Can you bring cash to Seychelles?

• Cash

  allowed, declaration may be required

  Anyone carrying cash worth SCR 50,000 or more in total, or the equivalent in foreign currency, must declare it to Customs on entering and on leaving Seychelles. The question also covers monetary instruments such as cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, traveller's cheques, bearer bonds and money orders. On arrival, go to the red channel, fill in the Cash Declaration Form and show proof of the source of the funds. On departure, go to the Customs office at the VAT verification counter of the international airport.

  Under the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (Cross Border Declaration) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 11 of 2022), failing to declare, or knowingly making a false or misleading declaration, is an offence punishable by a fine on conviction.

  Also covers: cash, currency, money, cheques, checks, traveller's cheques, bearer negotiable instruments, rupee, scr

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  Source Seychelles Revenue Commission — Customs and Excises (duty-free allowances, cash declaration procedure)Checked against the source on 2026-10-23

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Informational only — not legal advice. Customs rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history