Immigration and Visas
Get a Somalia e-visa (ETAS)
Foreign visitors must apply online on Somalia's E-Visa/ETAS portal before travel, upload their documents and pay online to receive an electronic authorisation.
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Identity and Citizenship
Register for a Somali national ID card
Register free of charge at a NIRA centre or a NIRA office abroad to receive your national ID card and lifelong 11-digit identification number.
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Government agencies
Immigration and Citizenship Agency — Somalia
Somalia's federal agency for passports, citizenship, visas and the E-Visa/ETAS system.
Official website (opens in a new tab)National Identification and Registration Authority — Somalia
Somalia's authority for the national identity card and the lifelong 11-digit national identification number.
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