Somalia passport visa-free countries

There are some visa-free locations available to Somalians with a Somalia passport. Notice that the list of visa-free countries reflects the number of countries Somalia passport holders can access without a visa, through a visa on arrival, and through the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) programme.

Below you can find all of the information you need regarding Somalia Passport Visa-Free Travel 2021, including a list of Somalia visa-free nations. In addition to the visa-free countries list for Somalia passport holders, you can see which countries are accessible by visa-on-arrival or electronic travel authorization (eTA) and which countries require an online visa or a physical visa (i.e. a visa from an embassy/consulate) to visit.

Somalia’s Passport Ranking in the World

According to the Guide Passport Ranking Index, the Somali passport presently ranks 106th. It is regarded as the world’s sixth-lowest-ranking passport. Only 33 countries, including Benin, Dominica, Madagascar, and Seychelles, allow Somali passport holders to travel visa-free. A Somali passport bearer is required to get a visa for 196 locations before travelling. That is why the Passport Ranking ranks so low on the overall global mobility scale. Somalis must apply for a visa in advance for key locations such as the United States and the European Union. Applicants must submit papers such as evidence of finances and a return airline ticket when applying for a visa.

Somalia passport visa-free countries

Having a Somalia passport, you can go to the following countries, and territories, visa-free, that is, without a visa:

• Benin
• Cook Islands
• Dominica
• Gambia
• Haiti
• Malaysia
• Micronesia
• Niue
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Visa on arrival for Somalia passport

Citizens of Somalia can get a visa on arrival when they travel to these countries and territories, that means that you don’t need a visa before travelling there:

• Bolivia
• Burkina Faso
• Cambodia
• Cape Verde
• Comoros
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Guinea-Bissau
• Laos
• Lebanon
• Macao
• Madagascar
• Maldives
• Mauritania
• Nigeria
• Palau
• Rwanda
• Samoa
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Timor-Leste
• Togo
• Tuvalu

Visa online for Somalia passport

These are countries, and territories, that require a evisa or an eTA, electronic travel authorization, for citizens of Somalia, in these countries you need to get a evisa or an eta online before travelling:

• Albania
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Australia
• Bahrain
• Colombia
• Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Djibouti
• Gabon
• Kyrgyzstan
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Moldova
• Norfolk Island
• Qatar
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Singapore
• South Sudan
• Sri Lanka (eTA)
• St. Helena
• Suriname
• Turkey
• Uganda
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Visa required for Somalia passport

Citizens of Somalia need to get a visa, that is a visa that needs you to visit the closest embassy or consulate, before travelling to these countries and territories:

• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• American Samoa
• Andorra
• Angola
• Anguilla
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Aruba
• Austria
• Azerbaijan
• Bahamas
• Bangladesh
• Barbados
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Belize
• Bermuda
• Bhutan
• Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Botswana
• Brazil
• The British Virgin Islands
• Brunei
• Bulgaria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Canada
• Cayman Islands
• The central African Republic
• Chad
• Chile
• China
• Congo (Dem. Rep.)
• Costa Rica
• Croatia
• Cuba
• Curacao
• Cyprus
• Czech Republic
• Denmark
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial
• Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Eswatini
• Falkland Islands
• Faroe Islands
• Fiji Finland
• France
• French Guiana
• French Polynesia
• French West Indies
• Georgia
• Germany
• Gibraltar
• Greece
• Greenland
• Grenada
• Guam
• Guatemala
• Guinea
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Iraq
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Jamaica
• Japan
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kenya
• Kiribati
• Kosovo
• Kuwait
• Latvia
• Liberia
• Libya
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Mali
• Malta
• Marshall Islands
• Mauritius
• Mayotte
• Mexico
• Monaco
• Mongolia
• Montenegro
• Montserrat
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Myanmar
• Namibia
• Nauru
• Nepal
• Netherlands
• New Caledonia
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua
• Niger
• North Korea
• North Macedonia
• Northern Mariana Islands
• Norway
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestinian Territories
• Panama
• Papua
• New Guinea
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Phillippines
• Poland
• Portugal
• Puerto Rico
• Reunion
• Romania
• Russia
• Saint Lucia
• San Marino
• Saudi Arabia
• Serbia
• Sierra Leone
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Solomon Islands
• South Africa
• South Korea
• Spain
• St. Maarten
• St. Pierre and Miquelon
• Sudan
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Syria
• Taiwan
• Tajikistan
• Tanzania
• Thailand
• Tonga
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Tunisia
• Turkmenistan
• Turks and Caicos Islands
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States of America
• Uruguay
• US Virgin Islands
• Vanuatu
• Vatican City
• Venezuela
• Vietnam
• Wallis and Futuna
• Yemen

Sources: Visa Index Somalia