Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Somali passport holders 7
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
CanadaNo admission→Visa required
LesothoVisa required→eVisa
United StatesNo admission→Visa required
VenezuelaVisa required→eVisa
SamoaVisa on arrival90 days→Visa-free60 days
Harder for Somali passport holders 11
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IndonesiaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
KazakhstaneVisa→Visa required
PakistaneVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Somalia 17
BurundiVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa- DjiboutiVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
GaboneVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
GambiaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
GuatemalaeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
HonduraseVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
ComorosVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
MacaoeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days- PakistaneVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
RwandaVisa-free30 days→eVisa- SeychelleseVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
South SudaneVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
TaiwaneVisa→Visa required
TanzaniaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
UgandaVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
UruguayeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
ZimbabweeVisa→Visa on arrival30 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes