Samoa Immigration aims to protect Samoa and its people through:

• the effective management of Samoa's borders;
• ensuring compliance with entry permit regulations;
• the creation of high integrity travel documentation; and
• continuous assessment and improvement of Immigration services.

In meeting these objectives, Samoa Immigration offers several key services to Samoan and foreign citizens. These are broadly categorised as:

• Citizenship Services: The issuing of travel documents to Samoan citizens and the processing of citizenship applications by foreign citizens (learn more).

• Permit Services: The processing and issuing of entry permits to foreign citizens, particularly temporary residence permits for a range of purposes including study, business investment and employment (learn more).

• Visitor Services: The issuing of visitor permits for foreign citizens travelling to Samoa for less than sixty (60) days (learn more).

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