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🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Every passport can get Ethiopia's tourist e-Visa; many can also get a visa on arrival, and Kenyan and Djiboutian citizens need no visa. Below: visa rules for every passport.

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Explore Ethiopia: things to do, shopping, food and getting around

A short guide based on UNESCO's World Heritage listings. Several famous sites, including Aksum (Tigray) and Gondar (Amhara), are in regions where the FCDO advises against all travel, so they are not listed.

Places to visit

Summarised in our own words from the linked pages, official tourism boards and transport authorities first; items marked "Not official" come from other guides. Prices and opening times change, so check the source before you go. Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Common tourist traps and how to avoid them

Scams and risky spots named in official travel advice for Ethiopia, in our own words.

  1. Distraction pickpocketing

    How it works: Groups, often including children and young people, jostle and distract people to steal phones and wallets.

    How to avoid it: Be vigilant when strangers approach you.

Areas flagged in official advice

  • Tigray, Amhara and Gambela regions; border areas with Somalia, Kenya and Eritrea; parts of Afar and Oromia (all travel)
  • The rest of Afar and parts of Oromia (all but essential travel)

Official advice: FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray, Amhara, Gambela and several border and regional areas of Ethiopia.

Emergency numbers in Ethiopia

  • Police emergency 911
  • Ambulance addis 907

Paraphrased from official travel advice: FCDO travel advice – Safety and security · FCDO travel advice – Warnings and insurance · FCDO travel advice – Getting help (emergency numbers) · FCDO page updated 21 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cash you can bring in and take out

Customs rules for banknotes and other cash when you enter or leave Ethiopia.

Not yet confirmed — check the official customs page of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia visa rules by passport

The general rule for each passport, from official sources. Open a passport to see conditions and options that depend on where you live.

Visa-free2 passports
Visa on arrival117 passports
eVisa79 passports

Verified rules for Ethiopia: 198 of 198 passports; awaiting verification: 0; not yet covered: 0. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet.

Nearby destinations

Official travel advice

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Plan your trip to Ethiopia

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 24 Oct 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.