Apply for your tourist visa
Confirm where to apply based on your passport and legal residence, then prepare your documents.
Prepare your application
Contact the Eritrean mission serving your place of residence before travel. The linked New Delhi procedure is one mission example; follow your own mission’s submission and payment instructions.
Submit through the official channel
Use Eritrea tourist visa through a diplomatic mission. Check the current instructions and total government charges before paying.
Review the decision before departure
Check the passport details, dates and entry conditions on the permission you receive.
Travel preparation checklist
Check each item’s requirement level and the conditions that apply.
Your circumstances may require additional documents. Ticks track preparation, not eligibility or admission.
Entry conditions and exceptions
Check whether these rules affect your eligibility, application, or arrival.
Travel outside the Asmara region
Foreign visitors need a separate permit to travel outside Zoba Maekel, according to the UK travel advisory. Tourists apply through Eritrea’s Ministry of Tourism; arrange this before leaving Asmara.
Official guidanceEritrea travel essentials
- Capital
- Asmara
- Currency
- ERN
- Calling code
- +291
Eritrea entry questions
Do citizens of Somalia need a visa for Eritrea?
For tourism in Eritrea, ordinary passport holders from Somalia need a visa before travel.
What if I’m going to work, study or stay longer?
This guide is for a short tourist visit on an ordinary passport. It does not establish eligibility for employment, study or residence. Use the destination’s official guidance for your actual purpose.
Does my country of residence change the answer?
Passport nationality and legal residence are different. This page starts with your passport. Residence can change where you apply and which application channel is available; an existing visa or residence permit may also create an exception. Check the official eligibility guidance for your circumstances.
Official visa and entry guidance
Confirm Eritrea’s requirements directly with government authorities.
Who this guide covers
Short tourist visits to Eritrea with an ordinary Somalia passport. Residence, travel documents, and purpose can affect the rules. Confirm the official guidance before travel; border authorities decide admission and your permitted stay.
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