Entry restricted

Entry to Australia for citizens of Somalia

Entry to Australia is currently restricted for citizens of Somalia. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Canberra: ≈ 11,390 km, about 14.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

Entry restricted

Can I travel to Australia without a visa on a Somalia passport?

Entry to Australia is currently restricted for citizens of Somalia. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

With a Somalia passport you can visit 11 countries visa-free, 20 with a visa on arrival and 51 with an e-visa; 113 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Somalia passport ranks 192nd of 199.
Somalia passport: visa-free access to 11 countries; Australia passport: 109.
Citizens of Somalia and Australia can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Seychelles, Rwanda, Palestine, Malaysia, Gambia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Australia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of Australia

Mogadishu — Canberra: about 11,390 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +8 hours.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Canberra 20:00.
Local currency: Australian Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ A$1.42.