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Investor Permit of Stay

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Guidance updated 15 November 2026. Full-review date shown above.

ICA stay permission for an actual foreign investor with the required Commerce business permit, business profile and supporting documents; no fixed investment-for-residence offer was verified.

Commerce business permit, investor profile and ICA stay assessmentDoes not lead to permanent residencyThe actual ICA grant determines stay and renewal conditions. The checklist’s one-year passport validity is not a one-year residence entitlement; no universal investor-stay duration was verified.In flux
Processing time
The stay-service page describes in-person filing. Confirm the current ICA office, business-licence prerequisites, entry permission and actual sequence before filing or starting activity; no guaranteed decision time was verified.
Government fees
The federal government stay-service page displays USD 5 and in-person/mobile-money regional-centre instructions. Its scope and current assessed charge require confirmation with ICA; this is not an all-in visa, labour permit, company licence or residence-package price. Ministry of Commerce licensing, investment/business compliance and any required Labour permission or entry authorisation have separate assessments.
Typical duration
The actual ICA grant determines stay and renewal conditions. The checklist’s one-year passport validity is not a one-year residence entitlement; no universal investor-stay duration was verified.
Required support
Commerce business permit, investor profile and ICA stay assessment
Leads to permanent residency
No
Reviewed Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia ↗

In short

ICA stay permission for an actual foreign investor with the required Commerce business permit, business profile and supporting documents; no fixed investment-for-residence offer was verified. Guidance updated 15 November 2026. Costs, application stages and eligibility conditions are set out with their sources below.

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What is the Investor Permit of Stay in Federal Republic of Somalia?

Commerce business permit, investor profile and ICA stay assessment. Match the actual entry, activity and stay permissions. Indicative government fees are The federal government stay-service page displays USD 5 and in-person/mobile-money regional-centre instructions. Its scope and current assessed charge require confirmation with ICA; this is not an all-in visa, labour permit, company licence or residence-package price. Ministry of Commerce licensing, investment/business compliance and any required Labour permission or entry authorisation have separate assessments; indicative processing time is The stay-service page describes in-person filing. Confirm the current ICA office, business-licence prerequisites, entry permission and actual sequence before filing or starting activity; no guaranteed decision time was verified; typical duration is The actual ICA grant determines stay and renewal conditions. The checklist’s one-year passport validity is not a one-year residence entitlement; no universal investor-stay duration was verified. This route does not lead to permanent residence.

Primary guidance checked with Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia on 15 November 2026.

Overview

The federal permit-of-stay service has a separate Foreign Investors checklist. It requires a written stay application with personal information and insurance coverage, a Ministry of Commerce business permit, a passport valid at least one year, two photos, business profile and CV, with academic/skills evidence and national ID where applicable. This is permission of stay linked to an actual authorised business, not an automatic benefit of company registration or buying property. No published fixed investment threshold, guaranteed grant, unrestricted work right or route to permanent residence was established.

Additional sources

Eligibility

Typical criteria

Common blockers

Typical evidence

Application pathway

  1. Check the route fit

    Establish the actual business activity and obtain the required Commerce and other approvals.

  2. Build the evidence pack

    Ask ICA for the current investor stay procedure, office and assessment.

  3. Submit through the official channel

    Prepare the investor checklist and obtain the actual stay grant and entry permission.

  4. After approval

    Keep the grant’s activity, duration and renewal conditions; obtain any additional Labour approval where required.

After approval: prepare for your next step

For Investor Permit of Stay, use the actual decision and the issuing authority’s instructions to establish what has been granted. A successful application, permission to enter, permission to work and a residence document are not interchangeable.

  1. 1. Check the decision. Confirm the name, passport, status granted, start date and any next action. Resolve an error with the authority before relying on the document for travel or employment.
  2. 2. Establish the travel step. Read any entry window, activation, collection or in-country registration instruction. For an extension or change of status, do not assume leaving the country is required or safe while a further step remains pending.
  3. 3. Confirm what you may do. Check whether employment, self-employment, remote work or study is permitted under the status granted. Do not infer unrestricted work rights from the absence of an employer sponsor.
  4. 4. Organise the household. Check each accompanying person’s permission separately, then arrange healthcare, accommodation, access to money and the relevant local registrations. A tax number or bank account does not by itself prove a right to work.
  5. 5. Keep the ongoing conditions visible. Record the actual expiry, renewal process, permitted absences and any duty to report changes. An initial grant does not automatically establish permanent residence or citizenship.
Official Investor Permit of Stay instructionsBuild my moving plan for this routeMoving to Somalia

Official application links

Where to actually go next

Government links only

These are the official pages to use for this route. Open them before preparing documents: the forms, fees, appointment systems, and sponsor steps can change without warning.

  1. Official guidanceApplicant
    Federal government — employee and investor permits of stay ↗

    Read the Foreign Investors stay checklist and confirm the actual ICA assessment.

    Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia · verified

  2. Official guidanceApplicant
    ICA — advance electronic authorisation from 1 September 2025 and current official portal ↗

    Read the current ICA advance-entry procedure and obtain authorisation separately from investor stay.

    Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia · verified

  3. Official guidanceApplicant + sponsor
    Federal government — Ministry of Labour work permit, employer request and published fee options ↗

    Check separate Labour permission if the proposed activity requires it.

    Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Federal Republic of Somalia · verified

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Frequently asked questions

Is this a golden visa with a fixed investment minimum?+

No fixed investment-for-residence threshold or guaranteed grant was verified. The published checklist concerns an actual business permit, business profile and ICA stay assessment.

Does the business permit itself grant residence?+

No. The Commerce permit is evidence for the separate ICA stay application, not the stay grant.

Does the published USD 5 cover everything?+

No all-in package was established. It is a displayed stay-service figure whose current scope/assessment must be confirmed; licensing, entry and any required Labour charges are separate.

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How we verified this

We check every figure on this page against the primary government source, record the date it was last checked, and re-check it on a regular schedule. Rules change, so always confirm time-sensitive details with the official source before you rely on them. Visa Atlas is an information-only publication and does not give legal advice.

Primary source: Immigration and Citizenship Agency, Federal Republic of Somalia

Last checked: 15 November 2026

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