Seychelles Grants Visa-free Access to Holders of Macao SAR Passport and Macao SAR Travel Permit

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. Patrick Pillay, announced on 23 February 2007 that the government of the Republic of Seychelles has agreed to grant visa free access to holders of the Macao SAR Passport and Travel Permit for a stay of maximum 30 days. The above-mentioned arrangement has been effective from 23 February 2007. Presently, a total of 75 countries and territories have already agreed to grant visa-free access or visa-on-arrival to the Macao SAR Passport holders, including 58 countries and 15 territories with mutual visa exemption, and 2 countries with visa upon arrival. There are 8 countries granting visa-free access to the Macao SAR Travel Permit holders.