Somalia passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Somalia passport can enter 10 countries visa-free and 19 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #97.

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Visa-free destinations (10)

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

Benin BJ Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ghana GH Haiti HT Malaysia MY Micronesia FM Rwanda RW St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC The Gambia GM

Visa on arrival (19)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Somalia 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 Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Laos LA Lebanon LB Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

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

Kenya KE Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK

e-Visa available (49)

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 Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Malawi MW Mauritania MR Moldova MD Montserrat MS Namibia NA Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Singapore SG South Sudan SS St. Helena SH St. Kitts and Nevis KN Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Tanzania TZ Thailand TH The Bahamas BS Togo TG Türkiye TR Uganda UG United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa required (146)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Somalia 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 Barbados BB 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 Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC 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 Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS India IN Indonesia ID Iran IR Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Jordan JO Kazakhstan KZ 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 Mauritius MU Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Mozambique MZ Myanmar MM Nauru NR Nepal NP 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 Philippines PH Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Senegal SN Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB Somalia SO South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC 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 Somalia passport?

    Holders of a Somalia passport have visa-free access to 10 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 19 more, for a total of 29 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 52 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Somalia passport?

    The Somalia passport is ranked #97 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 32.

  • Where do Somalia passport holders need a visa?

    Somalia passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 146 countries.

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

    Based on direct flight volume, Ethiopia is the most-flown visa-free destination from Somalia, with 4 non-stop routes.

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