Visa & Passport
Visas
Citizens of 36 countries can now get visas on arrival. Visitors from other countries should obtain visas from the Ethiopian Embassy in their country of residence. If there is no Ethiopian Embassy, arrangements can be made through tour operators to obtain one on arrival at the airport.
List of Tourist-Generating Countries
The following tourist-generating countries are eligible to obtain a tourist visa on arrival at Bole International Airport:
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- North Korea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russian Federation
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- United Kingdom
- United States
Tourist Visa at Bole International Airport
Tourist visas can be issued on arrival at Bole International Airport if one of the following two conditions is true: foreign nationals coming from countries where there is no Ethiopian Mission, or foreign nationals coming from internationally recognized tourist-generating countries. About 36 countries are listed by Ethiopia as tourist-generating countries. Applicants should be permanent residents of these countries and can apply for a single or multiple-entry tourist visa valid for 1 month, for a fee of $50.00 USD per visa.
Business Visa by Ethiopian Missions
This type of visa is issued through Ethiopian diplomatic missions abroad.