Visa requirements for Samoan citizens

Visa requirements for Samoan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Samoa. As of 1 January 2018, Samoan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 116 countries and territories, ranking the Samoan passport 43rd in terms of travel freedom (tied with Vanuatian Passport) according to the Henley Passport Index.^[1]

Samoa signed a mutual visa waiver agreement with Schengen Area countries on 28 May 2015.^[2]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Samoan citizens

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Visa requirements

Country	Visa requirement	Allowed stay	Notes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan	Visa required[3]
Albania	Visa required[4]
Algeria	Visa required[5]
Andorra	Visa not required[6]
Angola	Visa required[7]
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa not required[8]	1 month
Argentina	Visa required[9]
Armenia	Visa on arrival[10]	120 days
Australia and territories	Visa required[11]		May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[12] Transit visa is not required.[13]
Austria	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Azerbaijan	Visa required[16]
Bahamas	Visa not required[17]	3 months
Bahrain	Visa required[18]
Bangladesh	Visa not required[19]
Barbados	Visa not required[20]
Belarus	Visa required[21]		Visa-free for 5 days for holders a Schengen visa or a national visa of country of EU, must arrive via Minsk International Airport.[22]
Belgium	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Belize	Visa required[23]
Benin	eVisa / Visa on arrival[24][25]	30 days / 8 days	Must have an international vaccination certificate.
Bhutan	Visa required[26]
Bolivia	Visa on arrival[27]	90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa not required[28]	90 days
Botswana	Visa not required[29]	3 months
Brazil	Visa required[30]
Brunei	Visa required[31]
Bulgaria	Visa not required[14][15][32]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Burkina Faso	Visa required[33]
Burundi	Visa required[34]
Cambodia	Visa on arrival[35]
Cameroon	Visa required[36]
Canada	Visa not required[37]	6 months	eTA required if arriving by air.[38]
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival[39]
Central African Republic	Visa required[40]
Chad	Visa required[41]
Chile	Visa required[42]
China	Visa required[43]
Colombia	Visa not required[44]	180 days	90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one year period
Comoros	Visa on arrival[45]
Republic of the Congo	Visa required[46]
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Visa required[47]
Costa Rica	Visa not required[48]	30 days
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa required[49]
Croatia	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Cuba	Tourist Card required[50]
Cyprus	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Czech Republic	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Denmark	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Djibouti	eVisa[51]	31 days
Dominica	Visa not required[52]	6 months
Dominican Republic	Visa required[53]
Ecuador	Visa not required[54]	90 days
Egypt	Visa on arrival[55]		Conditions apply.
El Salvador	Visa required[56]
Equatorial Guinea	Visa required[57]
Eritrea	Visa required[58]
Estonia	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ethiopia	eVisa[59]
Fiji	Visa not required[60]	4 months
Finland	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
France	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Gabon	Visa required[61]
Gambia	Visa not required[62]	90 days
Georgia	eVisa[63]
Germany	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Ghana	Visa required[64]
Greece	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Grenada	Visa not required[65]	3 months
Guatemala	Visa required[66]
Guinea	Visa required[67]
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival[68]	90 days
Guyana	Visa required[69]
Haiti	Visa not required[70]	90 days
Honduras	Visa required[71]
Hungary	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Iceland	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
India	eVisa[72]	60 days	e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][73] An Indian e-Tourist Visa can only be obtained twice in one calendar year.
Indonesia	Visa not required[74][75]	30 days
Iran	Visa on arrival[76]		Conditions apply.
Iraq	Visa required[77]
Ireland	Visa not required[78]
Israel	Visa not required[79][80]
Italy	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Jamaica	Visa not required[81]
Japan	Visa required[82]
Jordan	Visa on arrival[83]	3 months
Kazakhstan	Visa required[84]
Kenya	Visa not required[85]	3 months
Kiribati	Visa not required[86]	30 days
North Korea	Visa required[87]
South Korea	Visa not required[88]	30 days
Kuwait	Visa required[89]
Kyrgyzstan	eVisa[90]
Laos	Visa on arrival[91]	30 days	Conditions apply. Available at international airports Luangphabang, Pakse, Savannakhet and Vientiane, and at 4 land borders Friendship Bridge,[Note 3] and at 13 border crossings[Note 4] as well as Tanalaeng train station in Vientiane, which connects to the train station in Nongkai, Thailand.[92] Entry points Lalai, Lantui, Meuang mom, Pakxan, and Phoudou are open only to visa holders. Extendable up to 60 days.
Latvia	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lebanon	Visa on arrival[93]	1 month	Extendable for 2 additional months Granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.
Lesotho	Visa not required[94]	90 days
Liberia	Visa required[95]
Libya	Visa required[96]
Liechtenstein	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Lithuania	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Luxembourg	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Macedonia	Visa required[97]
Madagascar	Visa on arrival[98]	90 days
Malawi	Visa not required[99]
Malaysia	Visa not required[100]	30 days
Maldives	Visa on arrival[101]	30 days
Mali	Visa required[102]
Malta	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival[103]
Mauritania	Visa on arrival[104]		Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.
Mauritius	Visa not required[105]	90 days
Mexico	Visa required[106]
Micronesia	Visa not required[107]	30 days
Moldova	Visa not required[108]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Monaco	Visa not required[109]
Mongolia	Visa required[110]
Montenegro	Visa not required[111]	90 days
Morocco	Visa required[112]
Mozambique	Visa on arrival[113]	30 days
Myanmar	eVisa[114]	28 days
Namibia	Visa required[115]
Nauru	Visa on arrival[116]
Nepal	Visa on arrival[117]	90 days
Netherlands	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
New Zealand	Visa required[118]		Transit visa is not required.[119]
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival[120]	90 days
Niger	Visa required[121]
Nigeria	Visa required[122]
Norway	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Oman	Visa required[123]
Pakistan	Visa not required[124]	1 month
Palau	Visa on arrival[125]	30 days
Panama	Visa not required[126]	180 days
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival[127]	60 days
Paraguay	Visa required[128]
Peru	Visa not required[129]	180 days
Philippines	Visa not required[130]	30 days
Poland	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Portugal	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Qatar	eVisa[131]
Romania	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period
Russia	Visa not required[132]	60 days	For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period
Rwanda	eVisa / Visa on arrival[133]	30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis	eVisa[134]
Saint Lucia	Visa not required[135]	6 weeks
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa not required[136]	1 month
San Marino	Visa not required[137]
São Tomé and Príncipe	Visa required[138]		Visa is obtained online.[139]
Saudi Arabia	Visa required[140]
Senegal	Visa on arrival[141]
Serbia	Visa required[142]
Seychelles	Visitor's Permit on arrival[143]	3 months
Sierra Leone	Visa required[144]
Singapore	Visa not required[145]	30 days
Slovakia	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Slovenia	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival[146]
Somalia	Visa on arrival[147]	30 days	Available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
South Africa	Visa required[148]
South Sudan	Visa required[149]
Spain	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival[26]
Sudan	Visa required[150]
Suriname	Visa required[151]
Swaziland	Visa not required[152]	30 days
Sweden	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Switzerland	Visa not required[14][15]	90 days	90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area
Syria	Visa required[153]
Tajikistan	Visa required[154]
Tanzania	Visa on arrival[155]	3 months
Thailand	Visa required[156]
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival[157]	30 days
Togo	Visa on arrival[158]	7 days
Tonga	Visa on arrival[159]
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa not required[160]
Tunisia	Visa required[161]
Turkey	Visa required[162]
Turkmenistan	Visa required[163]
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival[164]	1 month
Uganda	Visa on arrival[165]	3 months	May apply online.[166]
Ukraine	eVisa / Visa on arrival[167][168]	15 days	Visa on arrival for business or tourism purposes is available at Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Odessa International Airport.[169]
United Arab Emirates	Visa required[170]
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies	Visa not required[171]	6 months
United States	Visa required[172]
Uruguay	Visa required[173]
Uzbekistan	Visa required[174]
Vanuatu	Visa not required[175]	90 days
Vatican City	Visa not required[176]
Venezuela	Visa required[177]
Vietnam	Visa required[178]
Yemen	Visa required[179]
Zambia	Visa not required[180]	90 days
Zimbabwe	Visa not required[181]	3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
Abkhazia	Visa required[182]
Kosovo	Visa not required[183]	90 days
Northern Cyprus	Visa not required[184]
Nagorno-Karabakh	Visa required[185]	Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[186]
Palestine	Visa not required[187]	Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[188]
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic		Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland	Visa on arrival	30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[189][190]
South Ossetia	Visa not required[191]	Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[192][193]
Taiwan	Visa required[194][195]
Transnistria	Visa not required[196]	Registration required after 24h.[197][198]

Dependent and autonomous territories

Territory	Conditions of access	Notes
China
Hong Kong	Visa not required[199]	30 days
Macau	Visa not required[200]	30 days
Denmark
Faroe Islands	Visa not required[201]
Greenland	Visa not required[202]
France
French Guiana	Visa not required[203]
French Polynesia	Visa not required[204]
French West Indies	Visa not required	Visa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
Mayotte	Visa not required[205]
New Caledonia	Visa not required[206]
Réunion	Visa not required[207]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Visa not required[208]
Wallis and Futuna	Visa not required[209]	3 months
Netherlands
Aruba	Visa required[210]
Caribbean Netherlands	Visa required[211]	Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
Curaçao	Visa required[212]
Sint Maarten	Visa required[213]
New Zealand
Cook Islands	Visa not required[214]	31 days
Niue	Visa not required[215]	30 days
Tokelau	Visa required[216]
United Kingdom
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Visa not required[217]	Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[218]
Anguilla	Visa not required[219]	3 months
Bermuda	Visa not required[220]
British Indian Ocean Territory	Special permit required	Special permit required.[221]
British Virgin Islands	Visa not required[222]
Cayman Islands	Visa not required[223]
Falkland Islands	Visa required[224]
Gibraltar	Visa not required[225]
Montserrat	Visa not required[226]
Pitcairn Islands	Visa not required	14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[227][228][229]
Ascension Island	Entry Permit required	Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[230]
Saint Helena	Visitor's Pass required	Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[231]
Tristan da Cunha	Permission required	Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[232]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	Permit required	Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[233][234]
Turks and Caicos Islands	Visa required[235]	Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
United States
American Samoa	Visa required[236]
Guam	Visa required[237]
Northern Mariana Islands	Visa required[238]
Puerto Rico	Visa required[239]
U.S. Virgin Islands	Visa required[240]
Antarctica and adjacent islands
Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency.[241][242][243][244][245][246][247][248][249][250][251][252]

See also

• Visa policy of Samoa
• Samoan passport

References and Notes

References

Notes