Every citizen of Tanzania who wishes to travel to Ethiopia is required to have a valid visa before he or she lands in another country. Tanzanian citizens can apply for a single entry visa to Ethiopia for a stay of either 30 days or 90 days. Citizens, according to their convenience, can choose the duration of their stay in Ethiopia while filling the application form for their visa.
If you wish to travel around the country, then you need an Ethiopian tourist visa but if you wish to study, do business or seek employment in the country, then you need to get an appropriate visa for it.
Citizens who seek to apply for an Ethiopian visa can only enter the country through Addis Ababa Bole International Airport as they will be denied entry if they try to enter through any other different port.
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Documents required to obtain the Ethiopian visa for Tanzanian citizens
For applying for an electronic visa (eVisa) to Ethiopia, you need some important documents required for the application. Items like a passport, a recent digital passport-size photograph, and a way of payment of the application form fees are the important things to have while filling the application form. Following is the detailed list of all the important documents an applicant needs while filling the visa application form for Ethiopia:
A valid passport issued by Tanzania:
Every traveler must have a valid passport issued by Tanzania with a validity of at least 6 months on arrival in Tanzania. You must have at least two blank pages for the immigration officer to stamp your passport.
A recent photo:
Applicants must have a recent digital passport-size colored photograph taken within 6 months. The photograph should be clear, face-centered, and colored.
A device with good internet:
You must have a device ( laptop, phone, or tablet ) with a good internet connection to avoid any sort of glitches in the process of filing your application as it might lead to your visa getting denied.
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A current email address:
Applicants are required to have a current email address for receiving updates and notifications regarding their visa application for Ethiopia.
- A scanned copy of the information page of your passport is also required.
- Payment proof:
Applicants must have genuine payment proof of the respective visa fee(payment can be done online through a credit card or debit card. at the same time as the online visa application)
How long does it take to get a visa for Ethiopia from Tanzania?
Once you have submitted your application for your visa for Ethiopia, you will receive all the updates and notifications regarding your application status through the email id you have registered while filling the visa application form. Majorly, maximum visas for tourism in Ethiopia are approved within 24 hours after you have submitted your application for the visa. During the holiday season, when there are large queues of applications for the visa, it might take a period of up to 3 business days (72 hours) for your visa to be approved after your submission of the application form. Your visa approval can also take time of up to 3 days due to public holidays or during times of high demands.
Due to the delay in the approval of your visa, it is recommended to fill your visa application form for an Ethiopian visa at least a week before you plan on traveling to Ethiopia to avoid any sort of problems or possible delays in the approval.
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Ethiopia visa application for Tanzanian Citizens
For every Tanzanian citizen to get a visa for Ethiopia, He or she is required to fill the application form for the visa on the online website of visa application. On the visa application form, applicants are required to answer a series of few important questions that are considered necessarily important for the approval of their visa application to Ethiopia. These are some very simple questions related to your personal information and important passport information like your full name ( first name and last name and a middle name, if you have one), contact information ( your email address and your residency address), and required important passport information (passport number, date of issuing and the date of expiry of your passport to check it’s validity before traveling to any other country).
You will be asked to answer some other important questions related to your travel itinerary, return flight information, and a few required security-based questions.
At the end of the application form, after filling out all the necessary details and questions in your form, you will be required to submit a recent digital passport-size colored photograph of yours. The photograph should be recently taken within 6 months of duration, should be colored, clearly visible, and face-centered.
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After submission of all the required important documents, applicants are required to pay the fee for the processing and application of their visa to Ethiopia. The payment of the fee is important to successfully proceed with the submission of your visa application form. This fee can be submitted online through your credit card or even your debit card.
