Somalia’s eVisa Fiasco: Bureaucracy Without Legitimacy
Somalia’s Federal Government (FGS) has once again proven that it confuses control with leadership. A misguided digital decree exposes a deeper constitutional rot.
Its latest initiative — a mandatory eVisa for all foreign passport holders, including Somali dual citizens — is less a modernization effort and more an act of bureaucratic coercion.
- Travelers must obtain online approval before boarding flights to Somalia.
- Airlines are threatened with sanctions if they carry anyone without this digital permit.
When governance turns performative, absurdity becomes policy.
At first glance, this seems routine, a move toward streamlined immigration. But beneath the surface lies something more troubling: a federal overreach that tramples the Constitution and exposes the fragile illusion of Somali unity.
Author summary: Somalia's eVisa policy sparks controversy.
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