Somalia
Somalia is a country on the Horn of Africa. Once the centre of many powerful sultanates and an Italian colony, the country has been in a state of chaos and turmoil since the 1980s. Wikivoyage
Cities
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Can I go? Entry and visas
From GOV.UK, for United Kingdom passports, updated 4 June 2026:
You must have a visa to enter Somalia, including Somaliland.
Passport validity
To enter Somalia, including Somaliland, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Check with your travel provider that your passport and other travel documents meet requirements. Renew your passport if you need to.
You will be denied entry if you do not have a valid travel document or try to use a passport that has been reported lost or stolen.
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Your embassy in Somalia
Finding embassies…
For a lost passport, an arrest or an emergency.
Somalia's embassy in United Kingdom
Finding embassies…
For a visa before you go.
Entry rules change, sometimes overnight. Always confirm with the official source before you book or travel. This is a pointer, not legal advice.
Good to know
Emergency numbers in Somalia
- Currency
- Somali Shilling (SOS)
- Time
- UTC+3
- Tue 17:41 there now
- Plugs and power
- Type C · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +252
- Languages
- Somali, Arabic
- Capital
- Mogadishu
From Wikidata, Unicode CLDR (currency, languages) and the IANA time zone database; checked 10 October 2026.