Visa requirements for Samoan citizens

Visa requirements for Samoa citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Samoa. As of 9 January 2024, Samoa citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 133 countries and territories, ranking the Samoan passport 41nd in terms of travel freedom 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
  Samoa
  Visa-free
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa required

Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
 AfghanistanVisa required[3]
 AlbaniaVisa required[4]
 AlgeriaVisa required[5]
 AndorraVisa not required[6]
 AngolaVisa not required[7]
 Antigua and BarbudaVisa not required[8]1 month
 ArgentinaVisa required[9]
 ArmeniaVisa on arrival[10]120 days
 Australia and territoriesVisa required[11]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).[12]
  • Transit visa is not required.[13]
 AustriaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 AzerbaijaneVisa
 BahamasVisa not required[16]3 months
 BahraineVisa[17]
 BangladeshVisa not required[18]
 BarbadosVisa not required[19]
 BelarusVisa required[20]

[22]

 BelgiumVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 BelizeVisa not required[23]
 BenineVisa / Visa on arrival[24][25]30 days / 8 days
  • Must have an international vaccination certificate.
 BhutanVisa required[26]
 BoliviaVisa on arrival[27]90 days
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa not required[28]90 days
 BotswanaVisa not required[29]3 months
 BrazilVisa required[30]
 BruneiVisa required[31]
 BulgariaVisa not required[14][15][32]90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 Burkina FasoVisa required[33]
 BurundiVisa on arrival[34]
 CambodiaVisa on arrival[35]
 CameroonVisa required[36]
 CanadaVisa not required[37]6 months
  • eTA required if arriving by air.[38]
 Cape VerdeVisa on arrival[39]
 Central African RepublicVisa required[40]
 ChadVisa required[41]
 ChileVisa required[42]
 ChinaVisa required[43]
 ColombiaVisa not required[44]180 days
  • 90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period
 ComorosVisa on arrival[45]
 Republic of the CongoVisa required[46]
 Democratic Republic of the CongoVisa required[47]
 Costa RicaVisa not required[48]30 days
 Côte d'IvoireVisa required[49]
 CroatiaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 CubaTourist Card required[50]
 CyprusVisa not required[14][15]90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 Czech RepublicVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 DenmarkVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 DjiboutieVisa[51]31 days
 DominicaVisa not required[52]6 months
 Dominican RepublicVisa required[53]
 EcuadorVisa not required[54]90 days
 EgyptVisa on arrival[55]
  • Conditions apply.
 El SalvadorVisa required[56]
 Equatorial GuineaVisa required[57]
 EritreaVisa required[58]
 EstoniaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 EswatiniVisa not required[59]30 days
 EthiopiaeVisa[60]up to 90 days
 FijiVisa not required[61]4 months
 FinlandVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 FranceVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 GabonVisa required[62]
 GambiaVisa not required[63]90 days
 GeorgiaeVisa[64]
 GermanyVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 GhanaVisa required[65]
 GreeceVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 GrenadaVisa not required[66]3 months
 GuatemalaVisa required[67]
 GuineaVisa required[68]
 Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival[69]90 days
 GuyanaVisa required[70]
 HaitiVisa not required[71]90 days
 HondurasVisa required[72]
 HungaryVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 IcelandVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 IndiaeVisa[73]60 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via 26 designated airports[Note 1] or 3 designated seaports.[Note 2][74]
  • An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year.[citation needed]
  • Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.[75]
 IndonesiaVisa required[76]
 IranVisa on arrival[77]
  • Conditions apply.
 IraqVisa required[78]
 IrelandVisa not required[79]
 IsraelVisa required[80]
 ItalyVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 JamaicaVisa not required[81]
 JapanVisa required[82]
 JordanVisa on arrival[83]3 months
 KazakhstanVisa required[84]
 KenyaElectronic Travel Authorisation[85]3 months
 KiribatiVisa not required[86]30 days
 North KoreaVisa required[87]
 South KoreaVisa not required[88]30 days
 KuwaitVisa required[89]
 KyrgyzstaneVisa[90]
 LaoseVisa / Visa on arrival[91]30 days
 LatviaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 LebanonVisa on arrival[95]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.
 LesothoVisa not required[96]90 days
 LiberiaVisa required[97]
 LibyaVisa required[98]
 LiechtensteinVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 LithuaniaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 LuxembourgVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 MadagascareVisa / Visa on arrival[99]90 days
 MalawiVisa not required[100]
 MalaysiaVisa not required[101]30 days
 MaldivesFree Visa on arrival[102]30 days
 MaliVisa required[103]
 MaltaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 Marshall IslandsVisa on arrival[104]
 MauritaniaVisa on arrival[105]
 MauritiusVisa not required[106]90 days
 MexicoVisa required[107]
 MicronesiaVisa not required[108]30 days
 MoldovaVisa not required[109]90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 MonacoVisa not required[110]
 MongoliaVisa required[111]
 MontenegroVisa not required[112]90 days
 MoroccoVisa required[113]
 MozambiqueVisa on arrival[114]30 days
 MyanmareVisa[115]28 days
 NamibiaVisa required[116]
 NauruVisa not required[117]
   NepalVisa on arrival[118]90 days
 NetherlandsVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 New ZealandVisa required[119]
 NicaraguaVisa on arrival[123]90 days
 NigerVisa required[124]
 NigeriaVisa required[125]
 North MacedoniaVisa required[126]
 NorwayVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 OmanVisa required[127]
 PakistanVisa not required[128]1 month
  • Eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.[129]
  • Eligible to apply for Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[130]
  • Online Visa eligible.[131]
 PalauFree Visa on arrival[132]30 days
 PanamaVisa not required[133]180 days
 Papua New GuineaeVisa / Free visa on arrival[134]60 days
 ParaguayVisa required[135]
 PeruVisa not required[136]180 days
 PhilippinesVisa not required[137]30 days
 PolandVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 PortugalVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 QatareVisa[138]
 RomaniaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
  • 90 days within any 180 day period
 RussiaVisa not required[139]60 days
  • For a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period
 RwandaVisa not required[140]30 days
 Saint Kitts and NeviseVisa[141]
 Saint LuciaVisa not required[142]6 weeks
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa not required[143]1 month
 San MarinoVisa not required[144]
 São Tomé and PríncipeeVisa[145]
 Saudi ArabiaVisa required[146]
 SenegalVisa on arrival[147]90 days
 SerbiaVisa required[148]
 SeychellesFree Visitor's Permit on arrival[149]3 months
 Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival[150]
 SingaporeVisa not required[151]30 days
 SlovakiaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 SloveniaVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 Solomon IslandsFree Visitor’s Permit on arrival[152]
 SomaliaVisa on arrival[153]30 days
 South AfricaVisa required[154]
 South SudanElectronic Visa[155]
  • Obtainable online[156]
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel[156]
 SpainVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 Sri LankaVisa on arrival[26]
 SudanVisa required[157]
 SurinameeVisa[158]
 SwedenVisa not required[14][15]90 days
  SwitzerlandVisa not required[14][15]90 days
 SyriaVisa required[159]
 TajikistanVisa required[160]
 TanzaniaeVisa / Visa on arrival[161]3 months
 ThailandVisa required[162]
 Timor-LesteVisa on arrival[163]30 days
 TogoVisa on arrival[164]7 days
 TongaFree Visa on arrival[165]
 Trinidad and TobagoVisa not required[166]
 TunisiaVisa required[167]
 TurkeyVisa required[168]
 TurkmenistanVisa required[169]
 TuvaluFree Visa on arrival[170]1 month
 UgandaVisa on arrival[171]3 months
 UkraineVisa required[173]
 United Arab EmiratesVisa required[174]
 United Kingdom and Crown dependenciesVisa not required[175]6 months
 United StatesVisa required[176]
 UruguayVisa required[177]
 UzbekistaneVisa[178]30 days
 VanuatuVisa not required[179]90 days
 Vatican CityVisa not required[180]
 VenezuelaVisa required[181]
 VietnameVisa[182]30 days
 YemenVisa required[183]
 ZambiaVisa not required[184]90 days
 ZimbabweVisa not required[185]3 months

Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories

Unrecognized or partially recognized countries
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
 AbkhaziaVisa required[186]
 KosovoVisa not required[187]
 Northern CyprusVisa not required[188]
 PalestineVisa not required[189]Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[190]
 Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicUndefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
 SomalilandVisa on arrival30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[191][192]
 South OssetiaVisa not required[193]Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[194][195]
 TaiwanVisa required[196][197]
 TransnistriaVisa not required[198]Registration required after 24h.[199][200]
Dependent and autonomous territories
TerritoryConditions of accessNotes
China
 Hong KongVisa not required[201]30 days
 MacauVisa not required[202]30 days
Denmark
 Faroe IslandsVisa not required[203]
 GreenlandVisa not required[204]
France
 French GuianaVisa not required[205]
 French PolynesiaVisa not required[206]
French West IndiesVisa not requiredVisa free for overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique
Visa required for overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin
 MayotteVisa not required[207]
 New CaledoniaVisa not required[208]
 RéunionVisa not required[209]
 Saint Pierre and MiquelonVisa not required[210]
 Wallis and FutunaVisa not required[211]3 months
Netherlands
 ArubaVisa required[212]
Caribbean NetherlandsVisa required[213]Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
 CuraçaoVisa required[214]
 Sint MaartenVisa required[215]
New Zealand
 Cook IslandsVisa not required[216]31 days
 NiueVisa not required[217]30 days
 TokelauVisa required[218]
United Kingdom
 Akrotiri and DhekeliaVisa not required[219]Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[220]
 AnguillaVisa not required[221]3 months
 BermudaVisa not required[222]
 British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit requiredSpecial permit required.[223]
 British Virgin IslandsVisa not required[224]
 Cayman IslandsVisa not required[225]
 Falkland IslandsVisa required[226]
 GibraltarVisa not required[227]
 MontserratVisa not required[228]
 Pitcairn IslandsVisa not required14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore.[229][230][231]
 Ascension IslandeVisa[232][233]
  • 3 months within any year period
 Saint HelenaVisitor's Pass requiredVisitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[234]
 Tristan da CunhaPermission requiredPermission 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.[235]
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPermit requiredPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[236][237]
 Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa required[238]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 SamoaVisa required[239]
 GuamVisa required[240]
 Northern Mariana IslandsVisa required[241]
 Puerto RicoVisa required[242]
 U.S. Virgin IslandsVisa required[243]
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.[244][245][246][247][248][249][250][251][252][253][254][255]

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