# Somalia passport to Côte d'Ivoire: Visa on arrival

Current access classification: **Visa on arrival** — Visa available at the border or airport.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — Somali ordinary passports: Côte d'Ivoire preapproved arrival visa** (Visa on arrival)
  Côte d'Ivoire's official valid-ordinary-passport process gives online preapproval and prints/issues the visa at Abidjan airport.
  - The route applies to a valid Federal Somali ordinary passport (P prefix), not a Somaliland or other non-Federal Somali document. Complete pre-enrolment, payment and document upload; board only with the approved D.S.T. response, payment receipt, passport and yellow-fever certificate.
  - At Abidjan airport complete biometric enrolment; the visa is printed and issued there. This is online preapproval followed by border issuance, not an eVisa.
  - Work, residence, special passports, transit, carrier rules and final admission remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia: Federal Republic of Somalia: Ordinary Passport service](https://www.somalia.gov.so/services/ordinary-passport)
  - [Somali Civil Aviation Authority: Somali Civil Aviation Authority: Somali travel documents](https://aip.scaa.gov.so/eAIC/HC-eAIC-2024-05-A-en-GB.html)
  - [SNEDAI, official Côte d'Ivoire visa service: Côte d'Ivoire official SNEDAI: e-visa procedure](https://snedai.com/e-visa/)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Submit the valid Federal Somali ordinary passport pre-enrolment and payment online, with the listed travel and hosting documents.
2. Wait for the D.S.T. approved response before boarding.
3. Complete biometric enrolment at Abidjan airport, where the visa is printed and issued.

[Côte d'Ivoire official e-visa pre-enrolment](https://snedai.com/e-visa/)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-cote-d-ivoire-visa-on-arrival)
- [Somalia passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/somalia)
- [All passport requirements for Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/destination/cote-d-ivoire)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)