{"question":{"passport":"SLV","destination":"WSM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa on arrival, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"No advance visa, you get one on arrival."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Possess a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"the passenger must: Have a return or onward ticket"},{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"Have a valid visa or permit for entry into the country to which they will travel from Samoa"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Have documented evidence of sufficient funds for self-support (typically a copy of a bank statement)"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"State their accommodation arrangements, be it holiday accommodation such as a hotel or resort, or with family or friends (specifically the village and family name)"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Have no record or deportation from other countries"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Have no health problems that would pose a risk to Samoa"},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Have no history of criminal charges resulting in a minimum of one year of sentencing"}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mpmc-atborder","url":"https://mpmc.gov.ws/divisions/immigration/attheborder/","passage":"Foreign nationals who do not hold a valid Temporary Resident Permit or Samoan Citizenship will be issued with a free 90 days Visitors Permit upon arrival.","explanation":"The passage is the Samoa Immigration Division's own statement of what happens at the border: every non-citizen who is not a resident-permit holder is issued a free 90-day visitor permit on arrival. It is a class rule covering 'foreign nationals', the document names no nationality list, and these issuers have no separate visa-waiver agreement row, so each needs nothing arranged in advance and may stay up to 90 days per arrival.","publisher":"Foreign nationals who do not hold a valid Temporary Resident Permit or Samoan Citizenship will be issued with a free 90 days Visitors Permit upon arrival."},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}