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Somalia visa rules for Rwanda passport holders

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The answer

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

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

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 Rwanda.

Somalia passport Rwanda

Visa on arrival · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

1. No visa required for a stay of thirty (30) days for: Citizens of countries members to the following international organisations; African Union, Commonwealth and La Francophonie - Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Canada, Cape Verde, Congo, Cyprus, Dominica, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Fiji, France, Gabon, Grenada, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Saharawi Arab Republic, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. KenyaNairobi, about 1,020 km from MogadishuVisa-free · 180 days
  2. TanzaniaDodoma, about 1,400 km from MogadishuVisa-free
  3. UgandaKampala, about 1,430 km from MogadishuVisa-free
  4. BurundiGitega, about 1,820 km from MogadishuVisa-free
  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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