Who needs a visa for Ethiopia?

Of 198 passports, 2 enter Ethiopia without a visa, 117 get a visa on arrival, 78 apply online and 1 need a visa in advance.

Visa-free

117

Visa on arrival

e-Visa / eTA

Visa required

Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.

Visa-free2

Djibouti90 days Kenya360 days

Visa on arrival117

Algeria90 days Angola90 days Argentina90 days Australia90 days Austria90 days Bahrain90 days Belarus90 days Belgium90 days Benin90 days Bosnia and Herzegovina90 days Botswana90 days Brazil90 days Bulgaria90 days Burkina Faso90 days Burundi90 days Cameroon90 days Canada90 days Cape Verde90 days Central African Republic90 days Chad90 days China90 days Comoros90 days Côte d’Ivoire90 days Croatia90 days Cyprus90 days Czechia90 days Denmark90 days DR Congo90 days Equatorial Guinea90 days Estonia90 days Eswatini90 days Finland90 days France90 days Gabon90 days Gambia90 days Georgia90 days Germany90 days Ghana90 days Greece90 days Guinea90 days Guinea-Bissau90 days Hong Kong90 days Hungary90 days Iceland90 days India90 days Indonesia90 days Ireland90 days Israel90 days Italy90 days Japan90 days Jordan90 days Kosovo90 days Kuwait90 days Latvia90 days Lebanon90 days Lesotho90 days Liberia90 days Liechtenstein90 days Lithuania90 days Luxembourg90 days Madagascar90 days Malawi90 days Malaysia90 days Mali90 days Malta90 days Mauritania90 days Mauritius90 days Mexico90 days Monaco90 days Montenegro90 days Morocco90 days Mozambique90 days Namibia90 days Netherlands90 days New Zealand90 days Niger90 days North Korea90 days North Macedonia90 days Norway90 days Oman90 days Philippines90 days Poland90 days Portugal90 days Qatar90 days Republic of the Congo90 days Romania90 days Russia90 days Rwanda90 days São Tomé & Príncipe90 days Saudi Arabia90 days Senegal90 days Serbia90 days Seychelles90 days Sierra Leone90 days Singapore90 days Slovakia90 days Slovenia90 days Somalia90 days South Africa90 days South Korea90 days South Sudan90 days Spain90 days Sweden90 days Switzerland90 days Taiwan90 days Tanzania90 days Thailand90 days Togo90 days Tunisia90 days Türkiye90 days Uganda90 days Ukraine90 days United Arab Emirates90 days United Kingdom90 days United States90 days Zambia90 days Zimbabwe90 days

e-Visa78

Afghanistan90 days Albania90 days Andorra90 days Antigua & Barbuda90 days Armenia90 days Azerbaijan90 days Bahamas90 days Bangladesh90 days Barbados90 days Belize90 days Bhutan90 days Bolivia90 days Brunei90 days Cambodia90 days Chile90 days Colombia90 days Costa Rica90 days Cuba90 days Dominica90 days Dominican Republic90 days Ecuador90 days Egypt90 days El Salvador90 days Eritrea90 days Fiji90 days Grenada90 days Guatemala90 days Guyana90 days Haiti90 days Honduras90 days Iran90 days Iraq90 days Jamaica90 days Kazakhstan90 days Kiribati90 days Kyrgyzstan90 days Laos90 days Libya90 days Macao90 days Maldives90 days Marshall Islands90 days Micronesia90 days Moldova90 days Mongolia90 days Myanmar90 days Nauru90 days Nepal90 days Nicaragua90 days Nigeria90 days Pakistan90 days Palau90 days Palestine90 days Panama90 days Papua New Guinea90 days Paraguay90 days Peru90 days Samoa90 days San Marino90 days Solomon Islands90 days Sri Lanka90 days St. Kitts & Nevis90 days St. Lucia90 days St. Vincent & Grenadines90 days Sudan90 days Suriname90 days Tajikistan90 days Timor-Leste90 days Tonga90 days Trinidad & Tobago90 days Turkmenistan90 days Tuvalu90 days Uruguay90 days Uzbekistan90 days Vanuatu90 days Vatican City90 days Venezuela90 days Vietnam90 days Yemen90 days

Visa required1

Syria

Frequently asked questions

Who needs a visa for Ethiopia?

Of 198 passports, 2 enter Ethiopia without a visa, 117 get a visa on arrival, 78 apply online and 1 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.

Who can enter Ethiopia without a visa?

Djibouti and Kenya.