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 Seychellois passport holders 13
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
CubaeVisa90 days→eTA
CambodiaVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free14 days
Saint Kitts and NeviseTA90 days→Visa-free180 days
Sri LankaVisa on arrival→Visa-free90 days
MauritaniaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→Visa on arrival30 days
QatarVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free90 days
SomaliaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
SurinameeTA90 days→Visa-free90 days
TogoeVisa15 days→Visa on arrival7 days
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Seychellois passport holders 21
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Burkina FasoeVisa→Visa required
BhutaneVisa→Visa required
DR CongoeVisa7 days→Visa required
CamerooneVisa→Visa required
ColombiaeVisa→Visa required
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuineaeVisa90 days→Visa required
Equatorial GuineaeVisa→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqeVisa→Visa required
KenyaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free42 days→Visa on arrival42 days
LiberiaeVisa→Visa required
OmanVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
Saudi ArabiaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
El SalvadoreVisa→Visa required
SyriaeVisa→Visa required
ChadeVisa→Visa required
UkraineeVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Seychelles 176
AndorraVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- AfghanistanVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Antigua and BarbudaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
AlbaniaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
ArmeniaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
ArgentinaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
AustriaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- AustraliaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
AzerbaijanVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BarbadosVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BangladeshVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- Burkina FasoVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BulgariaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BahrainVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BurundiVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BeninVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BruneiVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- BoliviaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BahamasVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days- BhutanVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BotswanaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
BelarusVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BelizeVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
CanadaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- DR CongoVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Central African RepublicVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
CongoVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SwitzerlandVisa-free90 days→eTA
Côte d'IvoireVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
ChileVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- CameroonVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
- ColombiaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Costa RicaVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days- CubaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Cabo VerdeVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
CyprusVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
GermanyVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- DjiboutiVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 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