Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Samoan passport holders 7
Harder for Samoan passport holders 11
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
NamibiaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
ChadeVisa→Visa required
TanzaniaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Changes for visitors to Samoa 84
AndorraVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
AlbaniaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
ArmeniaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BangladeshVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BahrainVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BurundiVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BeninVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BruneiVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BahamasVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BhutanVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
BelizeVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
DR CongoVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Central African RepublicVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
CongoVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days- Côte d'IvoireVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
CameroonVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Costa RicaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Dominican RepublicVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
AlgeriaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
EthiopiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
MicronesiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
GabonVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
GeorgiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
GhanaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
GambiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
GuineaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days- GuyanaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Hong KongVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
HondurasVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
HaitiVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
IrelandVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
IraqVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
IcelandVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
JordanVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
KyrgyzstanVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
CambodiaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
KiribatiVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
ComorosVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
North KoreaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes