Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Visa Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Afrique · Afrique de l’Ouest
On Saint Helena, entry is handled by the Immigration section of the territory's government. The official page consulted on 2026-09-17 distinguishes landing permission, the short-term entry permit and the long-term entry permit, and mentions the people who are exempt. The application is filed online through the territory's e-visa service or in person at the immigration office. Neither a fee nor a processing time appears on the page read.
The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.
Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.
Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026
At a glance
- Authority
- St Helena Government — Immigration section (Safety, Security and Home Affairs)
- Filing channel
- St Helena Government e-visa service, or filing in person at the immigration office (walk-in hours Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., by appointment Tuesday to Thursday)
- Electronic visa
- Yes: the page links to an e-visa service hosted on the territory's official domain
- Portal language
- English
Do you need a visa?
Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.
Documented visa types
- “Landing Permission”
- For a stay of up to 24 hours, according to the page consulted. Official page (new tab)
- “Short-term Entry Permit”
- For a stay not exceeding 183 days, according to the page consulted. Official page (new tab)
- “Long-Term Entry Permit”
- For a stay longer than 183 days, according to the page consulted. Official page (new tab)
Where and how to file the application
According to the official page, the application can be filed online through the St Helena Government e-visa service, or in person at the immigration office. The page states walk-in hours without an appointment on Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and appointments from Tuesday to Thursday, with a local telephone number for making them.
The page gives one warning: visitors must make sure they hold the visas or permits required for all the destinations on their trip, including return journeys transiting through the United Kingdom, Ascension Island or South Africa. The page also provides downloadable forms for landing permission, short-term and long-term entry permits, work permits and appeals.
Steps in the procedure
- Determine the applicable entry category: automatic right of entry, exemption, landing permission, short-term permit or long-term permit.
- Check the visas and permits required for every leg of the trip, including return transits, as the page recalls.
- File the application online through the e-visa service, or in person at the immigration office.
- Where applicable, download and complete the form for the category applied for, from among those provided on the page.
- Wait for the decision of the Immigration section of the St Helena Government.
Documents mentioned by the authority
- Form for the category applied for: landing permission, short-term entry permit or long-term entry permit.
- Work permit form, where the application concerns employment.
- Visas or permits required by the other destinations and transits on the trip, including on the return leg.
- Proof of St Helenian Status or of dependency on a holder of that status, for people relying on the automatic right of entry or on an exemption.
The page does not set out a detailed list of the documents required; the exact list depends on the category and on the situation, and only the official page is authoritative.
Fees and processing times stated
Not stated on the portal consulted: the Immigration section page gives no fee amount.
Not stated on the portal consulted: the page gives no processing time. The home page of the e-visa service, consulted the same day, contains only navigation elements and gives no fee, no processing time and no period of validity.
After the decision
The decision rests with the Immigration section of the St Helena Government. The page provides appeal forms, without describing the procedure: “Not stated on the portal consulted”.
The page links to the collected laws of Saint Helena for the applicable immigration legislation; that page was not consulted.
Published procedures
No reviewed and published procedure for Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.
Explore proceduresFrequently asked questions
Do you need a visa to travel to Saint Helena?
It depends on the nationality, the status and the purpose of the trip; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. The official page distinguishes in particular the automatic right of entry, exemptions, landing permission and entry permits.
Where is the application filed?
According to the official page: online through the St Helena Government e-visa service, or in person at the immigration office, with walk-in hours on Mondays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and appointments from Tuesday to Thursday.
What is the difference between the short-term and long-term permits?
According to the page consulted, the short-term entry permit is for a stay not exceeding 183 days and the long-term entry permit for a stay longer than 183 days. Landing permission, for its part, covers a stay of up to 24 hours.
Do the stopovers on the trip have to be taken into account?
Yes. The official page states that visitors must make sure they hold the visas or permits required for all the destinations on their trip, including return journeys transiting through the United Kingdom, Ascension Island or South Africa.
What are the fees and processing times?
Not stated on the portal consulted: neither the Immigration section page nor the home page of the e-visa service consulted on 2026-09-17 gives an amount or a processing time.
Is there an electronic visa?
Yes: the official page links to an e-visa service hosted on the official domain of the St Helena Government.
Official sources
Consulted sources
Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.
- Immigration – St Helena (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
- St. Helena eVisa - Welcome to St. Helena E-Visa Application (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
What this guide does not know yet
Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.
- No fee or processing time is published on the pages read: a reviewer must say whether VisaGuideline points to the e-visa service or to the territory's legislation.
- The list of the documents required is not set out on the page: it probably appears in the downloadable forms, which were not opened.
- The “Do I need a visa?” and “Help and FAQs” sections of the e-visa service were not consulted.
- The reminder about transits through the United Kingdom, Ascension Island and South Africa refers to foreign regimes: a reviewer must decide how to display it without presenting it as a Saint Helena rule.
Prepare my case
This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.
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Describe your situation
Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.
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Check at the source
Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.
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Track what is left to do
Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.
The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.