Visa policy of Samoa

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Visitors to Samoa are issued a gratis 90-day Visitor's Permit on arrival (except citizens of the United States residing in American Samoa) unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.[1]

All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months.

Overview[edit]

All visitors must have a return or onward ticket, copy of a bank statement, no record of deportation from other countries, no health problems that would pose a risk to Samoa, no history of criminal charges.[2]

All visitors need to pay a departure tax (40 ST).

Visa policy map[edit]

Visa policy of Samoa
  Samoa
  Visa not required
  Visitor's Permit on arrival

Visa exemption[edit]

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Samoa without a visa for the following period:[3][4]

90 days within any 180 days

60 days

Future changes[edit]

Samoa has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:

Country Agreement signed on
 Israel[8] 5 March 2019

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Visa information".
  2. ^ "Entry Requirements". Samoa Immigration. Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Visa exemption agreements" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ "EU-Samoa agreement on the short-stay visa exemption" (PDF). Results of votes. European Parliament. 2015. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Agreement between the European Union and the independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa exemption". European Council. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  7. ^ "Visa exemption agreement between Samoa and Russia".
  8. ^ "Visa waiver deal between Israel and Samoa". J-Wire. Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.