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 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 |
Date of visa changes |
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Future changes[edit]
Samoa has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet been ratified:
Country | Agreement signed on |
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Israel[8] | 5 March 2019 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Visa information".
- ^ "Entry Requirements". Samoa Immigration. Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Visa exemption agreements" (PDF).
- ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Visa exemption agreement between Samoa and Russia".
- ^ "Visa waiver deal between Israel and Samoa". J-Wire. Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.