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Edit ThisArriving at Hargeisa Airport for the first time can be slightly disconcerting. The arrivals hall is pretty basic, and you need to complete a landing card. You then take this to immigration, who will stamp your passport. (You will need a visa before you arrive - it is too risky to hope to get one on arrival). You then go to the bank official next to the immigration desk and change $50 into Somaliland Shillings. You will get a receipt for this, which you then show to the official at the exit. The exchange rate is terrible, but there is no way around this unless you can get in as an "official" guest.
On the way out of Somaliland you will be charged an airport/departure tax, which seems to vary every trip. $12 seems to be the going rate at the moment, although amounts up to $30 have been asked for.
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On the way out of Somaliland you will be charged an airport/departure tax, which seems to vary every trip. $12 seems to be the going rate at the moment, although amounts up to $30 have been asked for.
