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Seychellois do not need a UAE visa. The UAE foreign ministry lists the Republic of Seychelles as visa free, with a free multiple entry visit visa on arrival, valid 6 months, for up to 90 days in total. Seychelles also has its own embassy in Abu Dhabi. We check your dates and file visas for guests who need one.
What the airport gives you
- No visa fee: the visit visa is stamped free when you land.
- It stays valid for 6 months.
- You may spend up to 90 days in total inside that window.
- A longer stay or work needs a different permit, priced once we check your case.
Source: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs visa exemption page, checked .
Your embassy in Abu Dhabi
The UAE foreign ministry directory lists the Embassy of the Republic of Seychelles on 23rd Street, close to Mushrif Mall in Abu Dhabi. According to the Seychelles State House, after the president's visit there on , the embassy gives consular support to Seychellois in the UAE and is one of three stations worldwide, with London and Paris, that enrol passports. It also covers 19 other countries. We publish no phone or e-mail. Use the ministry listing.
Where we can step in
- Visitors from other countries. If a cousin from Nairobi or a friend from Mumbai is coming, they need a visa before they board. We file it through a licensed Dubai company, or as a sponsored visit when you live in the UAE.
- A long stay. Ninety days is one running total. Read the Dubai visa extension page early if you might go over.
- School or a job. The college or the employer files the right permit. A visit stamp cannot be converted.
- Another free passport. The same free rule exists for Fijians, with a different history behind it.
In your bag
- A passport that covers the trip, six months of validity is the safe margin
- Your flight out of the UAE
- A hotel booking or the address where you stay
- Insurance for the trip
How it works with us
Share your passport page and dates with us on WhatsApp or the form. An adviser reads the rule for each traveller and sends one total price for whatever we file, for example a guest's visa. We begin only when you say yes. DubaiVisaDesk.com is a private visa service. Entry decisions belong to the UAE authorities.
When a visa is refused, the authorities keep their fee. Before payment we tell you in writing how much of our price, if any, would be paid back.
Official sources
- UAE MOFA visa exemptions: Seychelles listed as visa free.
- UAE MOFA foreign missions, Seychelles: embassy in Abu Dhabi.
- Seychelles State House: embassy role and passport enrolment.
Going the other way? See the Seychelles visa for UAE residents. Other passports: Dubai visa by nationality.
