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🇸🇴 Does a Somali need a visa for Djibouti 🇩🇯?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Djibouti at a glance

Capital: Djibouti · Currency: Djiboutian franc (DJF, Fr) · Official languages: Arabic, French · Calling code: +253

U.S. State Department travel advisory for Djibouti: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution (updated 6 March 2025). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

Plugs and voltage

Your plugs fit: every plug type used in Somalia (C) works with sockets in Djibouti.

More about entering Djibouti →

Easier destinations near Djibouti for Somali passport holders

• 🇰🇪 Kenya — Visa-free
• 🇷🇼 Rwanda — Visa-free 30 days
• 🇧🇮 Burundi — Visa on arrival
• 🇰🇲 Comoros — Visa on arrival
• 🇲🇬 Madagascar — Visa on arrival
• 🇸🇨 Seychelles — Visa on arrival

The other way round

🇩🇯 Djibouti passport holders visiting Somalia: Djibouti passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Somalia, usually at the airport or land border.

The Somali passport at a glance

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