Somalia: visa and entry rules
What you need to get in, how long you may stay, and what an overstay costs
Somalia's borders: every crossing point
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Somalia's land border crossings, listed by the neighbour they lead to:
With Kenya: the border is closed for security reasons.
With Ethiopia: Tog Wajaale and the crossings in the Somaliland area.
With Djibouti: Loyada in the north, on the road to Hargeisa.
Somaliland controls the northern crossings, and entering through them means arriving in an unrecognised republic with rules of its own.
By sea it is the ports of Mogadishu, Berbera and Bosaso.
The main way in is Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, and Hargeisa airport for Somaliland.
Driving into Somalia
Check the terms of temporary import into Somalia before you set off. How long a vehicle is allowed to stay and whether a carnet is needed differ from country to country.
Insurance has to be local.
An International Driving Permit is required.
Travelling around the country carries a direct risk to life.
Travelling to Somalia with a pet
An international veterinary certificate is required, endorsed by the state veterinary service of the country you are leaving.
The rabies vaccination must be valid on the date of entry.
An import permit is arranged in advance.
Confirm vaccination timings, microchipping and quarantine for bringing an animal into Somalia before you buy tickets. It is not the border that turns you back but the carrier, right at the check-in desk.
Where the situation is unstable the veterinary services work erratically, and the paperwork takes an unpredictable amount of time.
Overstaying your visa in Somalia
A fine is charged for staying beyond the permitted period and is paid on departure.
The exact amount will be named by the officer as you leave. The rates in Somalia have changed more than once and figures from reference sources cannot be relied on - take plenty of cash to the border.
Where the situation is unstable an overstay is more dangerous than usual: document checks are more frequent and the consequences less predictable.
Extensions are arranged in advance, before the permitted period expires.
What else to check before you go
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Entry rules change faster than anything else on this site, and they change without notice. We cross-check every page against several sources and state the date it was verified, but that does not replace the main step: before you travel, check an official source — the country’s consulate, its immigration service or its e-visa portal. Especially if more than a couple of months have passed since our check.