The primary purpose of the Seychelles Electronic Border System Website is to facilitate travel to the Seychelles while protecting our citizens and travelers from health risks and security threats.

This website and mobile application are operated by and on behalf of the Seychelles Government pursuant to the rules and regulations prescribed by Seychelles Data Protection laws to ensure the privacy of your information. Information submitted by applicants through the Seychelles Electronic Border System Website is subject to privacy provisions and controls similar to those that have been established elsewhere for similar traveler screening programs. Access to such information is limited to those persons who have a need to know, recognised and approved by the Government of the Republic of the Seychelles.

Please refer to the Terms and Conditions of Use, General Information, Privacy Policy and FAQ for more details.

Please note that the Government of the Seychelles has determined that the processing of your data is in the public interest.

Please note that by submitting an application for a Travel Authorisation or a Disembarkation Information Form via the Seychelles Electronic Border System Website and clicking on the button below, you authorise the Government of the Seychelles, and its agents, to use your personal information for the purpose of facilitating or determining your eligibility to travel to, within and from the Republic of the Seychelles and to contact you before, during and/or after your trip via such means as it/they deem necessary and appropriate in order:

1. to obtain from you information necessary to clarify certain elements of your application for a Travel Authorisation or submission of a Disembarkation Information Form;
2. to send you information about your application or submission status and related documents;
3. to provide you with COVID-19, and other endemic, epidemic, or pandemic diseases prevention information and, if applicable, results of related medical examinations you have elected to undergo in the Seychelles;
4. to inform you of quarantine, isolation, testing, or other measures relevant to your safety and public health;
5. to ensure that you stay only in accommodations certified by the Department of Tourism and, to that end, to contact if necessary the establishments where you will be staying or the places that you will be visiting; and
6. to provide you with information on the Seychelles Electronic Border System Website and collect feedback from you about your experience with this system.

Please note that if in conjunction with the submission of your application for Travel Authorisation or your Disembarkation Information Form, you utilise the Seychelles Electronic Border System Website to purchase services or solicit offers provided by a Government of Seychelles vetted and approved third party, you authorise the Government of the Seychelles, and its agents, to transmit the requisite personal information to the third party involved in order to facilitate the purchase and performance of the services or the provision of offers you elect to receive from the third party in question.

Please note that if you submit an application for a Travel Authorisation or a Disembarkation Information Form or purchase third party services as aforesaid on behalf of your child or another person, you confirm that (1) you have given your parental consent or have obtained the legally binding consent of such other person to authorise the Government of the Seychelles, and its agents, to utilise your and their personal information as aforesaid and (2) you have informed them of how their personal data will be used.

Please note that by clicking on “Proceed”, you agree with all of the above. If you do not agree, you may choose not to submit an application for a Travel Authorisation and/or not to purchase services/solicit offers from a third party.

By confirming and proceeding you acknowledge and agree that your information will be processed by the Government of the Seychelles and its duly authorised agents in order to determine your eligibility to travel, to facilitate your arrival and departure at our borders and to ensure security within the Seychelles Islands. If you apply on behalf of someone, it is your responsibility to obtain consent of that person. As a parent you can apply for your child by providing parental consent. You may choose not to proceed.

If you are a family, a couple, or friends living together, you can save time by applying as a group. All members of the group will be part of a single group application that will be reviewed and either approved or denied. If approved, all members of the group will each receive a separate travel authorisation to the Seychelles Islands.

You and your family/partners/friends are eligible for a group application (up to six persons) for travel authorization to the Seychelles Islands only if you meet all the requirements below. All individuals in the group application must:

• Share the same country of residence and legal address.
• Live in the same household (place of residence) for at least 14 days prior to arrival in the Seychelles Islands.
• Share the same purpose of visit to the Seychelles Islands
• Travel to the Seychelles Islands on the same flight on the same day from the same country of origin.
• Depart from the Seychelles Islands on the same flight on the same day.
• Reside within the Seychelles Islands at all times in the same hotels, guest houses, or yachts.
• Share the same travel history (countries visited) for the 14 days prior to arrival in the Seychelles Islands.

Special rules for companies: If you are a business (construction company, fishing company, charter company, factory, or other) submitting travel authorisation applications on behalf of workforce that is travelling to the Seychelles Islands for employment, you can use this feature for up to 6 applications at a time and each group must follow the requirements below: All individuals in the group application must:

• Share the same employer, project, or construction site as identified in all the individual work permits and employment letters.
• Travel to the Seychelles Islands on the same flight on the same day from the same country of origin.
• Reside within the Seychelles Islands at least for the first 30 days in the same hotels, facilities or ships.