Entry restricted

Entry to Canada for citizens of Somalia

Entry to Canada 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 — Ottawa: ≈ 12,190 km, about 15.5 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 Canada without a visa on a Somalia passport?

Entry to Canada 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; Canada passport: 113.
Citizens of Somalia and Canada 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 Canada, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of Canada

Mogadishu — Ottawa: about 12,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 15.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Ottawa 03:00.
Local currency: Canadian Dollar.
Languages: English and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ CA$1.41.