🇸🇨 Seychelles

Seychelles Digital Nomad Visa: requirements and how to apply

Allows remote professionals, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs to live and work remotely in the Seychelles archipelago for up to 1 year.

Official Seychelles digital nomad visa page

Seychelles Visitors Workation Permit

Allows remote professionals, digital nomads, and entrepreneurs to live and work remotely in the Seychelles archipelago for up to 1 year.

Typical duration
Up to 12 months
Path to permanent residency
Temporary stay

Main requirements

  • Proof of foreign remote employment
  • 0% Seychelles tax on foreign work
  • Confirmed accommodation

Official page

Documents usually needed for Seychelles

  • Proof of remote employment, business ownership abroad, or freelance contracts outside Seychelles
  • Proof of financial solvency (minimum bank funds / regular remote income)
  • Confirmed accommodation booking in Seychelles and international travel health insurance
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Seychelles Workation Online Portal Submission

    Submit digital application on workation.seychelles.travel with proof of remote income and flight tickets.

    5 - 7 business days

  2. 2

    Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)

    Receive electronic approval letter and download Travizory entry authorization.

    48 hours

  3. 3

    Arrival at Mahé Airport (SEZ) & Permit Grant

    Receive Visitors Workation Permit endorsement in passport upon landing in Mahé.

    Immediate upon landing

More about moving to Seychelles

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Seychelles. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Department of Immigration and Civil Status Seychelles & Workcation Retreat

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Department of Immigration and Civil Status Seychelles & Workcation Retreat on the official website before applying.