Samoa passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Samoa passport can enter 95 countries visa-free and 26 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #35.

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Visa-free destinations (95)

Countries you can enter on a Samoa passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Andorra AD Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Austria AT Bangladesh BD Barbados BB Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Bulgaria BG Cayman Islands KY Colombia CO Cook Islands CK Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Ireland IE Italy IT Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Latvia LV Lesotho LS Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Macao (SAR China) MO Malawi MW Malaysia MY Malta MT Mauritius MU Mayotte YT Micronesia FM Moldova MD Monaco MC Montenegro ME Montserrat MS Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC Norway NO Panama PA Peru PE Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Reunion RE Romania RO Rwanda RW San Marino SM Senegal SN Singapore SG Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Spain ES St. Helena SH St. Lucia LC St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Sweden SE Switzerland CH Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (26)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Samoa passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Egypt EG Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Lebanon LB Madagascar MG Maldives MV Marshall Islands MH Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nauru NR Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Papua New Guinea PG Sierra Leone SL Solomon Islands SB Timor-Leste TL Tonga TO Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (8)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Canada CA Israel IL Palestinian Territory PS Russian Federation RU Seychelles SC South Korea KR Sri Lanka LK United Kingdom GB

e-Visa available (42)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Armenia AM Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Benin BJ Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Ethiopia ET Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG Ukraine UA United Arab Emirates AE Uzbekistan UZ Vietnam VN

Visa required (56)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Samoa passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Angola AO Argentina AR Aruba AW Australia AU Belarus BY Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Brazil BR Brunei BN Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Curacao CW Dominican Republic DO El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Ghana GH Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Iraq IQ Japan JP Kuwait KW Libya LY Mali ML Mexico MX Mongolia MN Morocco MA Myanmar MM New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Paraguay PY Puerto Rico PR Samoa WS Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS South Africa ZA St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Samoa passport?

    Holders of a Samoa passport have visa-free access to 95 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 26 more, for a total of 121 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 50 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Samoa passport?

    The Samoa passport is ranked #35 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 129.

  • Where do Samoa passport holders need a visa?

    Samoa passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 56 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Samoa travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Fiji is the most-flown visa-free destination from Samoa, with 1 non-stop routes.

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