{"question":{"passport":"HND","destination":"SOM","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"e-Visa, 3 months","requirement":{"kind":"evisa","message":"Before you travel: you need an e-visa (eTA).","schemeName":"eTA"},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":3,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 3 months."},"conditions":[{"kind":"HOLDS_VISA","text":"2.3 Travelers holding multiple-entry visas, residence permits, or United Nations Laissez-Passer (UNLP) passports are also exempt from the eTA requirement."},{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"Valid passport for at least six (6) months after your planned date of arrival into Somalia, with at least one blank page"}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"som-eaic-2025-10-a","url":"https://aip.scaa.gov.so/eAIC/HC-eAIC-2025-10-A-en-GB.html","passage":"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.","explanation":"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.","publisher":"AIC for Somalia\n\nAIC\nA 10/2025\nEffective from 03 SEP 2025\nPublished on 03 SEP 2025"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-21","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}