ETHIOPIA takes 4 working days to issue in the embassy. We recommend you send us your documents by Royal Mail Special Delivery. Please ensure you send us the following documentation as failure to do so will result in a delay in issuing your visa.
Tourist Visa
1 completed visa application forms
1 passport photograph(s)
Passport
Payment
Business Visa
1 completed visa application forms
1 passport photograph(s)
Letters of invitation from organisations both in Ethiopia & UK
Passport
Payment
| Visa type | Visa fee | Service charge | Return postage | Total to send |
| Tourist/business 3 month multiple entry Ethiopia visa | £22.00 | £25.00 | £7.00 | £54.00 |
| Tourist 6 month multiple entry Ethiopia visa | £30.00 | £25.00 | £7.00 | £62.00 |
| Business 6 month multiple entry Ethiopia visa | £36.00 | £25.00 | £7.00 | £68.00 |
| Tourist/Business 30 day single entry Ethiopia visa | £14.00 | £25.00 | £7.00 | £46.00 |
| Business 1 year multiple entry Ethiopia visa | £72.00 | £25.00 | £7.00 | £104.00 |
I have read and agreed to the terms and conditions
Royal mail special delivery charge:
7.00
International Courier Charge:
30.00
National courier (UK only):
POA
Collection from office:
FREE
PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING RAMADAN PROCESSING TIMES ARE INCREASED.
ETHIOPIA VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa:
Ethiopia & St. Vincent & the Grenadines
For stays of up to 3 months for nationals of Djibouti
For stays of up to 1 year for nationals of Kenya & Holders of an Identification Card for Foreign Nationals of Ethiopian origin
ETHIOPIA TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except those as noted above and persons continuing their journey to a third country within 12 hours without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed onward tickets.
ETHIOPIA HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. All infants under 1 year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country below 2,000 metres. There is no risk in Addis Ababa. Rabies.
ETHIOPIA WEATHER: Ethiopia has a mainly tropical climate which is moderated by altitude and has a definite wet season. The eastern lowlands are much drier with a hot desert type climate. In the highlands temperatures are rarely hot and rain mainly falls between Apr-Sep. Night temperatures can be low especially during the dry season and some snow may fall on the highest peaks. In the west there is mainly one wet season between Jul-Aug. North eastern and south eastern lowlands have high temperatures and low rainfall.
