Visitors to Ethiopia must obtain a visa from one of the Ethiopian diplomatic missions, unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries whose citizens are eligible to apply for an electronic visa or visa on arrival.[1][2]

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival or eVisa
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa required

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 2 countries do not require a visa to visit Ethiopia:[1][2]

Holders of diplomatic or service passports of any country other than Pakistan and Somalia do not require a visa for up to 3 months.[2] Visa exemption agreements for holders of diplomatic and official/service passports were signed with Uganda and South Korea in August 2019 and with Indonesia in September 2019, and they are yet to be ratified.[3][4][5]

Transit

Regardless of nationality, travelers in transit do not require a visa if they arrive by air, remain in the permitted transit area and depart by air within 12 hours.[2]

Visa on arrival

Tourist visa (valid for up to 3 months) can be issued on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to nationals of the following countries and territories, or persons holding residence permits issued by these countries or territories.[6]

1 — Excluding nationals of Egypt, Eritrea, Libya, Nigeria and Sudan.

e-Visa

Ethiopia launched its own electronic visa platform on 12 June 2017. Citizens of all countries in the globe are eligible for tourist e-Visa.[7]

Travelers with e-Visa must enter Ethiopia via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. Entering from other ports of entry is prohibited.

According to the e-Visa website, as of November 18, 2020, credit card payment transactions are not accepted for applicants from the following countries and Crimea region of Ukraine. [8]

Land border arrivals

Visas are required for all visitors (except visa-exempt Kenya and Djibouti nationals) entering Ethiopia by land. Visas must be obtained from one of the Ethiopian diplomatic missions in advance.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Visa Requirements".
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Visa and passport". Timatic. International Air Transport Association through Emirates. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Tourist Visa On Arrival".
  7. ↑ "Ethiopia launches online visa service to attract tourists - Xinhua". XinhuaNet.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Apply for Ethiopian eVISA information". evisa.gov.et.


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