Visa Assistance

Ethiopia

Visa requirements, fees, validity and documents for travel to Ethiopia.

  • 1 visa type
  • Starting from $62
  • Checked 29 Sept 2026

1. Visa Types

Open a type to see processing time, stay, fees, and documents.

Processing time

3 days under normal circumstances Apply at least 3 days before the estimated arrival date

Stay period

30 days or 90 days As chosen on the application (maximum duration)

Validity

Starts on the intended entry date entered on the form

Visa Fees and Charges

Single entry

Tourist e-Visa — up to 30 days

$62

Single entry

Tourist e-Visa — up to 90 days

$152
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Single entryTourist e-Visa — up to 30 days$62
Single entryTourist e-Visa — up to 90 days$152

About This Visa

Indian ordinary-passport holders may apply for the Ethiopian tourist e-Visa (VT). It is an electronic single-entry visa for tourism or other non-business purposes. Citizens of all countries are eligible when the portal requirements are met.

Apply only on the official portal https://www.evisa.gov.et. Fees are non-refundable. Print or save the approved e-Visa and carry it with the passport.

Documents Required

Mandatory uploads (tourist e-Visa)

  1. Recent passport-size photo

  2. Passport valid at least 6 months from the intended entry date

General portal note: scanned colour passport copy and colour passport-size photo; files clear and under 2 MB (JPEG / JPG / PNG / PDF as the form allows).

2. Good to Know

Rules and notes that apply to every visa type

How to apply

  1. Open https://www.evisa.gov.et and start a Tourist Visa application.
  2. Upload the photo and passport, choose 30 or 90 days, and pay online.
  3. Apply at least 3 days before arrival (normal processing: 3 days).
  4. Download the approved e-Visa and carry it to immigration.

Who can apply

  • Indian ordinary-passport holders may use the tourist e-Visa (VT) online.
  • Usual staff path: https://www.evisa.gov.et
  • Visa on arrival exists only for nationalities listed on the portal’s VOA page — check that list live; do not assume India is included.

Embassy

Usual tourist path is the e-Visa portal, not a New Delhi sticker lodge.

Official portal only: https://www.evisa.gov.et — Immigration warns against look-alike sites (ethiopiaevisa.com, ethiopiaimmigration.org, and others named on the home page).

Watch-outs

  • Official portal only: https://www.evisa.gov.et
  • Fees are non-refundable.
  • Overstay without extension attracts fines and legal penalties.
  • Extension: 1–15 days past expiry online; longer extensions in person at ICS Head Office, Addis Ababa (extension fees are separate on the portal).

How to track

Check status on https://www.evisa.gov.et with passport number and reference number. Download when approved; complete payment if still pending.