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Somalia visa for citizens of Kenya

Citizens of Kenya need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. It is issued online, with no embassy visit. Official processing time is not published. Visago fills in and submits the application for you; the all-in price starts at $29, government fee included.

For citizens of Kenya: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Nairobi — Mogadishu: ≈ 1,020 km, about 2 hours of flying.

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

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How much does a Somalia visa cost for citizens of Kenya?

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

No: citizens of Kenya need a visa. But you can get it quickly and at a low price — online with us, from $29, with no embassy visit.

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Somalia visa rules at a glance

With a Kenya passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 92 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kenya passport ranks 127th of 199.
Kenya passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Somalia passport: 11.
Citizens of Kenya and Somalia can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Malaysia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Kenya and Somalia share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Somalia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Kenya. Kenya visa for citizens of Somalia

Travelling to Somalia: good to know

Nairobi — Mogadishu: about 1,020 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 2 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Somali Shilling.
Languages: Arabic and Somali.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SOS 571.
Somalia is the 6th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kenya.