Seychelles property guide
Seychelles Property Buying: Non-Seychellois Sanction Documents
Identify the Seychelles purchase, lease or company-share route, choose the corresponding sanction application and prepare identity and funds evidence.
By MarkMyProperty · Updated
Coverage: Seychelles Planning Authority published non-Seychellois property-acquisition guidance; current eligibility, property category, title and transaction requirements need individual advice.
Describe the proposed acquisition route
The Seychelles Planning Authority’s March 2025 guidance addresses acquisition by Non-Seychellois and the requirement for Government sanction in the stated property context. Start by identifying whether the proposal concerns purchase, a lease or an interest in a land-owning entity.
Ask the adviser to describe the actual right and property category offered. Keep the property location, parties and proposed route together. A general advertisement welcoming overseas buyers does not establish the applicable eligibility conditions or approval for the specific transaction.
Use the matching sanction application
The authority’s official form page separates purchase or acquisition of immovable property, lease or rent and transfer of shares in a land-owning entity. Choose the relevant document category with the adviser rather than assuming that every proposed arrangement uses the same form.
Keep the current application version and its property references with the transaction file. A completed request is different from an issued sanction and its conditions. Ask what evidence must be available before commitment and which approvals or registration steps the actual proposal still needs.
- Describe purchase, lease or entity-interest acquisition.
- Collect the relevant property and party references.
- Keep the application and issued sanction separately labelled.
Prepare identity, funds and translation evidence
The published guidance describes individual-applicant evidence including a certified passport copy and a bank-signed declaration of funds supporting the proposed transaction. It also addresses translation of documents not in English or French and the relevant contact details.
Ask the adviser which current requirements apply to the actual individual or entity. Preserve the document date, certifying information and relationship to the proposed acquisition. A seller’s message that funding is sufficient should not replace the evidence specified for the application. This guide does not quote duties or promise approval.
Fictional example: a lease described as ownership
This original exercise makes no finding about a Seychelles property or sanction decision.
The buyer asks which right and application are involved
A Non-Seychellois buyer receives an offer described broadly as property ownership. The adviser identifies a proposed lease and asks for its term, property references and the corresponding sanction-document enquiry.
The worksheet keeps the lease proposal, identity and funds evidence, application stage and any issued conditions separately. The buyer does not assume a purchase form or permission for a different arrangement settles this proposal’s requirements.
Complete the title and practical checks
Ask which ownership or lease evidence, seller-authority documents and current conditions must be investigated for the actual property. Arrange appropriate condition, access, boundary and intended-use enquiries. Sanction paperwork does not inspect improvements or establish every right included in an advertisement.
Browse Seychelles listings through the country links below and compare equivalent acquisition interests, terms and property components. Request matching document scopes for serious candidates. MarkMyProperty supports discovery and comparison; its map pin does not certify sanction approval, eligibility, legal boundaries, title, lease transferability or seller authority.
Sources and further reading
Frequently asked questions
Are purchase, lease and company-share proposals the same form category?
The Planning Authority publishes separate application forms. Identify the actual route with the adviser.
Does filing an application establish sanction approval?
Keep the request stage separate from the issued sanction and its conditions.
What individual evidence does the guidance mention?
It addresses certified passport and bank-supported funds evidence, with translation requirements where relevant. Confirm the current requirements for the actual applicant.