Processing Times, Forms, and Requirements
Passport
Photographs
Follow this URL ( Ethiopia Printable Form) to the visa application form. Complete 1 fully completed form.
Include with your application proof of round trip tickets for your trip with your name on the confirmation
If your trip has been booked by a travel agent, include a signed letter on the agent's company letterhead with information regarding your trip and confirmations
Include a clear color copy of your dirvers liscense
Provide one most recent utility bill with your name and home address
Include a copy of the most recent bank statement with your name and address included on the statement.
NOTE: For your personal privacy and security, please black out any account numbers found on your statement.
Include and original letter from your company that is signed by an office other than yourself regarding the purpose of your trip, as well as your passport number, issue date, expiration, and name as it appears on the passport.
Yellow Fever certificate,
Please visit Center for Disease Control - www.CDC.gov for up to date information about disease and vaccination information when traveling to Ethiopia.
Notes about Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Embassy in DC as of April 01, 2016 no longer allows visa services to process visas for all applicants. The LA and NYC Consulates have no such restriction. If you live in the Jurisdiction of the dc Embassy you must FedEx your request directly to the Embassy URL http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/ConsularServices/ConsularService.php?Page=VisaService01.htm&left=2
Notes about Ethiopia Business Visa
New Requirement Effective April 2015
Pre-Approval Notice You must obtain pre-approval in order to travel to Ethiopia on business. Your host or sponsor must contact the Ethiopian Department of Immigration or the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on your behalf. They must request that this pre-approval be sent to the Ethiopian Consulate in Los Angeles.
Copy of Visa Pre-Approval You must provide a copy of your visa pre-approval from the Department of Immigration in Ethiopia. Your visa cannot be processed without an original approval sent directly to the consulate and a copy of the approval included in with your visa application.
Your Visa Pre-Approval notice will contain a two letter visa category code, the code will determine the visa type, validity and fee you will be issued.
# of Entries | Processing Time | Validity Period | Allowable Stay | Processing Fees | Consular Fees | |
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Multiple | 10 Days | 730 Days | 30 Days | $289 | $70 |