Travel advisory: check official advice
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of Somalia. Check the latest advice before booking.
UK FCDO (updated 4 Jun 2026)
Business rules for Beninese passport holders going to Somalia are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for tourism; they don't confirm whether business visits are allowed. Check the official Somalia visa information.
Work: we only have work rules from an unofficial source (not the Somalia government), see the Work section. Confirm with the embassy before you travel.
Transit rules for Beninese passport holders going to Somalia are not verified yet. The holiday rules below are for visiting; they don't tell you whether you need a transit visa. Check the official Somalia visa information.
Route summary
eVisa
Beninese passport holders must obtain Somalia's electronic travel authorisation (eTAS/eVisa) online before travelling.
Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.
Last checked 10 Oct 2026 against aip.scaa.gov.so · Somali Civil Aviation Authority AIC A 10/2025 (effective 2025-09-03, ICA eTAS directive) read 2026-10-16; Somalia Embassy USA eVisa notice (2025-09-13)
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee not published by the official source.
Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.
A free PDF of this result with its official links, a checklist and space for notes. It is created in your browser; we don't receive or store it. Its QR link contains only this rule's status (visa type and check date), no personal data.
Where: ICA eVisa portal
Official application page: evisa.gov.so ↗ (opens in a new tab)
eTA / eVisa required before travel. Beninese passport holders must obtain Somalia's electronic travel authorisation (eTAS/eVisa) online before travelling. Source: https://aip.scaa.gov.so/eAIC/HC-eAIC-2025-10-A-en-GB.html
The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Beninese passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see aip.scaa.gov.so.
⚠ Not from an official source: items marked below come from secondary sources (law firms, employer-of-record guides, IOM, Wikipedia), not the destination government. They are not verified and may be out of date; confirm with the embassy or immigration authority.
These are the main routes and what they require. Whether you qualify depends on your circumstances; the official page decides.
⚠ Not from an official source
For: Foreign employees in Somalia
Source: Multiplier – Somalia hiring guide (employer-of-record guide) (Not official) (usemultiplier.com) · Not from an official source.
"Foreign employees in Somalia must secure a work permit from the Ministry of Labor to work legally."
Checked 16 Oct 2026. Requirements, fees and thresholds change; confirm on the official page before applying.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the transit rules for Beninese passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see aip.scaa.gov.so.
We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.
Get an email when we update the guidance for Beninese passport holders going to Somalia, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.
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