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Somalia visa for citizens of Russia

Citizens of Russia 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 Russia: the passport opens 79 countries visa-free; Moscow — Mogadishu: ≈ 6,010 km, about 8 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 Russia?

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

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Somalia visa rules at a glance

With a Russia passport you can visit 79 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 31 with an e-visa; 61 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Russia passport ranks 79th of 199.
Russia passport: visa-free access to 79 countries; Somalia passport: 11.
Citizens of Russia and Somalia can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Palestine, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Somalia, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Russia. Russia visa for citizens of Somalia

Travelling to Somalia: good to know

Moscow — Mogadishu: about 6,010 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Moscow 12:00 — Mogadishu 03:00.
Local currency: Somali Shilling.
Languages: Arabic and Somali.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SOS 571.
Somalia is the 92nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Russia.