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Where Ethiopia passport holders can go visa-free

231 countries and territories: visa-free โ€” 15, electronic travel authorisation โ€” 1, visa on arrival โ€” 19, e-visa โ€” 59, visa required โ€” 137. Rules change โ€” check the destination's official website before you travel.

In short

With a Ethiopia passport you can enter 16 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 78 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.

  • Updated 19 October 2026
  • 231 countries and territories
  • references disagree: 19

By country

Filter by entry type or search by name. โ€œReferences disagreeโ€ means different sources give different answers โ€” check the destination's official website.

Visa-free ยท 15

  • Barbados90 days
  • Benin90 days
  • Cook Islands31 days
  • Dominica21 days
  • Gambia90 days
  • Haiti90 days
  • Kenya90 days
  • Micronesia30 days
  • Niue30 days
  • Palestine

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Philippines30 days
  • Pitcairn Islands14 days
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days
  • Samoa90 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Singapore30 days

Travel authorisation ยท 1

  • Sri Lanka

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

    Details

    Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival. 30 days extendable to 6 months. The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).

Visa on arrival ยท 19

  • Bangladesh30 days
  • Burundi30 days
  • Cape Verde30 days
    Details

    Visa on arrival at Sal, Boa Vista, Sรฃo Vicente or Santiago international airports. Requirement to register online 5 days before arrival Also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival.

  • Comoros45 days
  • Eritrea30 days
  • Ghana30 days
  • Guinea-Bissau90 days
  • Macau
  • Maldives30 days
  • Mauritius60 days
  • Nicaragua30 days
  • Palau30 days
  • Saint Lucia42 days
  • Senegal30 days
  • Seychelles90 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days

  • Somalia30 days
  • Timor-Leste30 days
  • Togo15 days
  • Tuvalu30 days

E-visa ยท 59

  • Afghanistan

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

    Details

    Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).

  • Albania
    Details

    Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Schengen, UK, US or UAE 10 years.

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Australia
    Details

    May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).

  • Bahamas90 days
  • Bahrain
  • Bhutan
    Details

    e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee

  • Bolivia90 days
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cambodia30 days
  • Cameroon
  • Chad

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Colombia
  • Cรดte dโ€™Ivoire

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation

    Details

    Passengers with a printed "Approved pre-enrolment" and a "Registration Receipt" obtained before departure can obtain a visa on arrival at Abidjan (ABJ). Passengers with an invitation letter issued by the authorities of Cote d'Ivoire obtained before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.

  • Cuba

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Djibouti
  • DR Congo
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
    Details

    Must arrive via Malabo International Airport, processing fee 75 USD

  • Gabon
  • Georgia
  • Guinea
  • Hong Kong
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
    Details

    Visa Exemptions: Passengers arriving at Kish (KIH) and Qeshm (GSM) islands for a maximum stay of 14 days. Passengers can obtain a visa on arrival at Mashhad (MHD) for a maximum stay of 30 days.

  • Jordan

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

    Details

    Nationals of Ethiopia traveling for medical treatment can obtain a visa on arrival. They must have a medical report issued by a Jordanian hospital to prove the need to continue their treatment. They are allowed to be accompanied by 2 immediate family members above 18 years.

  • Kazakhstan
    Details

    Passengers arriving from a countrywithout kazakh representation and with an invitation letter can obtain a visa on arrival at almaty (ala) and nur-sultan (nqz) for a maximum stay of 1 month. passengers must have a confirmation from the ministry of foreign affairs that a visa has been approved before departure.

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos30 days
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar90 days
  • Malawi90 days
  • Malaysia14 days
  • Mauritania
  • Moldova
    Details

    visa not required if holding a valid visa /residence permit that is issued by a European Union member state or Schengen Area, Canada, Ireland, UK, US

  • Mongolia
  • Montserrat
  • Namibia

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Nigeria
  • Oman
    Details

    Passengers can obtain a transit visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 72 hours

  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea60 days
    Details

    May apply for an e-visa under the type of "Tourist - Own Itinerary"

  • Qatar
  • Rwanda90 days

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 30 days

    Details

    May apply online. Can also be entered on an East Africa tourist visa issued by Kenya or Uganda

  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe15 days
  • Sierra Leone
    Details

    Passengers with a confirmation from immigration that a visa has been approved before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.

  • South Africa
    Details

    eVisa holders must arrive via cape town (cpt) or johannesburg (jnb) airports.

  • South Sudan
  • Suriname

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required

  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Uganda
  • Vietnam90 days
    Details

    Visa free for 30 days when visiting Phรบ Quแป‘c

  • Zambia90 days
  • Zimbabwe90 days
    Details

    30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists

Visa required ยท 137

  • Algeria
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Argentina
    Details

    The AVE (High Speed Travel) is open to Ethiopian citizens holding valid, current ordinary passports traveling to Argentina for tourism. To do so, they must hold a valid category B2/J/B1/O/P (P1-P2-P3)/E/H-1B visa issued by the United States of America.

  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
    Details

    Passengers can enter with a visa issued by the Russian Fed. The visa must be valid for the duration of stay.

  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Botswana

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Brazil
  • British Indian Ocean Territory
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
  • Caribbean Netherlands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Central African Republic
  • Chile
  • China
  • Congo
  • Costa Rica
    Details

    Holders of a valid multiple-entry visa of any member state of the Schengen Area, Canada, or the United States may enter Cost Rica without a visa for maximum stay of 30 days.

  • Croatia
  • Curaรงao
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Dominican Republic
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Falkland Islands
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • French Guiana
  • French Polynesia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
    Details

    passengers traveling as tourists with an approval letter issued by ministry of home affairs (immigration section) of guyana can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days.

  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Iraq

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
    Details

    Holders of residence permit's issued by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates may apply for an eVisa if the main applicant works in a specific profession. Dependents holding residence permits may also obtain an eVisa, on the conditional they will enter Kuwait with the main applicant.

  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Libya

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
    Details

    Visa is not required for Holders of a valid visa of Canada, US, UK or a Schengen State and Permanent residence of Canada, Chile, Colombia, Schengen State, Japan, UK, US Entry may be refused by immigration officials for individuals who were previously denied a US visa, even if holding a valid Mexican visa.

  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
    Details

    Visa not required for holders of a valid Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, US, UK or a Schengen Visa. Holders of residence permit in the United Arab Emirates may enter, in Montenegro for a duration of 10 days

  • Morocco
    Details

    May apply for an e-Visa if holding a valid visa or a residency document issued by one of the following countries: Schengen Area, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States a residency document issued by Cyprus, Japan, United Arab Emirates.

  • Mozambique

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival

  • Myanmar
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
    Details

    Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.

  • Niger
    Details

    Passengers with a letter (visa volant) can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days

  • North Korea
  • North Macedonia
    Details

    Visa is not required for stays upto 15 days if holding a valid multiple entry visa of Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Schengen Area member state, or residence permit of Schengen Area member state.

  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Rรฉunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
    Details

    Passengers can enter with a visa issued by Belarus. The visa must be valid for the period of intended stay in Russian Fed.

  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Sint Maarten
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
  • South Korea

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

    Details

    Passengers traveling as tourist to Jeju (CJU) are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 30 days. They must hold confirmed tickets and other documents for their next destination.

  • Spain
  • Sudan
    Details

    Passengers with an entry permit issued by the sudanese ministry of interior can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 60 days.

  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • Taiwan
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
    Details

    Passengers with a confirmation from immigration that a visa has been approved before departure can obtain a visa on arrival.

  • Tunisia
  • Tรผrkiye
  • Turkmenistan
    Details

    Passengers with a letter ofinvitation issued by a company registered in turkmenistan and approved by the ministry of foreign affairs can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 10 days.

  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates

    โš ๏ธŽ References disagree โ€” another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican City
  • Venezuela
  • Wallis and Futuna
  • Yemen
FAQ

Visas for Ethiopia citizens

Where can Ethiopia passport holders go visa-free?
Visa-free: 15 countries and territories, including Barbados, Benin, Cook Islands, Dominica, Gambia and Haiti. In 1 more country, an electronic travel authorisation is enough โ€” it takes a few minutes online.
Where can you stay the longest without a visa?
The longest stays: Barbados โ€” 90 days, Benin โ€” 90 days, Gambia โ€” 90 days and Haiti โ€” 90 days.
How accurate is this, and how often is it updated?
The reference is updated weekly and cross-checked against two independent sources; where they disagree, the country is marked โ€œReferences disagreeโ€. Only the destination country can confirm its rules โ€” check its official website or embassy before you travel.
What is an electronic travel authorisation versus an e-visa?
An electronic travel authorisation (ETA, ESTA and the like) is a short online form, usually approved within minutes to days. An e-visa is a full visa, but you apply and pay online without visiting a consulate.

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Visa data: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Passport Index (MIT)