Visa policy of Somaliland

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The visa policy of Somaliland dictates the use and acquisition of visas in Somaliland.

In accordance with the law, citizens of all countries require a visa to visit Somaliland.[1][2][3]

Somaliland and Somalia have completely different visa policies and Somaliland authorities do not recognize national visas issued by Somalia.[4][5][6]

Somaliland tourist visa issued in United Kingdom with Somaliland entry and exit date Somaliland visa issued by the Somaliland Liaison Office, Addis Ababa

## Visa types

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* Tourist Visa
* Business Visa
* Health Visa
* Education Visa
* Transit visa

## Visa policy map

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Somaliland

Visa on arrival

Visa required

## Visa on arrival

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Holders of passports issued by the following countries below can obtain a visa on arrival at all border checkpoints including Hargeisa Airport.[1][7][8][9][10]

* European countries 1

* Bahrain
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia

* Kenya
* Kuwait
* Morocco
* Oman
* Qatar
* Russia
* Saudi Arabia
* Somalia

* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Taiwan
* Turkey
* Uganda
* United Arab Emirates
* United States

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1 - Not sure if this is all of Europe or the EU.

## Visa required in advance

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Visas are also issued at the Somaliland embassy in neighbouring Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.[1][11][3] Additionally, a visa can be sought via application at the Somaliland representative office in London.

## See also

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Somaliland.

* Somaliland Immigration and Border Control
* Visa policy of Somalia
* Visa requirements for Somaliland citizens
* Somaliland passport

## References

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1. ^ a b c Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland: With Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9.
2. ^ Gandrup, Tobias (2016). "Enter and exit:: everyday state practices at Somaliland's Hargeisa Ega l International Airport". Danish Institute for International Studies.
3. ^ a b Wood, Graeme (2010). "LIMBO WORLD". Foreign Policy (177): 48–57. ISSN 0015-7228. JSTOR 20684975.
4. ^ Somaliland, Puntland & Somalia - Visas Archived 2014-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
5. ^ Keating, Joshua (20 July 2018). "When is a nation not a nation? Somaliland's dream of independence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
6. ^ Rader, Anna C. (2016). Verification and legibility in Somaliland's identity architecture (Ph.D. thesis). SOAS University of London.
7. ^ "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
8. ^ "Visa Section".
9. ^ "Somaliland to Offer Visas-on-Arrival to Visitors". 31 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
10. ^ Hills, Alice (31 August 2016). "Off-road policing: communications technology and government authority in Somaliland" (PDF). International Affairs. 92 (5): 1061–1078. doi:10.1111/1468-2346.12701. ISSN 0020-5850.
11. ^ "Somaliland Consular Services | Somaliland-Foreign-Ministry". somalilandmfa.com. Retrieved 30 October 2020.

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Visa policy by country

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt6
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea-Bissau
* Guinea
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* R Congo
* Rwanda
* Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Somaliland3
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Anguilla1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda1
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canada
* Cayman Islands1
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Dutch Caribbean (Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten)
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Falkland Islands1
* Greenland5
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Montserrat1
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* St. Kitts and Nevis
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent and the Grenadines
* South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands1
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* United States
* Puerto Rico4
* Virgin Islands4
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Afghanistan
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Armenia2
* Azerbaijan2
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* Macau
* Cyprus2
* East Timor
* Egypt6
* Georgia2
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan2
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* North Korea
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine3
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Russia2
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* South Korea
* South Ossetia2
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Taiwan (Republic of China)3
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkey2
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Abkhazia2 3
* Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 2
* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia2
* Austria
* Azerbaijan2
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Cyprus2
* Denmark
* Faroe Islands
* Greenland
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Overseas
* Georgia2
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Kazakhstan2
* Kosovo3
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Overseas
* North Macedonia
* Northern Cyprus2 3
* Norway
* Svalbard
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia2
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Ossetia2 3
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Transnistria3
* Turkey2
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Overseas
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* American Samoa4
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Guam4
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands4
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tokelau
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Historical|

* Artsakh2
* Russia2

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially recognized. 4 Unincorporated territory of the United States. 5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark. 6 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.

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Visa requirements by citizenship

* Visa
* Passport
* Travel document

Africa|

* Algerian
* Angolan
* Beninese
* Botswana
* Burkinabe
* Burundian
* Cameroonian
* Cape Verdean
* Central African
* Chadian
* Comorian
* Congolese (Democratic Republic)
* Congolese (Republic)
* Djiboutian
* Egyptian4
* Equatorial Guinean
* Eritrean
* Ethiopian
* Gabonese
* Gambian
* Ghanaian
* Guinea-Bissauan
* Guinean
* Ivorian
* Kenyan
* Lesothan
* Liberian
* Libyan
* Malagasy
* Malawian
* Malian
* Mauritanian
* Mauritian
* Moroccan
* Mozambican
* Namibian
* Nigerian
* Nigerien
* Rwandan
* Saint Helena1
* Santomean
* Senegalese
* Seychellois
* Sierra Leonean
* Somali (Somaliland)
* South African
* South Sudanese
* Sudanese
* Swazi
* Tanzanian
* Togolese
* Tunisian
* Ugandan
* Zambian
* Zimbabwean

Americas|

* Anguillan1
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentine
* Bahamian
* Barbadian
* Belizean
* Bermudian1
* Bolivian
* Brazilian
* British Virgin Islands1
* Canadian
* Caymanian1
* Chilean
* Colombian
* Costa Rican
* Cuban
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuadorian
* Greenlandic
* Grenadian
* Guatemalan
* Guyanese
* Haitian
* Honduran
* Jamaican
* Mexican
* Montserratian1
* Nicaraguan
* Panamanian
* Paraguayan
* Peruvian
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucian
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Salvadoran
* Surinamese
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands1
* American
* Uruguayan
* Venezuelan

Asia|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Afghan
* Armenian3
* Azerbaijani2
* Bahraini
* Bangladeshi
* Bhutanese
* Bruneian
* Cambodian
* Chinese
* Hong Kongese
* Macanese
* Cypriot3
* East Timorese
* Egyptian4
* Emirati
* Georgian2
* Indian
* Indonesian
* Iranian
* Iraqi
* Israeli
* Japanese
* Jordanian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kuwaiti
* Kyrgyzstani
* Laotian
* Lebanese
* Malaysian
* Maldivian
* Mongolian
* Myanmar
* Nepalese
* North Korean
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Omani
* Pakistani
* Palestinian
* Philippine
* Qatari
* Russian2
* Saudi
* Singaporean
* South Korean
* South Ossetian2 5
* Sri Lankan
* Syrian
* Taiwanese5
* Tajikistani
* Thai
* Turkish2
* Turkmen
* Uzbekistani
* Vietnamese
* Yemeni

Europe|

* Abkhaz2 5
* Albanian
* Andorran
* Armenian3
* Austrian
* Azerbaijani2
* Belarusian
* Belgian
* Bosnian and Herzegovinian
* British (BOTC · BN(O) · BOC)
* Bulgarian
* Croatian
* Cypriot3
* Czech
* Danish
* Faroese
* Greenlandic
* Dutch
* Estonian (Non-citizens)
* EU
* Finnish
* French
* Georgian2
* German
* Greek
* Hungarian
* Icelandic
* Irish
* Italian
* Kazakhstani2
* Kosovar5
* Latvian (Non-citizens)
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuanian
* Luxembourg
* Maltese
* Moldovan
* Montenegrin
* Monégasque
* North Macedonian
* Northern Cypriot3 5
* Norwegian
* Polish
* Portuguese
* Romanian
* Russian9
* San Marino
* Serbian
* Slovak
* Slovenian
* South Ossetian2 5
* Spanish
* Swedish
* Swiss
* Transnistrian5
* Turkish2
* Ukrainian
* Vatican City

Oceania|

* Australian
* Fijian
* Kiribati
* Marshallese
* Micronesian
* Nauruan
* New Zealand
* Palauan
* Papua New Guinean
* Pitcairn Islands1
* Samoan
* Solomon Islands
* Tongan
* Tuvaluan
* Vanuatuan

Other|

* Crew members
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta
* Green Card

1 British Overseas Territories. 2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia. 3 Cyprus, Armenia, and the partially recognised republic of Northern Cyprus are entirely in Western Asia but have socio-political connections with Europe. 4 Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia. 5 Partially recognized.

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