Passport and Visa info for Ethiopia

Passports:

Passport valid for six months required by all nationals to visit Ethiopia.

Visas:

Required by all nationals except the following:
(a) transit passengers continuing to a third country within 12 hours provided not leaving the international transit area of the airport and holding valid tickets for onward destination.

1. Tourist visas can be issued on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to:
(a) Foreign nationals coming from countries where there is no Ethiopian mission.
(b) Foreign nationals coming from and any of the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK and USA.
If applying for a tourist visa on arrival, visitors will require two passport photographs and US$20

Visa Note:

(a) An exit permit is required by all nationals from Ethiopia and visitors staying more than 30 days.

(b) Journalists should contact the Ethiopian embassy press office prior to apply for a visa.

Visa Validity:

Tourist: Single-entry visas are valid for 30 days; multiple-entry visas are valid for three or six months.

Business: Single-entry visas are valid for 30 days; multiple-entry visas are valid for three, six months or one year. Applications for extensions should be made to the Immigration Department in Ethiopia.

Transit: Seven days.

Note: Visas are valid from the date of issue, not from the date of entry. Visas cannot be post-dated.

For further information regarding visa matters contact can be made to:

Main Department for Immigration and Nationality Affairs

E-mail :- mdina@ethionet.et

Fax No. : - 00251 1 55 32 09

00251 1 56 49 81

P. O. Box: - 5741

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia