Visas are not available at either the airport in Mogadishu nor at any of the border crossings. From the United States, unless you're an aid worker or have been specifically invited by whomever's in charge at the time, forget it. However, it may be possible to obtain a visa from Somalia's embassies maintained in Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti and Tanzania. In Nairobi, try the International House (Mama Ngina Street). For a three-month visa, you'll need three photographs and a letter of introduction, preferably from your embassy. You should be able to pick up your visa the next day. In Cairo, try the Somali mission on Dokki Street. Here, you'll definitely need a letter from your embassy stating the purpose of your journey, as well as proof of onward travel by air. There are no land-crossing visas issued. Here, you'll also need three photos. Processing takes a day. In Tanzania, Somali visas are issued at the Italian embassy:
Italian Embassy
Lugalo Road
P.O. Box 2106
Tel.: 46352/4
Somalia has a consulate in Djibouti and this may be the easiest place to get a Somali visa:
Somalia Consulate
Boulevard del Republique
BP 549
Tel.: 353521
U.K.: Embassy of the Somali Democratic Republic
60 Portland Place
London, England, W1N 3DG
Tel.: [171] 580-7148
United States: Somali Permanent Mission to the United Nations
425 East 61st Street, Suite 703
New York, NY 10021
Tel.: (212) 688-9410
Fax: (212) 759-0651
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