Passport and visa regulations

Nationalities

	Passport required	visa required	Return ticket required
Turkey	Yes	Yes	Yes
Other EU countries	Yes	Yes	Yes
Switzerland	Yes	Yes	Yes
Austria	Yes	Yes	Yes
Germany	Yes	Yes	Yes

Passport information

Generally required, must still be valid for at least 6 months upon departure.

Note on the passport

The Federal Foreign Office has issued a travel warning for Somalia.

Visa information

Generally required. Nationals of all countries can apply for a visa (single entry, stay up to 30 days) upon arrival at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu.

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Costs

Visa on arrival: US$60.

Visa types and costs

Tourist and Business Visa.

Validity

Varies, information is available from the embassy.

Transit

Transit travelers who can present valid documents for onward travel, continue their journey on the same plane on the same day and do not leave the transit area do not require a transit visa. Since neither flight connections nor entry requirements are reliable due to the current situation, you should not rely on this transit facilitation.

Application required

Consular section of the embassy (see contact addresses).

Temporary Residence

applications to the embassy.

Entry with children

Since June 27, 2012, children need their own travel document (passport / children’s passport) for trips abroad (also within the EU). Entries of children in the parental passport are no longer possible.