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Djibouti issues an electronic visa through an official site run by its immigration directorate. You sign up, apply, pay by card and download a PDF once approved. We file it from Dubai so that the request is complete and the PDF is in your hands before the flight.
What the official site asks for
The site lists five things: a passport valid at least 6 months, a flight reservation or other transport booking, an accommodation address (hotel or host), an invitation letter from an organisation or host with their contacts, and a credit card. It says the eVisa replaces the visa that used to be issued at the border.
Fee: not confirmed
The pages we loaded show no fee. Search results quote different prices, and we do not repeat them. Because we cannot verify an amount, we confirm the fee on the application screen and show it to you before you pay anything. We found no agency price range either, so none is shown.
Arrival option
UK government advice lists buying a visa on arrival, in cash US dollars, as one way in. It also asks for proof of onward travel, a passport valid 6 months after arrival and a yellow fever certificate if you come from a risk country. That advice is written for British citizens, so check your own passport. For a UAE resident with a tight schedule the online route is safer.
What the UAE does not change
We found no page giving UAE residents a special entry rule for Djibouti. Your Emirates ID does matter for your return flight, so keep your residence valid for the whole trip. See the visas from Dubai hub for other destinations and the list of visa-free countries for UAE residents.
How it works with us
Message us the passport page and travel dates. An adviser checks the invitation letter and booking and gives one total price. We file the e-visa, watch for the approval and send you the PDF. We are a private visa service, and Djibouti immigration decides.
If the application is refused, assume the visa fee is not returned. Your adviser states in writing before you pay what part of our total would be.
Official sources
- Djibouti e-visa site: steps and documents
- UK entry requirements for Djibouti: arrival visa, yellow fever
Holding a Djibouti passport and heading for the UAE? Read Dubai visa for Djiboutians.
