Tourists who wish to enter Ethiopia are required to get a visa for entry into the country. The Ethiopian immigration services have been temporarily closed and all the visa on arrival facility has been suspended only citizens traveling from us to Ethiopia can have the visa on arrival.
The tourist traveling from “Addis Ababa bole international airport ” they don’t require to have a passport as they don’t leave the airport. The people of Ethiopia also get the facility of the visa on arrival, they just need to show the Ethiopian origin ID (yellow card).
Tourists are advised to get all the documents to travel to Ethiopia, to get the visa of their choice. When they are applying for the visa.
Ethiopian visa policy
There are some of the visa requirements to get a visa from Ethiopia. The tourist needs to get permission to enter the country and to travel in the country. the tourist need to check the necessary protocol to travel to Ethiopia.
The government of Ethiopia has only exempted 2 countries to get a visa to enter the country. these countries are:-
- The nationals of Kenya
- The nationals of Djibouti
While the tourist from over than 230 countries they can apply for the e-visa. The citizens of these 230 countries just need to fill the application form but they need to do this before landing in Ethiopia.
To all the countries who are not from the visa-exempted country or from the countries that can apply for e-visa. The citizens can go to the country and can take the visa on arrival facility.
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Visa on arrival facility
For the citizens from the countries to whom visa on arrival is available. These citizens have to wait in line to get the visa on arrival, need to apply for the embassy visa from the diplomatic office of Ethiopia.
The tourist visiting the country and opting for the visa on arrival then must provide the embassy with correct details. The tourist has to select the correct visa type they want like they want a tourist visa, business visa, or transit visa. The citizens of Ethiopia don’t need to extend their visas, then their duration of stay, or for any other purpose to stay.
Tourist visa policy of Ethiopia
It depends on the tourist’s nationality what type of tourist visa he or she will be getting. As there are many tourist visas according to the nationality of the tourist.
There are only 2 countries whose citizens can enter the country without a visa. These 2 countries are ;
- Kenya
- Djibouti
there are over 230 countries that are eligible for e-visa that can enter Ethiopia for a short stay e-visa. The citizens of these countries can apply for the e-visa online. the citizens of these countries can check out Tourist Visa Online, the citizens of these countries need to apply for an e-visa before their departure.
There are some countries other than 230, who are not eligible for the e-visa. The citizens of these countries can apply through the embassy and they can get the “visa on arrival”. These citizens need to complete the visa application form from the nearest Ethiopian embassy.
Tourist who are in Ethiopia, who wish to spend a little longer time, they need to apply to the nearest Ethiopian embassy or the consultant. The tourist who wishes to visit Ethiopia for other purposes than a tourist visa also needs to visit the Ethiopian embassy or the consultant.
Firstly, you need to make an appointment at the Ethiopian government diplomatic office and hand them the visa application form. That depends on what kind of visa the tourist wants. There are different requirements for different kinds of visas.
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Types of visa
There are 3 types of visas that are available:
Tourist visa
This type of visa is for people who want to travel to Ethiopia for a shorter stay.
- A single entry visa is valid for 30 days
- The single entry visa is valid for 3 months
- Multiple entry visa is valid for 3 months
- Multiple entry visa is valid for 6 months
There are various ways through which you can apply for a tourist visa.
- In-person, where you can go to the embassy and apply during the working hours,
Business visa
This type of visa is only given to the person, who wishes to travel to Ethiopia, for business purposes or to undertake any work. This visa is only for the holders of the diplomatic passport, official passport.
The company for which the person is traveling must apply for the visa on arrival from the Ethiopian immigration center. The nationality and vital event management needs to get approval on behalf of the applicant.
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Journalist visa
This visa is for the journalist, professional photographer, or filmmaker who wishes to travel to Ethiopia to report a situation or record a film. The tourist who wants this type of visa need to contact the “Public Diplomacy Section ”
