Seychelles to reopen to vaccinated visitors
The Seychelles has confirmed it is to start welcoming vaccinated visitors from any part of the world with immediate effect.
Visitors will need to submit an authentic certification from their national health authority as proof that they have received two doses of an authorised Covid-19 vaccine.
They will also need to provide a negative Covid-19 PCR certificate, obtained less than 72 hours prior to travel.
The news was announced by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde, during a joint press brief with his counterpart from the Health Ministry, Peggy Vidot, on January 14, 2021.
The review follows the recent launch of the island’s immunisation campaign, which is expected to have just under three quarters of the local adult population vaccinated by mid-March.
For non-vaccinated visitors, those currently permitted entry (in category one or two and private jet passengers) will now need to show a negative PCR test obtained less than 72 hours prior to travel. Prior to January 14, 2021, category two had required a test less than 48 hours prior to travel.
Visitors that are not vaccinated, not coming from category one or two countries or travelling by private jet are still unable to enter.
A full list of categories can be found at advisory.seychelles.travel. The UK was suspended from category two on December 28, 2020.
Radegonde and Vidot confirmed that the advice would be in place until mid-March, once the destination had vaccinated a large majority of its adult population.