Seychelles entry requirements for Japanese citizens
Short answerJapanese citizens need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) before travelling to Seychelles. Up to 90 days per visit.
- How long you can stay
- Up to 90 days per visit.
- What you need
- Seychelles Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) before you leave home, through the Seychelles e-Border app or seychelles.govtas.com
- Passport valid for your whole stay, until you arrive back in your home country or country of residence
- A return or onward ticket for the duration of the visit
- Confirmed accommodation
- Enough money for your stay (at least US$150 or equivalent per day)
- Good to know
- Seychelles needs no visa. A Visitor's Permit is issued free on arrival for holidays, business or visiting friends and family, for up to three months (we count that as 90 days). It can be extended in three-month steps to a maximum of twelve months, for SCR 5,000 per extension, at permits.ics.gov.sc or the Immigration office in Victoria.
Source Seychelles Immigration and Civil Status — Visitor's Permit (with Visiting Seychelles)Checked against the source on 2026-10-23
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Seychelles for other passports
- Argentinaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazilelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chileelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chinaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Franceelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germanyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italyelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Mexicoelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Netherlandselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singaporeelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spainelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Ukraineelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
Other destinations for Japanese citizens
- Albaniavisa-free short stay
- Argentinavisa-free short stay
- Armeniavisa-free short stay
- Australiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Bahamasvisa-free short stay
- Bosnia and Herzegovinavisa-free short stay
- Brazilvisa-free short stay
- Cambodiavisa on arrival
- Canadaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chilevisa-free short stay
- Chinavisa-free short stay
- Colombiavisa-free short stay
- Costa Ricavisa-free short stay
- Cyprusvisa-free short stay
- Dominican Republicvisa-free short stay
- Ecuadorvisa-free short stay
- Egyptvisa required
- Fijivisa-free short stay
- Georgiavisa-free short stay
- Ghanavisa required
- Hong Kongvisa-free short stay
- Indiaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Indonesiavisa on arrival
- Irelandvisa-free short stay
- Israelelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Jamaicavisa-free short stay
- Jordanvisa on arrival
- Kenyaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Macaovisa-free short stay
- Malaysiavisa-free short stay
- Maldivesvisa on arrival
- Mauritiusvisa-free short stay
- Mexicovisa-free short stay
- Mongoliavisa-free short stay
- Montenegrovisa-free short stay
- Moroccovisa-free short stay
- New Zealandelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Nigeriavisa required
- Peruvisa-free short stay
- Philippinesvisa-free short stay
- Qatarvisa-free short stay
- Rwandavisa on arrival
- Saudi Arabiavisa on arrival
- Serbiavisa-free short stay
- Singaporevisa-free short stay
- South Africavisa-free short stay
- South Koreaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Sri Lankaelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Taiwanvisa-free short stay
- Tanzaniavisa on arrival
- Thailandvisa-free short stay
- Turkeyvisa-free short stay
- United Arab Emiratesvisa-free short stay
- United Kingdomelectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Stateselectronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Uruguayvisa-free short stay
- Uzbekistanvisa-free short stay
- Vietnamvisa-free short stay
- Zambiavisa-free short stay
- Zimbabwevisa on arrival
Informational only — not legal advice. Entry rules change; confirm with the official source above before you travel. See update history