Visa policy of Samoa
{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Samoa}}
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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.{{cite web|url=https://samoa.org.nz/visa-passport/|title=Visa information}}
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.
Visa policy map
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Visa exemption
Citizens of the following countries may enter Samoa without a visa for the following period:{{Timatic Visa Policy|country=WS|access-date=1 April 2017}}
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90 days within any 180 days
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60 days
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30 days
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30 days (90 days within any 180 days)
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Visa-free agreements
- {{flag|Macau}}: Samoa signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with Macau on 28 August 2000 and came into force from the date of signing. This agreement allows Chinese citizens of Macau to stay without a visa for a period of 30 days.{{cite web |url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2001/30/aviso38.asp#eng |title=AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA ON MUTUAL EXEMPTION OF VISA REQUIREMENTS |website=io.gov.mo |access-date=2022-03-06 |archive-date=2022-02-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214071022/https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2001/30/aviso38.asp#eng |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Imprensa Oficial - |url=https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/ii/2001/30/aviso38.asp?printer=1 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=bo.io.gov.mo}}
- {{flag|European Union}}: Samoa signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the European Union on 28 May 2015 which was ratified on 15 December 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-8-2015-12-15-VOT_EN.pdf |title=EU-Samoa agreement on the short-stay visa waiver |date=2015 |page=2 |work=Results of votes |publisher=European Parliament |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909041512/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-8-2015-12-15-VOT_EN.pdf |archive-date=9 September 2019}} This agreement allows all citizens of states that are contracting parties to the Schengen Agreement to stay without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days within any 180 day period.{{cite web |url=http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7127-2015-INIT/en/pdf |title=Agreement between the European Union and the independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver |website=European Council |access-date=2015-05-28 |archive-date=2015-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528175914/http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-7127-2015-INIT/en/pdf |url-status=live }}
- {{flag|Russia}}: Samoa signed a mutual visa-waiver agreement with the Russia on 4 April 2017 which entered into force on 9 July 2017. This agreement allows citizens of Russia to stay without a visa for a period of 60 days.{{cite web |url=http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/page-1/52166 |title=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 |lang=Russian |website=mid.ru |access-date=2019-01-06 |archive-date=2019-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107124348/http://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/international_contracts/2_contract/-/storage-viewer/bilateral/page-1/52166 |url-status=live }}
- {{flag|Israel}}: A visa waiver agreement was signed with Israel on 7 March 2019 and which entered into force on 6 July 2023. This agreement allows citizens of Israel to stay without a visa for a period of 90 days.{{cite web |url=http://www.jwire.com.au/visa-waiver-deal-between-israel-and-samoa/ |title=Visa waiver deal between Israel and Samoa |website=J-Wire |place=Australia |access-date=2022-03-06 |archive-date=2019-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305122300/http://www.jwire.com.au/visa-waiver-deal-between-israel-and-samoa/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Ariu |first=Eirenei |date=2023-05-09 |title=PRESS RELEASE: PRESENTATION OF CREDENTIALS OF THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAODINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA - Government of Samoa |url=https://www.samoagovt.ws/2023/05/press-release-presentation-of-credentials-of-the-ambassador-extraodinary-and-plenipotentiary-of-the-state-of-israel-to-the-independent-state-of-samoa/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |language=en-US}}
- {{flag|China}}: On 24 January 2025, Samoa signed a visa waiver agreement with China and it becomes effective on 2 April 2025. {{Cite web |last=Vailala |first='Alakihihifo |title=Sāmoa and China sign visa-free travel deal |url=https://pmn.co.nz/read/politics-/china-and-samoa-sign-visa-free-travel-deal |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=PMN {{!}} Pacific Media Network |language=en}}{{cite web|url=http://cs.mfa.gov.cn/gyls/lsgz/fwxx/202501/t20250127_11546595.shtml|title=中萨（摩亚）政府签署互免签证协定|date=2025-01-27|work=外交部领事司}}{{cite news |title=中萨（摩亚）互免签证协定即将生效 |url=https://www.mfa.gov.cn/wjbzwfwpt/kzx/tzgg/202503/t20250312_11573385.html |accessdate=2025-03-12 |publisher=中华人民共和国外交部}}
See also
{{Wikivoyage|Samoa}}
References
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