What paperwork do you need after moving to Seychelles in 2026?

Finish the correct stay path before quality-of-life shopping. Remote workers paid abroad usually file the Visitors Workcation Permit online through Seychelles Electronic Border / Govtas before treating Mahé as a year base. Local employment needs a separate Gainful Occupation Permit routed through the employer and Immigration at Independence House in Victoria; do not start paid or unpaid local work on a tourist stamp: Apply for a residence permit.

Secure housing a landlord will put on paper near Victoria, Beau Vallon, or another Mahé corridor: How to rent a home. Carry digital and paper copies of approvals at SEZ arrival, then keep Immigration contact details for address or status updates. National Identity Card or SeyID steps matter once your residence category allows them, because banks and employers lean on that card later.

Buy a local mobile number early for landlord and bank SMS. Open a bank account once status proof and Mahé address evidence are clean enough for Absa, MCB, or Nouvobanq KYC. Pair the lease with Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) and fibre once the address is stable: Utilities, internet, and transport.

Exchange a foreign licence when you stay past the roughly three-month visitor recognition window: Convert a driving licence. Pet arrivals need a Veterinary Import Permit and Mahé quarantine booking: Bring pets. English works at many Victoria desks; Seselwa still appears in informal counters: Living in Victoria and Where to live.