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Visitors to Samoa are issued a gratis 90-day Visitor’s Permit on arrival (except citizens of the United States residing in American Samoa) unless they are citizens of one of the visa-exempt countries.[1]
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months.
All visitors must have a return or onward ticket, copy of a bank statement, no record of deportation from other countries, no health problems that would pose a risk to Samoa, no history of criminal charges.[2]
All visitors need to pay a departure tax (40 ST).

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Samoa
  Samoa
  Visa not required
  Visitor’s Permit on arrival

Visa exemption

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may enter Samoa without a visa for the following period:[3][4]

90 days within any 180 days
60 days

A visa exemption agreement was signed with  Israel on 7 March 2019, but it has not yet ratified.[8]

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Samoa.

References

  1. ^ "Visa information".
  2. ^ "Entry Requirements". Samoa Immigration. Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Visa exemption agreements" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ "EU-Samoa agreement on the short-stay visa exemption" (PDF). Results of votes. European Parliament. 2015. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Agreement between the European Union and the independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa exemption". European Council. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
  7. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Independent State of Samoa on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Independent State of Samoa". mid.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  8. ^ "Visa exemption agreement between Israel and Samoa". J-Wire. Australia. Archived from the original on 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-06.


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