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Somalia visa for citizens of the United Arab Emirates

Citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates: the passport opens 127 countries visa-free; Abu Dhabi — Mogadishu: ≈ 2,680 km, about 4 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 the United Arab Emirates?

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Can I travel to Somalia without a visa on a United Arab Emirates passport?

No: citizens of the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates passport you can visit 127 countries visa-free, 34 with a visa on arrival and 26 with an e-visa; 11 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the United Arab Emirates passport ranks 2nd of 199.
United Arab Emirates passport: visa-free access to 127 countries; Somalia passport: 11.
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates and Somalia can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Palestine, Seychelles, Malaysia, Gambia, Micronesia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Haiti.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Somalia, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates visa for citizens of Somalia

Travelling to Somalia: good to know

Abu Dhabi — Mogadishu: about 2,680 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Abu Dhabi 12:00 — Mogadishu 11:00.
Local currency: Somali Shilling.
Languages: Arabic and Somali.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ SOS 571.
Somalia is the 30th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of the United Arab Emirates.