Somalia
Holy See (Vatican City State) passportEdit check
e-Visa, 3 months
Before you travel: you need an e-visa (eTA).
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions2 to check
- 2.3 Travelers holding multiple-entry visas, residence permits, or United Nations Laissez-Passer (UNLP) passports are also exempt from the eTA requirement.
- Valid passport for at least six (6) months after your planned date of arrival into Somalia, with at least one blank page
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
Add entry dateSource & evidence Read the original words
Official wording
With effect from 1 September 2025, all travelers holding foreign passports must possess a valid eTA to be granted entry into the Federal Republic of Somalia. … 2.1 Holders of diplomatic, service, or ordinary passports from Rwanda and Malaysia are granted visa-free entry into Somalia. … 2.2 Holders of diplomatic, service, or ordinary passports from Ethiopia, Burundi, Djibouti, Mauritania, Tanzania, Uganda, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Comoros are eligible for visas on arrival.
Aevamo’s reading
The implementing regulation of the Immigration Law (Sharci Lr. 006 of March 2023), issued by the Ministry of Interior Security, creates the obligation: Article 12(1) states a foreigner may enter or stay only on holding one of the listed entry clearances, and Article 13(3) sets the stay cap. The AIC operationalises this obligation through the eTAS system rather than creating it.
Section 1.2 makes an eTA mandatory for every foreign passport holder; sections 2.1 and 2.2 carve out only Rwanda, Malaysia and the eleven VOA states, so every other nationality listed on the roster is subject to the eTA requirement.
Source details
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.