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Counsular Services

Visa Requirment

All US Passport Holders
Visas are required for all visitors to Ethiopia  . Except in the case of a few nationals. Passengers in transit in Ethiopia, holding confirmed onward bookings within 72 hours, can obtain transit visas.
  1. Valid Passport
  2. One Recent Color Passport Size Picture
   3 Completed Application Form (Click here for the application form)
Visa fee payment should be made in Money Order payable to the Embassy of Ethiopia.

 

 

Visa Type
Entry Type
$ US
Business
Multiple for 2 Years
Tourist
Multiple for 2 Years
70.00
Transit
Single
  • All Business Visas Must Attach A Letter From The Organization, Company, or Office for which they are Making the Trip.
  • For Return of Your Passports, Please Send in a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope with Sufficient Pre-Paid Postage..
VISA PROCESSING TIME
Visa processing takes at least 24 hours provided all requirements are complete.
v     Note :
  1.  Yellow fever immunization is recommended and have your  certificate upon your arrival in Ethiopia. 
  2. Upon arrival at the airport you must declare any foreign currency to the customs authority.
Working Hours For Embassy of Ethiopia Consular Office is :
  9:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday to Friday
 
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Under the following circumstances tourist visas can be issued on arrival at Bole International Airport: 
I. For foreign nationals who are coming from countries where there is no Ethiopian Mission,
II For foreign nationals, even though there is an Ethiopian Mission, who are coming from internationally recognized tourist-generating countries  (See if your Country is listed) of which the list is attached with this directive and who are permanent residents in these countries, single or multiple tourist visas valid upto 3 months can be issued