Djibouti entry requirements for British passport holders (2026): visa and passport validity
Passport validity (FCDO rule): At least 6 months after the day you arrive
Visa (FCDO): You need a visa to enter Djibouti. Official visa text
Official source: GOV.UK – Djibouti travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 27 July 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Whether you need a visa and how long your British passport must be valid to enter Djibouti, as published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), quoted word for word, with a checker for your dates.
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Do I need a visa for Djibouti with a British passport?
In short: You need a visa to enter Djibouti.
Our one-line summary of the first FCDO sentence below, which matches a wording we recognise. It applies to British citizen passport holders; read the full official text, which may add conditions.
You must have a visa to enter Djibouti.
Applying for a visa
You can buy a tourist visa when you arrive in Djibouti with payment in cash in US dollars. You can also apply for a visa online before travelling or contact the Djibouti Embassy. You must have evidence of your onward journey.
Official source: GOV.UK – Djibouti travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO), section “Visa requirements” · page last updated 27 July 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Passport validity: official text “Passport validity requirements”
To enter Djibouti, your passport must have an ‘expiry date’ at least 6 months after the date you arrive.
Official source: GOV.UK – Djibouti travel advice, Entry requirements (FCDO) · page last updated 27 July 2026 · checked on 17 October 2026
Check your passport for Djibouti
Schengen rules count your whole trip in the Schengen area: if you visit several Schengen countries, enter the day you first enter the area and the day you leave the last Schengen country.
The check runs in your browser: your dates are not sent anywhere. It applies the FCDO sentence literally (for example “6 months” is counted as the same day of the month 6 months later).
For British passport holders only. These are the rules published by the UK government (FCDO) for British citizens. If you hold another passport, check your own government's advice. The airline and the border officials of the destination decide whether you can travel or enter: this site is information, not legal advice.
Recent FCDO updates to the entry requirements
- 10 December 2025: “New information about dual nationals returning to the UK (‘Entry requirements’ page).”
- 13 April 2023: “Updated information on purchasing a visa on arrival in Djibouti ('Entry requirements' page).”
- 18 September 2022: “Updated information on removal of COVID testing on arrival and departure for vaccinated travellers ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages)”
- 18 July 2022: “Updated information on normalisation of hotel availability and transport links and acquiring visit visas at Djibouti airport ('Coronavirus' and 'Entry requirements' pages)”
- 9 February 2022: “Removal of restriction for passengers who started their journeys or transited in South Africa, India or Brazil are no longer barred from entering Djibouti ('Entry requirements' page)”
Read the full FCDO travel advice for Djibouti (safety, visas, health) before you travel.
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