[3] The first legislation of passports in Seychelles appeared in 1920 during the administration of Governor Sir Eustace Edward Twistleton-Wykeham Fiennes (1864–1943).

However, a person of Seychellois descent could retain his British nationality if his father or paternal grandfather was born in the United Kingdom or in a colony that was not yet independent.

For example, a special issue device was included to protect the holder's photograph and to avoid fraudulent changes in signature and important dates.

This came at the recommendation of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that all member countries adopt the same machine-readable format.

Three types of passports came into operation: dark brown for ordinary citizens, red for diplomats and ministers and green for senior officials and members of the National Assembly.