No visa needed

Do citizens of Somalia need a visa for Palestine?

Citizens of Somalia don’t need a visa for Palestine. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Jerusalem: ≈ 3,470 km, about 5 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

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

Yes, citizens of Somalia don’t need a visa for Palestine. A valid passport is enough.

Palestine visa rules at a glance

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; Palestine passport: 10.
Citizens of Somalia and Palestine can travel together visa-free to 4 countries, for example: Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Palestine, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of Palestine

Travelling to Palestine: good to know

Mogadishu — Jerusalem: about 3,470 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Egyptian Pound, Israeli New Shekel, and Jordanian Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ EGP 52.
Palestine is the 33rd closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Somalia.