Resume rules in the Seychelles
What employers in the Seychelles expect on a Curriculum Vitae, what the law lets them ask for, and where the two disagree.
Call it a CV for the Seychelles or a resume for the Seychelles: it's the same document. Employers there usually want it written in English.
This is research, not legal advice. Employment and data protection law changes, state and provincial rules matter in federal countries, and practice varies by industry and seniority. Each entry shows when it was looked up and how confident we are. Where nothing reliable was published it says Not found rather than a guess.
Law and practice, side by side
The label on the right is what local hiring expects. The two lines under it are the law and the habit, which often disagree.
Photo: Optional
Optional; not standard practice
What the law says: No legal requirement
Date of birth: Optional
Optional; can omit
Marital status: Optional
Optional; can omit
Sex or gender: Uncommon
Uncommon; avoid unless relevant
What the law says: Prohibited under Employment Act 1995 (amended 2006); gender identity unprotected
Nationality: Optional
Optional
National ID number: Optional
Optional
The rest of the entry
- Local name of the document
- Curriculum Vitae
- Language to submit in
- English
- Typical length
- 1-2 pages
- Address detail expected
- Not specified; general location acceptable
- Signature and date
- Not required
- Religion, ethnicity or caste
- Prohibited under Employment Act 1995
- Health, disability or pregnancy
- Not found in employment law
- Other customary attachments
- For work permits: valid passport, qualifications proof
- Employer may not ask for
- Gender, sexual orientation (protected since 2006), race, religion, national origin, disability, age
- Named statutes
- Employment Act 1995; Labour Relations Act 2008 (both in English)
- Anti-discrimination statutes
- Employment Act 1995 (as amended)
- Local language source
- English only
Where this came from
Looked up 2026-08-15. Independently checked 2026-08-15. High confidence. Result of that check: Confirmed.
Notes: Seychellois Creole is a national language but business conducted in English. Sexual orientation protected since 2006, but gender identity not protected. Limited published guidance on CV photo and date-of-birth requirements; practices inferred from general employment law.
Researched with AI assistants working from a written checklist, then independently checked. How we researched this