Updated list of permitted countries

19 Nov 2020 / Seychelles

The Seychelles Government has updated the list of countries from which visitors are permitted to enter the country.

Visitors may travel to Seychelles if they are travelling from countries that are on the published list of permitted countries (now classified as Category 1 countries), provided that they have not been in a country not on the Category 1 list in the previous 14 days. If their travel involves a transit stop in a country not on the Category 1 list, but the traveler does not leave the airport in the transit country, they are permitted to travel to Seychelles under entry conditions for Category 1 countries.

Canada, Denmark, Lithuania, Portugal and Sweden have been removed from Category 1, while Cuba, Israel, Japan, Maldives, Malta, Saudi Arabia and Zambia have been added.

A second category of countries (Category 2) was been established in October, containing countries designated as “special status countries” of particular importance as tourism markets, but which, because of the worsening Covid-19 situation within their borders, have been suspended from the Category 1 list. Visitors from Category 2 countries have to meet additional health security measures compared to visitors from Category 1 countries.

Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland have been moved to Category 2.

The full lists are as follows:

CATEGORY 1
Australia, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Ghana, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

CATEGORY 2
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom.

Conditions of travel and stay for visitors from Category 1 and Category 2 countries are available at www.health.gov.sc and www.tourism.gov.sc

Visitors are reminded that application for Health Travel Authorisation must be made at https://seychelles.govtas.com.

(For information about operations in the Seychelles, contact the GAC Dubai Hub Agency Centre at [email protected])

Source: Mahe Shipping Company Limited – GAC agent

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