Ethiopia passport Somalia
Do Ethiopians need a visa for Somalia?
You can get a visa on arrival.
Somalia
Mogadishu · Somali shilling (SOS) · Arabic, Somali
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You can get the visa at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts, plus a return ticket and your accommodation details. A visa on arrival is a permission, not a guarantee.
- Status
- Visa on arrival
- Stay permitted
- 30 days
- Government fee
- Not published
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official Somalia government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on immigration.gov.so
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Ethiopia needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom and Schengen area airports, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read eur-lex.europa.eu · read
Worth knowing
- Apply only at etas.gov.so. Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency warns against unofficial websites and agents.
How long it takes
Since 1 September 2025 every foreign national must apply online for an entry authorisation before travelling. Keep a copy of the approval to show on arrival.