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Passport · data reviewed 2026-10

Visa-Free Countries for Somalia Passport Holders (2026)

Somalia passport holders can visit 42 of 246 destinations without arranging a visa in advance: 17 visa-free, 6 with an electronic travel authorization and 19 with a visa on arrival. 50 more offer an e-visa you apply for online. 146 require a visa before travel. That puts the Somalia passport at #108 of 208 in our ranking.

  • Visa-free 17
  • ETA 6
  • On arrival 19
  • E-visa 50
  • Visa 146
  • Special 8
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Visa-free access

42

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Passport rank

#108 of 208

E-visa online

50

Visa required

146

Visa-free for Somalia passport holders

17 destinations. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Benin90 daysCook Islands31 daysDominica21 daysGambia90 daysHaiti90 daysMicronesia30 daysNiue30 daysNorthern Cyprus90 daysPalestinePitcairn Islands14 daysRwanda30 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSamoa60 daysSan Marino30 daysSvalbardFree movementTransnistria45 daysVatican City90 days

Online travel authorization (ETA) needed for Somalia passport holders

6 destinations. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Cambodia30 daysCape Verde30 daysKenya90 daysMalaysia30 daysSeychelles90 daysSri Lanka30 days

Visa on arrival for Somalia passport holders

19 destinations. Get the visa at the airport or border, usually for a fee.

Bahrain90 daysBangladesh30 daysBurkina Faso30 daysBurundi90 daysComoros45 daysEthiopia90 daysGhana30 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysLaos30 daysLebanon30 daysMacau30 daysMadagascar90 daysMaldives30 daysNigeria90 daysPalau30 daysSomaliland30 daysSyriaTimor-Leste30 daysTuvalu30 days

E-visa for Somalia passport holders

50 destinations. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Albania90 daysAngolaAnguilla90 daysAntigua and BarbudaAscension Island90 daysBahamas90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia30 daysBotswana90 daysCameroon180 daysChadColombia180 daysDjibouti31 daysDR Congo7 daysEcuadorEquatorial Guinea90 daysFiji120 daysGabon180 daysGuinea90 daysGuyanaHong KongIraq30 daysIvory Coast90 daysJordan90 daysKyrgyzstan60 daysLesothoLiberiaLibya30 daysMalawi90 daysMauritania2 yearsMontserrat180 daysMozambique90 daysPapua New Guinea60 daysQatar90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis30 daysSao Tome and PrincipeSerbia90 daysSierra Leone30 daysSouth SudanSuriname90 daysThailand60 daysTogo90 daysTrinidad and TobagoUganda90 daysUnited Arab EmiratesVanuatu120 daysVietnam90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Visa required for Somalia passport holders

146 destinations. Apply for a visa at an embassy, consulate or official visa center before you go.

AbkhaziaAfghanistanAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraArgentinaArmeniaArubaAustriaAzerbaijanBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBermudaBonaireBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicEgyptEl SalvadorEritreaEstoniaEswatiniFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaGeorgiaGermanyGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIranIrelandItalyJamaicaJapanJeju IslandKazakhstanKiribatiKosovoKurdistan Region of IraqKuwaitLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritiusMayotteMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNicaraguaNigerNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPanamaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRepublic of the CongoRéunionRomaniaRussiaSabaSaint BarthélemySaint LuciaSaint MartinSaint Pierre and MiquelonSaudi ArabiaSenegalSingaporeSint EustatiusSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth OssetiaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaTokelauTongaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsUkraineUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUS Virgin IslandsUzbekistanVenezuelaWallis and FutunaYemen

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

8 destinations. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

AustraliaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryCanadaIndonesiaIsraelJan MayenNew ZealandWestern Sahara

Home: Somalia. Somalia passport holders don't need anything beyond their passport or ID to enter Somalia.

Somalia passport: common questions

How many countries can Somalia passport holders visit without a visa?

42 destinations: 17 visa-free, 6 with an online travel authorization (ETA) and 19 with a visa on arrival. Another 50 let you apply for an e-visa online.

Do Somalia passport holders need a visa for the United States?

Yes. Somalia passport holders need a visa for the United States, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Somalia passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom?

Yes. Somalia passport holders need a visa for the United Kingdom, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Somalia passport holders need a visa for France?

Yes. Somalia passport holders need a visa for France, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Somalia passport holders need a visa for Italy?

Yes. Somalia passport holders need a visa for Italy, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Do Somalia passport holders need a visa for Spain?

Yes. Somalia passport holders need a visa for Spain, arranged before travel through an embassy, consulate or official visa center.

Which countries need an ETA for Somalia passport holders?

Cambodia, Cape Verde, Kenya, Malaysia, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. An ETA is an online approval, not a visa, but airlines check it before you board.

Which countries require a visa for Somalia passport holders?

146 destinations, including Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria and Azerbaijan. Apply at the destination's embassy, consulate or official visa portal well before you travel.

Compare with nearby passports

Ranked by destinations you can enter visa-free, with an ETA or on arrival.

Sudan#105 · 46 destinationsBangladesh#106 · 45 destinationsNepal#107 · 43 destinationsNorth Korea#109 · 41 destinationsPakistan#110 · 38 destinationsIraq#111 · 37 destinations
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Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with the destination's official site before you book and again before you fly.