Do I need to provide valid passport?

A passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your intended stay.

Do I need to provide visitor permit, issued on arrival?

Complete the arrival card on your flight or at the port of entry to be issued a 90-day Visitor Permit, there's no advance application for tourism. Work isn't permitted on a Visitor Permit.

Do I need to provide proof of funds?

Evidence of sufficient funds to support yourself while in Samoa.

Do I need to provide confirmed residential contact address?

A confirmed address where you'll be staying in Samoa.

Do I need to provide confirmed onward or return ticket?

A confirmed ticket for your onward or return journey.

Do I need to provide visa for your next destination, if you need one?

If the country you're travelling to after Samoa requires a visa for you, you need that visa already, not just a plan to get one.

Document checklist

Algeria → Samoa: Short-stay tourist

What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

Required documents

6 items

Identity

Valid passport
Required
A passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your intended stay.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)
Visitor Permit, issued on arrival
Required
Complete the arrival card on your flight or at the port of entry to be issued a 90-day Visitor Permit, there's no advance application for tourism. Work isn't permitted on a Visitor Permit.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)

Financial

Proof of funds
Required
Evidence of sufficient funds to support yourself while in Samoa.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)

Accommodation

Confirmed residential contact address
Required
A confirmed address where you'll be staying in Samoa.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)

Travel

Confirmed onward or return ticket
Required
A confirmed ticket for your onward or return journey.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)
Visa for your next destination, if you need one
Required
If the country you're travelling to after Samoa requires a visa for you, you need that visa already, not just a plan to get one.
Source: Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division)

Why applications on this route get refused

No visa for the next destination country, where one is required
MPMC lists this as one of the conditions travellers must have at arrival, alongside the return ticket and funds.
How to avoid it: Check the entry requirements of wherever you're travelling to after Samoa, and arrange that visa before you arrive, not after.
Couldn't show sufficient funds or a confirmed place to stay
Both are stated as conditions for the Visitor Permit issued on arrival, alongside the passport, ticket and onward visa.
How to avoid it: Have evidence of your funds and your accommodation address ready to show on arrival.

Sources

Ministry of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Samoa (Immigration Division) · checked 24 Sept 2026

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