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Somalia visa rules for Malaysia passport holders

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The answer

Yes. Malaysia passport holders can visit Somalia visa-free.

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Official source

AIC for Somalia A 10/2025: Implementation of Electronic Travel Authorization System (eTAS) in Somalia, Somali Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA), Aeronautical Information ManagementChecked 1 Nov 2026

Holders of diplomatic, service, or ordinary passports from Rwanda and Malaysia are granted visa-free entry into Somalia.

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

The applicant's passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of entry into Somalia.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Somalia passport holders need to visit Malaysia.

Somalia passport Malaysia

Visa-free

No. eVISA is only compulsory for 31 specific nationalities, and it applies only for entry into Malaysia for social visit purposes, such as tourism, family visits, or short business trips.

Somalia passport to Malaysia, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Malaysia passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Mogadishu, nearest first.

  1. KenyaNairobi, about 1,020 km from MogadishuVisa-free · 90 days
  2. TanzaniaDodoma, about 1,400 km from MogadishuVisa-free
  3. UgandaKampala, about 1,430 km from MogadishuVisa-free
  4. MayotteMamoudzou, about 1,650 km from MogadishuVisa-free · 90 days
  5. MalawiLilongwe, about 2,190 km from MogadishuVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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