Immigration says the passenger must possess a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa.

Samoa Immigration (Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) — Border Services✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

1 year

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.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Samoa entry requirements✓ Checked 8 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Measles (MMR)

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.

Samoa Ministry of Health — Travel Advisory Notice ("Current Status: No Active Travel Advisories")✓ Checked 5 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Samoa. The UK government says that if you have a medical emergency, evacuation to Australia, New Zealand or Hawaii is likely to be the only option for treatment, and to make sure you have adequate travel health insurance and accessible funds to cover the cost of any medical treatment abroad and repatriation.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Samoa travel advice: health✓ Checked 4 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

6 months

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.

Samoa Immigration (Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) — Border Services✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

Samoa Immigration says the passenger must have documented evidence of sufficient funds for self-support (typically a copy of a bank statement) and state their accommodation arrangements. No official source we could read states an amount.

Samoa Immigration (Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) — Border Services✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: Samoa arrival card and customs/biosecurity declaration

Samoa Immigration says arrival and declaration cards are provided by the airline or shipping agent, or by immigration officers at the arrival booths. The UK government says you must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty.

Samoa Immigration (Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) — Border Services✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

The UK government says to declare cash or travellers cheques if the value is 20,000 tala or more, and that you will get a certified declaration to show you brought it with you.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Samoa entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Samoa visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

198

Most common: Visa-free

100%

Visa-free access

Visa-free stays by length

90 days · 198 passports

Understanding Samoa visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Samoa for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa-free, which applies to 198 passports (100%). 100% of passports can enter without a visa.

Entry categories for Samoa

Visa-free entry: 198 passports can enter without a visa, for up to 90 days.

What else you need to enter Samoa

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.
Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for 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.
Proof of funds: Samoa Immigration says the passenger must have documented evidence of sufficient funds for self-support (typically a copy of a bank statement) and state their accommodation arrangements.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Samoa or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Samoa visas

Do I need a visa for Samoa?

Samoa Immigration 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, applied for using the arrival card. Travellers 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.

How long can I stay in Samoa?

Samoa Immigration says visitors can apply for a 90-day Visitor Permit on arrival. Visitors in Samoa who wish to stay longer as a visitor use the temporary residence form (MPMC100), with a photocopy of an onward ticket out of Samoa, evidence of sufficient funds to support the extended stay and details of their accommodation arrangements.

Do I need a return ticket to enter Samoa?

Yes. 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 and state their accommodation arrangements, be it holiday accommodation such as a hotel or resort, or with family or friends (specifically the village and family name).

What vaccinations do I need for Samoa?

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. Samoa's Ministry of Health says it has no active travel advisories or health-related travel restrictions in place at this time. The UK government lists Zika virus and dengue among the health risks and says to take precautions against being bitten by mosquitoes.

Do US citizens need a visa for Samoa?

US citizens can visit Samoa visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Samoa?

UK citizens can visit Samoa visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Samoa?

German citizens can visit Samoa visa-free for 90 days. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Samoa?

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. Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for 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. Proof of funds: Samoa Immigration says the passenger must have documented evidence of sufficient funds for self-support (typically a copy of a bank statement) and state their accommodation arrangements.

How long can I stay in Samoa without a visa?

Up to 90 days for every visa-free passport.

How many countries can visit Samoa without a visa?

198 of 198 passports can enter Samoa visa-free (100%). and 0 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Samoa citizens travel visa-free?

Samoa passport holders can visit 81 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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