Djibouti visa requirements · checked 26 September 2026

Visa & Entry Requirements for Djibouti

Q: What documents do I need to enter Djibouti?

Passport validity: The eVisa portal asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months. Travel insurance: No official source we could find states whether travel insurance is required to enter Djibouti. Return or onward ticket: The eVisa portal says that to apply for an electronic visa you need a flight reservation (or any other possible means of transport), an accommodation address (hotel or at your host's) and an invitation letter. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Djibouti.

Q: How many countries can visit Djibouti without a visa?

1 of 198 passports can enter Djibouti visa-free (1%). 171 more get a visa on arrival, 25 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 1 need a visa from an embassy.

Most travellers can visit Djibouti without going to an embassy: 1 passports enter visa-free, 25 apply online for an eVisa and 171 get a visa on arrival.

Djibouti's immigration directorate issues eVisas through its official portal, evisa.gouv.dj, where the application is open to everyone except holders of diplomatic, service or official passports and those benefiting from a courtesy visa program: a transit visa covers 1 to 14 days and a short-stay visa 15 to 90 days. The portal does not say which nationalities need a visa; the UK, Canadian, Australian and Italian governments say their citizens do, and Djibouti's embassy in Japan says a valid visa and passport are required to enter Djibouti. The portal says no visas will be issued at the airport or any other border point as of May 1, 2018; the UK government says you can buy a tourist visa when you arrive, paid in cash in US dollars.

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Destination

Passports visa-free

eVisa or eTA online

171

Visa on arrival

Embassy visa required

Do I need a visa for Djibouti? Quick answers

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Visa for Djibouti — requirements summary

Visa-free: 1 (1%)
Visa on arrival: 171 (86%)
eVisa: 25 (13%)
Visa required: 1 (1%)

All travellers must meet the entry rules set by Djibouti, and they depend on your nationality. Find your passport below — you may be able to enter visa-free, or need an eVisa, a visa on arrival or a visa from an embassy.

Passport	Requirement	Max stay	Details
Afghanistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Albania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Algeria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Andorra	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Angola	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Antigua and Barbuda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Argentina	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Armenia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Australia	eVisa	—	Details →
Austria	eVisa	—	Details →
Azerbaijan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bahamas	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bahrain	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bangladesh	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Barbados	eVisa	—	Details →
Belarus	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Belgium	eVisa	—	Details →
Belize	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Benin	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bhutan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bolivia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Botswana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Brazil	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Brunei	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Bulgaria	eVisa	—	Details →
Burkina Faso	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Burundi	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cambodia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cameroon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Canada	eVisa	—	Details →
Cape Verde	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Central African Republic	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Chad	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Chile	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
China	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Colombia	eVisa	—	Details →
Comoros	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Costa Rica	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Côte d'Ivoire	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Croatia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cuba	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Cyprus	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Czechia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Denmark	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Dominica	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Dominican Republic	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
DR Congo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ecuador	eVisa	—	Details →
Egypt	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
El Salvador	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Equatorial Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Eritrea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Estonia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Eswatini	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ethiopia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Fiji	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Finland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
France	eVisa	—	Details →
Gabon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Gambia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Georgia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Germany	eVisa	—	Details →
Ghana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Greece	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Grenada	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guatemala	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guinea-Bissau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Guyana	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Haiti	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Honduras	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Hong Kong	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Hungary	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Iceland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
India	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Indonesia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Iran	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Iraq	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ireland	eVisa	—	Details →
Israel	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Italy	eVisa	—	Details →
Jamaica	eVisa	—	Details →
Japan	eVisa	—	Details →
Jordan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kazakhstan	eVisa	—	Details →
Kenya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kiribati	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kosovo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kuwait	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Kyrgyzstan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Laos	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Latvia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lebanon	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lesotho	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Liberia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Libya	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Liechtenstein	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Lithuania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Luxembourg	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Macau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Madagascar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malawi	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malaysia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Maldives	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mali	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Malta	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Marshall Islands	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mauritania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mauritius	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mexico	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Micronesia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Moldova	eVisa	—	Details →
Monaco	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mongolia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Montenegro	Visa on arrival	30 days	Details →
Morocco	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Mozambique	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Myanmar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Namibia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nauru	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nepal	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Netherlands	eVisa	—	Details →
New Zealand	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nicaragua	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Niger	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Nigeria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
North Korea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
North Macedonia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Norway	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Oman	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Pakistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Palau	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Palestine	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Panama	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Papua New Guinea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Paraguay	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Peru	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Philippines	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Poland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Portugal	eVisa	—	Details →
Qatar	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Republic of the Congo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Romania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Russia	Visa required	—	Details →
Rwanda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Lucia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Samoa	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
San Marino	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sao Tome and Principe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Saudi Arabia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Senegal	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Serbia	eVisa	—	Details →
Seychelles	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sierra Leone	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Singapore	Visa-free	—	Details →
Slovakia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Slovenia	eVisa	—	Details →
Solomon Islands	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Somalia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Africa	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Korea	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
South Sudan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Spain	eVisa	—	Details →
Sri Lanka	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sudan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Suriname	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Sweden	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Switzerland	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Syria	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Taiwan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tajikistan	eVisa	—	Details →
Tanzania	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Thailand	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Timor-Leste	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Togo	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tonga	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Trinidad and Tobago	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tunisia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Türkiye	eVisa	—	Details →
Turkmenistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Tuvalu	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uganda	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Ukraine	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
United Arab Emirates	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
United Kingdom	eVisa	—	Details →
United States	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uruguay	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Uzbekistan	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vanuatu	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vatican City	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Venezuela	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Vietnam	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Yemen	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Zambia	Visa on arrival	—	Details →
Zimbabwe	Visa on arrival	—	Details →

Djibouti visa types, fees and processing times

Transit eVisa (from 1 to 14 days)

eVisa

Fee: 12 USD
Max stay: 14 days
Entries: Single

The eVisa portal's FAQ says a transit visa (from 1 to 14 days) costs USD 12.

Documents (4)

Passport (if applicable)
Flight reservation (if applicable)
Accommodation address (if applicable)
Invitation letter (if applicable)

Official application site →

Short-stay eVisa (from 15 to 90 days)

eVisa

Fee: 23 USD
Max stay: 90 days
Entries: Single

The eVisa portal's FAQ says a short-stay visa (from 15 to 90 days) costs USD 23.

Documents (4)

Passport (if applicable)
Flight reservation (if applicable)
Accommodation address (if applicable)
Invitation letter (if applicable)

Official application site →

Entry requirements for Djibouti

Passport validity

6 months

The eVisa portal asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months.

Djibouti eVisa — official immigration directorate portal: Frequently asked questions✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Vaccinations: Yellow fever

The UK government says that to enter Djibouti you must have a certificate to prove you've had a yellow fever vaccination if you're coming from a country listed as a transmission risk.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Djibouti entry requirements✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

No official source we could find states whether travel insurance is required to enter Djibouti.

Djibouti eVisa — official immigration directorate portal: Frequently asked questions✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

The eVisa portal says that to apply for an electronic visa you need a flight reservation (or any other possible means of transport), an accommodation address (hotel or at your host's) and an invitation letter. The UK government says you must have evidence of your onward journey.

Djibouti eVisa — official immigration directorate portal: Frequently asked questions✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Djibouti.

Djibouti eVisa — official immigration directorate portal: Frequently asked questions✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

40,000 FDJ

A foreigner who entered lawfully and stays beyond the period authorised by the visa pays a penalty of 40,000 FDJ for an overstay of up to 90 days, or 80,000 FDJ for more than 90 days, against issue of a supplementary stay authorisation. If the person cannot pay, the penalty is 3 to 6 months' imprisonment and a 5-year ban on entry and stay. Staying more than 6 months after the visa expires is punished by a fine of 50,000 to 500,000 FDJ; on a repeat offence the judge may also ban entry or stay for at least 3 years. The police may order the removal to the border of a foreigner who stayed beyond the visa's validity without a first residence permit. The French government's travel advice says the penalties are collected by the Immigration Police against a Public Treasury receipt.

Journal officiel de la République de Djibouti (eJO, Secrétariat général du Gouvernement) — Loi n° 40/AN/19/8ème L relative aux conditions d’entrée et de séjour des étrangers✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Djibouti visa requirements statistics

198

Passports covered

171

Most common: Visa on arrival

Least common: Visa required

Visa-free access

Understanding Djibouti visa requirements

We track the entry rules of Djibouti for 198 passports. The most common situation is visa on arrival, which applies to 171 passports (86%). 1% of passports can enter without a visa. The least common is visa required (1 passport).

Entry categories for Djibouti

Visa-free entry: 1 passport can enter without a visa.
Visa on arrival: 171 passports get their visa at the airport or border.
eVisa: 25 passports can apply for an electronic visa online.
Visa required: 1 passport must apply at an embassy or consulate.

What else you need to enter Djibouti

Passport validity: The eVisa portal asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months.
Travel insurance: No official source we could find states whether travel insurance is required to enter Djibouti.
Return or onward ticket: The eVisa portal says that to apply for an electronic visa you need a flight reservation (or any other possible means of transport), an accommodation address (hotel or at your host's) and an invitation letter.
Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Djibouti.

Open your passport in the table for the exact rules — maximum stay, fees, how to apply and the official source. Entry rules change at short notice: confirm with the embassy of Djibouti or its official immigration website before you travel.

Frequently asked questions about Djibouti visas

Do I need a visa for Djibouti?

The UK, Canadian, Australian and Italian governments say their citizens need a visa, and Djibouti's embassy in Japan says a valid visa and passport are required to enter Djibouti. Djibouti's official eVisa portal, evisa.gouv.dj, says the eVisa application is open to everyone except holders of diplomatic, service or official passports and those benefiting from a courtesy visa program, but no Djiboutian official source we could read states which other nationalities need a visa. A transit visa covers 1 to 14 days and a short-stay visa 15 to 90 days.

Can I get a visa on arrival in Djibouti?

The official sources differ. The eVisa portal says no visas will be issued at the airport or any other border point as of May 1, 2018, and that the eVisa replaces the visa issued at the point of entry, usually an airport or border crossing; the UK government says you can buy a tourist visa when you arrive, paid in cash in US dollars, or apply for a visa online before travelling.

How much does the Djibouti eVisa cost?

The official eVisa portal says eVisa fees vary by visa type: a transit visa (from 1 to 14 days) costs USD 12 and a short-stay visa (from 15 to 90 days) USD 23.

Do US citizens need a visa for Djibouti?

US citizens get a visa on arrival in Djibouti. Full rules for United States passport holders.

Do UK citizens need a visa for Djibouti?

UK citizens need an eVisa for Djibouti. Full rules for United Kingdom passport holders.

Do German citizens need a visa for Djibouti?

German citizens need an eVisa for Djibouti. Full rules for Germany passport holders.

What documents do I need to enter Djibouti?

Passport validity: The eVisa portal asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months. Travel insurance: No official source we could find states whether travel insurance is required to enter Djibouti. Return or onward ticket: The eVisa portal says that to apply for an electronic visa you need a flight reservation (or any other possible means of transport), an accommodation address (hotel or at your host's) and an invitation letter. Proof of funds: No official source we could read states a proof-of-funds requirement or amount for Djibouti.

How many countries can visit Djibouti without a visa?

1 of 198 passports can enter Djibouti visa-free (1%). 171 more get a visa on arrival, 25 can apply online (eVisa or eTA), and 1 need a visa from an embassy.

Data: TravelRequirements.info — Entry Requirements Dataset, AXG Sp. z o.o. (CC BY 4.0) — official sources are linked on each passport page. Gaps filled from the Passport Index dataset (MIT).

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Where can Djibouti citizens travel visa-free?

Djibouti passport holders can visit 16 countries without a visa. Open a country for the exact rules.

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