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Samoa visa rules for Netherlands passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Netherlands passport holders can visit Samoa visa-free for up to 90 days.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
90 days per entry
Limit
90 days within 180 days
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE90 DAYS

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

Agreement between the European Union and the Independent State of Samoa on the short-stay visa waiver (OJ L 173, 3.7.2015, p. 57), EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the European Union)Checked 1 Nov 2026

provides for visa-free travel for the citizens of the Union and for the citizens of Samoa when travelling to the territory of the other Contracting Party for a maximum period of 90 days in any 180-day period

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Fill in the arrival card to get the Visitor Permit on arrival.
  • Needs a return or onward ticket.
  • Needs a valid visa or permit for the country they travel to from Samoa.
  • Must state their accommodation arrangements in Samoa.
  • Needs documented evidence of sufficient funds, such as a copy of a bank statement.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Possess a passport valid for a minimum of 6 months after the intended date of departure from Samoa.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Samoa passport holders need to visit the Netherlands.

Samoa passport Netherlands

Visa-free · 90 days

Maximum stay
Up to 90 days

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Samoa passport to the Netherlands, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Netherlands passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Apia, nearest first.

  1. Wallis & FutunaMata-Utu, about 480 km from ApiaVisa-free
  2. NiueAlofi, about 610 km from ApiaVisa-free · 30 days
  3. TongaNuku‘alofa, about 890 km from ApiaVisa-free · 90 days
  4. TuvaluFunafuti, about 1,150 km from ApiaVisa-free · 90 days
  5. FijiSuva, about 1,150 km from ApiaVisa-free · 4 months

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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