Djibouti passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Djibouti passport can enter 18 countries visa-free and 25 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #88.

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Visa-free destinations (18)

Countries you can enter on a Djibouti passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Barbados BB Benin BJ Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Ethiopia ET Ghana GH Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Kenya KE Micronesia FM Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR The Gambia GM

Visa on arrival (25)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Djibouti passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Burundi BI Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mauritius MU Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Somalia SO St. Lucia LC Tanzania TZ Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM

Electronic travel authorisation (2)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (48)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (134)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Djibouti passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Djibouti DJ Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Grenada GD Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kiribati KI Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Sierra Leone SL Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vanuatu VU Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Djibouti passport?

    Holders of a Djibouti passport have visa-free access to 18 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 25 more, for a total of 43 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 50 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Djibouti passport?

    The Djibouti passport is ranked #88 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 45.

  • Where do Djibouti passport holders need a visa?

    Djibouti passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 134 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Djibouti travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Somalia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Djibouti, with 2 non-stop routes.

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