Visa requirements for Somali citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Somalia by the authorities of other states.
As of 2 July 2019, Somali citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 30 countries and territories, ranking the Somali passport 105th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | ||
Albania | eVisa [3] [4] | ||
Algeria | Visa required [5] | ||
Andorra | Visa required [6] | ||
Angola | Visa required [7] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa [8] | ||
Argentina | Visa required [9] | ||
Armenia | Visa required [10] | ||
Australia and territories | Admission refused [11] | ||
Austria | Visa required [12] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required [13] | ||
Bahamas | eVisa [14] [15] | ||
Bahrain | Visa required [16] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival (Conditional) [17] |
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Barbados | Visa required [18] | ||
Belarus | Visa required [19] | ||
Belgium | Visa required [20] | ||
Belize | Visa required [21] | ||
Benin | Visa not required [22] | 90 days [23] [24] | |
Bhutan | eVisa [25] | ||
Bolivia | Visa required [26] | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required [27] | ||
Botswana | eVisa [28] | ||
Brazil | Visa required [29] | ||
Brunei | Visa required [30] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required [31] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa on arrival [32] | 1 month | |
Burundi | Visa on arrival [33] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [34] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | eVisa [35] | ||
Canada | Admission restricted [36] | Somali passports are not recognized as valid travel documents to enter Canada, as there is no authority in Somalia that is recognised by the Canadian Government as being competent to issue passports on behalf of Somalia and thus Canadian immigration authorities will not endorse visas in Somali passports. If a valid visa is issued to a Somali national, it may be placed in a single-use travel document if they do not have travel documents from another country. [37] [38] | |
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [39] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required [40] | ||
Chad | Visa required [41] | ||
Chile | Visa required [42] | ||
China | Visa required [43] | ||
Colombia | Online visa [44] [45] | ||
Comoros | Visa on arrival [46] | ||
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [47] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa [48] [49] | 7 days | |
Costa Rica | Visa required [50] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa [51] | ||
Croatia | Visa required [52] | ||
Cuba | Visa required [53] | ||
Cyprus | Visa required [54] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required [55] | ||
Denmark | Visa required [56] | ||
Djibouti | eVisa [57] | 31 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [58] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required [59] | ||
Ecuador | Online visa [60] [61] | ||
Egypt | Visa required [62] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required [63] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required [64] | ||
Eritrea | Visa required [65] | ||
Estonia | Visa required [66] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required [67] | ||
Ethiopia | Visa required |
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Fiji | Visa required [68] | ||
Finland | Visa required [69] | ||
France | Visa required [70] | ||
Gabon | eVisa [71] |
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Gambia | Visa not required [72] | ||
Georgia | Visa required [73] | ||
Germany | Visa required [74] | ||
Ghana | Visa on arrival [75] | 30 days | |
Greece | Visa required [76] | ||
Grenada | Visa required [77] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required [78] | ||
Guinea | Visa required [79] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [80] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [81] | ||
Haiti | Visa not required [82] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required [83] | ||
Hungary | Visa required [84] | ||
Iceland | Visa required [85] | ||
India | Visa required [86] | ||
Indonesia | Visa required [87] | ||
Iran | Visa required [88] | ||
Iraq | Visa required [89] | ||
Ireland | Visa required [90] | ||
Israel | Visa required [91] |
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Italy | Visa required [93] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required [94] | ||
Japan | Visa required [95] | ||
Jordan | Visa required [96] | ||
Kazakhstan | Visa required [97] | ||
Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) [98] | ||
Kiribati | Visa required [99] | ||
North Korea | Visa required [100] | ||
South Korea | Visa required [101] | ||
Kuwait | Visa required [102] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa [103] | ||
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [104] | 30 days |
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Latvia | Visa required [108] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required [109] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa [110] [111] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [112] | ||
Libya | Visa required [113] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required [114] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required [115] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required [116] | ||
Madagascar | eVisa / Visa on arrival [117] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa [118] [119] | ||
Malaysia | Visa not required [120] | 30 days | |
Maldives | Free visa on arrival [121] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [122] | ||
Malta | Visa required [123] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required [124] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [125] |
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Mauritius | Visa required [126] | ||
Mexico | Visa required [127] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required [128] | 30 days | |
Moldova | eVisa [129] [130] | ||
Monaco | Visa required [131] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required [132] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required [133] | ||
Morocco | Visa required [134] | ||
Mozambique | eVisa [135] [136] | ||
Myanmar | Visa required [137] | ||
Namibia | Visa required [138] | ||
Nauru | Visa required [139] | ||
Nepal | Visa required [140] | ||
Netherlands | Visa required [141] | ||
New Zealand | Admission restricted [142] |
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Nicaragua | Visa required [144] |
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Niger | Visa required [145] | ||
Nigeria | Visa required [146] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required [147] | ||
Norway | Visa required [148] | ||
Oman | Visa required [149] | ||
Pakistan | Visa required [150] | ||
Palau | Free visa on arrival [151] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required [152] | ||
Papua New Guinea | Visa required [153] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required [154] | ||
Peru | Visa required [155] | ||
Philippines | Visa required [156] | ||
Poland | Visa required [157] | ||
Portugal | Visa required [158] | ||
Qatar | Visa required [159] | ||
Romania | Visa required [160] | ||
Russia | Visa required [161] | ||
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [162] | 90 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa [163] | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa required [164] | ||
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [165] | 1 month | |
Samoa | Visa not required [166] | 60 days | |
San Marino | Visa required [167] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa [168] |
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Saudi Arabia | Visa required [170] | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival [171] | ||
Serbia | Visa required [172] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [173] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required [174] | ||
Singapore | Visa required [175] | ||
Slovakia | Visa required [176] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required [177] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required [178] | ||
South Africa | Visa required [179] | ||
South Sudan | eVisa [180] | ||
Spain | Visa required [182] | ||
Sri Lanka | ETA / Visa on arrival [183] | 30 days | |
Sudan | Visa required [186] | ||
Suriname | Visa required[ citation needed ] |
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Sweden | Visa required [188] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required [189] | ||
Syria | Visa required [190] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required [191] | ||
Tanzania | Visa required [192] | ||
Thailand | Visa required [193] | ||
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [194] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival [195] | 7 days | |
Tonga | Visa required [196] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required [197] | ||
Tunisia | Visa required [198] | ||
Turkey | Visa required [199] | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required [200] | ||
Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [201] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa [202] [203] | 3 months |
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Ukraine | Visa required [205] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required [206] | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required [207] | ||
United States | Visa required [208] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required [209] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required [210] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa required [211] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required [212] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required [213] | ||
Vietnam | Visa required [214] | ||
Yemen | Visa required [215] | ||
Zambia | eVisa [216] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa [217] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required [218] | |
Kosovo | Visa required [219] |
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Northern Cyprus | Visa not required [221] | |
Palestine | Visa not required [222] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [223] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | |
South Ossetia | Visa not required [224] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [225] [226] |
Taiwan | Visa required [227] [228] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required [229] | Registration required after 24h. [230] [231] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | eVisa [232] | |
Macau | Visa on arrival [233] | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required [234] | |
Greenland | Visa required [235] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required [236] | |
French Polynesia | Visa required [237] | |
French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
Mayotte | Visa required [238] | |
New Caledonia | Visa required [239] | |
Réunion | Visa required [240] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required [241] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required [242] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required [243] | |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required [244] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Curaçao | Visa required [245] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required [246] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required [247] | 31 days |
Niue | Visa not required [248] | 30 days |
Tokelau | Visa required [249] | |
United Kingdom | ||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required [250] | |
Anguilla | Visa required [251] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. [252] |
Bermuda | Visa required [253] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. [254] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa required [255] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required [256] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required [257] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required [258] | |
Montserrat | eVisa [259] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore. [260] [261] [262] |
Ascension Island | eVisa [263] [264] |
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Saint Helena | eVisa [265] [266] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. [267] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [268] [269] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required [270] | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required [271] | |
Guam | Visa required [272] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required [273] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required [274] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required [275] | |
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. [276] [277] [278] [279] [280] [281] [282] [283] [284] [285] [286] [287] |
Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination. Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area. [288]
Many countries require passport validity of no less than 6 months and one or two blank pages. [289]
Visa requirements for Grenadian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of foreign states on citizens of Grenada. As of 25 April 2024, Grenadian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 147 countries and territories, ranking the Grenadian passport 31st in the world in terms of travel freedom (Paraguay) and according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Malaysian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Malaysia.
Visa requirements for citizens of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of the Republic of China (Taiwan) who have also established household registration in Taiwan. The law of Taiwan has various distinctions on its nationals' right of abode to its territory for those with or without household registration in Taiwan (NWHR and NWOHR).
Visa requirements for Argentine citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Argentina.
Visa requirements for Belizean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Belize. As of January 2024, Belizean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 104 countries and territories, ranking the Belizean passport 54th overall, and last among Central American countries, in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Chilean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Chile entering with a Chilean passport.
Visa requirements for Kazakhstani citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Kazakhstan.
Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tanzania. As of 7 January 2020, Tanzanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Tanzanian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Portuguese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Portugal.
Visa requirements for Honduran citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Honduras. As of April 2024, Honduran citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 133 countries and territories, ranking the Honduran passport 38th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Sudanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sudan. As of 2 July 2019, Sudanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Sudanese passport 103rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Visa not required for Lebanon. After the 2023 Sudan conflict, obtaining a visa or a security clearance is required for all Sudanese citizens, including women and kids, to enter Egypt.
Visa requirements for Jamaican citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Jamaica. As of 2024, Jamaican citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Jamaican passport 55th, tied with Guyanese passport and Nauruan passport in terms of travel freedom according to Henley Passport Index.,
Visa requirements for Fijian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Fiji. As of 23 July 2024, Fijian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 90 countries and territories, ranking the Fijian passport 54th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. As of 9 January 2024, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 157 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines passport 27 in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for South Sudanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Sudan.
Visa requirements for Equatorial Guinean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Equatorial Guinea. As of 2 July 2019, Equatorial Guinean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 50 countries and territories, ranking the Equatorial Guinean passport 93rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Gabonese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Gabon.
Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of October 2024, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 86th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Mauritanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Mauritania. As of 11 April 2024, Mauritanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 59 countries and territories, ranking the Mauritanian passport 84th in terms of travel freedom, in a tie with Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Togo according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Togolese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Togo. As of 2 July 2019, Togolese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 55 countries and territories, ranking the Togolese passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
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