30 days per entry· Standard (e-Visa)

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after you arrive.

A return or onward ticket may be checked at the border as part of demonstrating a genuine short visit.

You should have No fixed official amount is published for a short visit; sufficient funds for the length of stay may be requested at the border..

Both the visa on arrival and the e-Visa are valid for arrival through Addis Ababa Bole International Airport only; land border arrivals need a physical visa obtained in advance from an Ethiopian diplomatic mission regardless of any exemption or e-Visa eligibility.

Reported around USD 30 per day.A distinct, unusually severe reported initial fine of USD 3,000 was also found, on top of the per-day figure, kept rather than smoothed over. All fines reportedly payable in cash in US dollars only. A traveler with an expired visa is reported unable to leave Ethiopia until fines are paid in full.

Declare cash above No single confirmed cash declaration threshold was found against a primary government source in this research..

Extensions are handled through the Ethiopian immigration authority in Addis Ababa; a genuinely new circumstance needs its own separate application, not a routine extension.

Transit passengers with a maximum 12 hour connection need no visa if arriving and departing by air and remaining airside.

Always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before you fly.