Somalia

Visa Somalia

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In Somalia, entry falls under the Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA), the federal immigration and citizenship agency. The official pages consulted on 2026-09-17 announce an electronic visa (E-Visa / ETAS) in service since September 1, 2025, which every foreign visitor must apply for online before traveling. They mention single-entry and multiple-entry visas, extensions and business and work visas. Neither fee nor processing time appears there.

The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.

Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.

Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 17 September 2026

At a glance

Authority: Immigration and Citizenship Agency (ICA) — the immigration and citizenship agency of the Federal Government of Somalia
Submission channel: Online application before the trip on the agency's electronic visa portal; the site also gives an email address and a telephone number for contact
Electronic visa: Yes: the site announces an electronic visa (E-Visa / ETAS) in service since September 1, 2025, to be applied for online before traveling
Portal language: English

Do you need a visa?

Your nationality

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Documented visa types

Single-entry and multiple-entry visas: Mentioned by the agency's services page, without any statement of duration or validity: "Not stated on the portal consulted". Official page (new tab)
Visa extension for visitors staying lawfully: Mentioned by the agency's services page, without any statement of duration, conditions or fee: "Not stated on the portal consulted". Official page (new tab)
Business and work visas: Mentioned by the agency's services page, without any statement of conditions, duration or fee: "Not stated on the portal consulted". Official page (new tab)

Where and how to apply

According to the agency's official site, the Somali electronic visa (E-Visa / ETAS) has been in service since September 1, 2025 and every foreign visitor must file their application online before traveling. The site links to a dedicated visa portal, hosted on the Somali government domain.

That visa portal could not be read: the page responded with an anti-robot check, which was not circumvented. No procedural information was therefore drawn from it. For fees, processing times and filing arrangements, the agency's site refers to that portal or to direct contact by email or telephone, whose details it publishes.

Steps in the procedure

Determine the category sought among those mentioned by the agency: single-entry or multiple-entry visa, extension, business or work visa.
File the application online before departure, on the agency's electronic visa portal.
Gather the documents mentioned by the services page: valid passport, completed application form and supporting documents corresponding to the visa type.
For any question about fees, processing times or the procedure, contact the agency by email or telephone, as the services page invites applicants to do.
Wait for the agency's decision, which is not described on the pages consulted.

Documents mentioned by the authority

Valid passport; the page requires a minimum validity of six months.
Completed visa application form.
Supporting documents corresponding to the type of visa applied for, in the wording used by the page.

The services page draws up no detailed list: the exact list depends on the visa type and on the situation, and only the official page is authoritative.

Stated fees and processing times

Not stated on the portal consulted: the pages read state no fee amount and no currency. The services page expressly refers readers to the visa portal or to direct contact for this information.

Not stated on the portal consulted: no processing time and no period of validity appears on the pages read. The electronic visa portal, which might publish them, could not be read.

After the decision

The pages consulted describe neither the notification of the decision, nor the handover of the visa, nor the avenues of appeal: "Not stated on the portal consulted".

The home page announces that the introduction of the electronic visa is a step in the modernization of border management and that all foreign visitors must from now on file their application online before traveling.

Published procedures

No reviewed and published procedure for Somalia to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.

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Frequently asked questions

Is a visa required to travel to Somalia?

It depends on nationality and on the purpose of travel; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. The official site states that, since September 1, 2025, every foreign visitor files their application online before traveling.

Where is the application filed?

Online, on the electronic visa portal of the immigration and citizenship agency, before departure. The site also publishes an email address and a telephone number for contact.

Is there an electronic visa?

Yes. The official site announces the Somali electronic visa (E-Visa / ETAS) as being in service since September 1, 2025, with mandatory online filing before the trip for foreign visitors.

Which documents are requested?

According to the services page: a passport valid for at least six months, a completed application form and the supporting documents corresponding to the type of visa. The page gives no further detail.

What are the fees and processing times?

Not stated on the portal consulted. The services page refers readers to the visa portal or to direct contact for this information, and that portal could not be read on 2026-09-17.

Is a visa on arrival possible?

Not stated on the portal consulted. The site mentions an information section on the visa on arrival, but the services page describes neither its conditions nor its availability.

Official sources

Agence de l'immigration et de la citoyenneté — gouvernement fédéral de Somalie (new tab) Authority

Consulted sources

Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.

IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AGENCY — Federal Government of Somalia (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Services | IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP AGENCY (new tab) read on 17 September 2026
Accès refusé (HTTP 403, puis vérification anti-robot) — page non lue (new tab) read on 17 September 2026

What this guide does not know yet

Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.

The electronic visa portal etas.gov.so could not be read: HTTP 403 refusal on direct retrieval, then an anti-robot verification page when opened in a browser, which was not circumvented. No fee, processing time or duration was drawn from it.
The visa categories are only mentioned by the services page, without duration, validity or conditions: a reviewer must obtain these from the authority.
The availability and conditions of a visa on arrival are not described on the pages read.
No update date is displayed on the pages consulted; the announcement of September 1, 2025 comes from the news section of the site.

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