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Egypt visa rules for Somalia passport holders

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No. Somalia passport holders need a visa to visit Egypt.

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egyptconsulate.co.ukConsulate General of the Arab Republic of Egypt in LondonChecked 29 Oct 2026

Travel Document holders as well as nationals of the following countries: Iran, Tunisia, Somalia, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Djibouti, Mauritania, Comoros, Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Chad, Israel, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Moldova, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, need to apply for clearance from the authorities in Cairo (via the Egyptian Consulate), as a preliminary stage to their visa application.

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Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs security clearance from the authorities in Cairo, applied for through an Egyptian consulate, before the visa can be issued.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport valid for at least 6 months from arrival date.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Egypt passport holders need to visit Somalia.

Egypt passport Somalia

Visa on arrival

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.

Egypt passport to Somalia, full page

Visa-free nearby

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

No visa-free place we have reviewed is within 2,500 km yet.

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

Weather in Cairo

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Cairo, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 18.8°CLow 10.2°CRain 7 mm
  2. FebHigh 20.7°CLow 11.3°CRain 4 mm
  3. MarHigh 23.9°CLow 13.6°CRain 8 mm
  4. AprHigh 28.0°CLow 16.2°CRain 2 mm
  5. MayHigh 32.3°CLow 19.7°CRain 0 mm
  6. JunHigh 34.6°CLow 22.4°CRain 0 mm
  7. JulHigh 35.0°CLow 24.0°CRain 0 mm
  8. AugHigh 34.9°CLow 24.4°CRain 0 mm
  9. SepHigh 33.5°CLow 22.9°CRain 0 mm
  10. OctHigh 29.7°CLow 19.9°CRain 0 mm
  11. NovHigh 25.0°CLow 15.7°CRain 4 mm
  12. DecHigh 20.7°CLow 11.9°CRain 4 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 17 to 26 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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