Entry restricted

Entry to the United States for citizens of Somalia

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Somalia. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of Somalia: the passport opens 11 countries visa-free; Mogadishu — Washington, D.C.: ≈ 12,590 km, about 16 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

Entry restricted

Can I travel to the United States without a visa on a Somalia passport?

Entry to the United States is currently restricted for citizens of Somalia. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

United States 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; United States passport: 112.
Citizens of Somalia and the United States can travel together visa-free to 7 countries, for example: Seychelles, Palestine, Malaysia, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of the United States, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Somalia. Somalia visa for citizens of the United States

Travelling to the United States: good to know

Mogadishu — Washington, D.C.: about 12,590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 16 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −12 hours.
Local time: Mogadishu 12:00 — Washington, D.C. 00:00.
Local currency: US Dollar.
Languages: English.