The Pesky Arrival Form To The Seychelles: Important!

Intro

The Seychelles is arguably one of the most naturally beautiful countries in the world. Located in the Somali Sea, and Northeast of Madagascar, lies some of the most beautiful beaches in the entire world, and friendly people all around. While no visa is generally required, there is something that you need to fill out before flying to the Seychelles: an arrival form.

The Details

If you are planning on traveling to the Seychelles and have no idea about the requirements, you need to get on it and obtain your arrival form for the Seychelles. Head over to the national website (link here), and fill out all of the following information:

• Valid Passport

• Selfie

• Contact Information

• Trip information

  • Airline or cruise booking confirmation - you must upload a copy of your airline or cruise booking confirmation, which clearly shows your arrival and departure dates

  • Accommodation booking confirmation - you must upload your booking confirmation(s) for each location of your stay in Seychelles. This must include the name of the hotel/guesthouse, boat charter name or name of employer. If you’re visiting friends and family, provide a letter of invitation

• Credit or debit card

Make sure to fill this out before you are at the airport

Some advice: everything that you submit has to line up with one another. As an example, if you have a flight ticket leaving in 5 days after you arrive, you must have a hotel booked for all 5 days and not 4, otherwise you will not be approved. It's not like one of those simple E-Visas, which are easily obtained.

Additionally, there is a cost involved, which is as follows:

• 10 Euros- takes up to 24 hours

• 20 Euros- takes up to 6 hours

• 60 Euros- takes up to 1 hour

Seeing as my brain completely forgot about this form, I ended up doing the 6 hour one, which was declined after an hour. I reached out to them over WhatsApp (great customer service), and it was resolved in a matter of minutes.

But once you are here, the peskiness goes away...

Do not leave this until the last minute if you can. Unnecessary costs and risks.

Final Thoughts

If you are planning a trip to the Seychelles and are within 30 days before your arrival, make sure that you have the arrivals form filled out well in advance. It's one of the peskier arrival forms, and borders on an electronic visa, but it is oh so worth it once you get here. Enjoy the Seychelles!