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🇪🇹 Who needs a visa for Ethiopia?

⚠ U.S. State Department travel advisory for Ethiopia: Level 3: Reconsider Travel (updated 27 August 2026). It is written for U.S. citizens; read the advisory before you book.

World map: which passports can enter Ethiopia visa-free, with an ETA, e-Visa, visa on arrival or with a visa

Travel essentials for Ethiopia

CapitalAddis Ababa
CurrencyEthiopian birr (ETB, Br)
Official languagesAmharic
Calling code+251
Plugs and voltagetype C, E, F, J, L · 220 V
Internet domain.et

Neighbouring countries: 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan

Visa requirements by passport

Entry requirements for Ethiopia by passport, grouped from visa-free to visa required. Data updated September 2026; confirm with an embassy of Ethiopia before you travel.

Visa-free (2)

Visa on arrival (114)

e-Visa (79)

Visa required (3)