Visa on arrival

Djibouti visa for citizens of Germany

Citizens of Germany get a Djibouti visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Germany: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Berlin — Djibouti: ≈ 5,270 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

99% of the applications we submit are approved

How we achieve this

After payment, a manager will contact you.

Choose your visa

Document check and supportWe check your passport and documents and tell you what to bring to the border$19

The visa fee is paid at the border.

Apply in 10 minutes

Can I travel to Djibouti without a visa on a Germany passport?

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Germany get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

Apply for a visa

Djibouti visa rules at a glance

With a Germany passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Germany passport ranks 6th of 199.
Germany passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Djibouti passport: 17.
Citizens of Germany and Djibouti can travel together visa-free to 12 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Seychelles, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Philippines, Singapore, Ecuador, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Djibouti, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Germany. Germany visa for citizens of Djibouti

Travelling to Djibouti: good to know

Berlin — Djibouti: about 5,270 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Berlin 12:00 — Djibouti 13:00.
Local currency: Djiboutian Franc.
Languages: Arabic and French.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ DJF 178.
Djibouti is the 88th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Germany.