🇪🇹Visa-Free Countries for Ethiopia Passport Holders in 2026
In 2026, Ethiopia passport holders can enter 11 destinations visa-free, and 76 more with a visa on arrival or an e-visa, out of the 197 destinations documented by IziVisas. The lists below are grouped by entry regime — click any destination for the full requirements (documents, fees, processing times).
Visa-free destinations for Ethiopia citizens (11)
Entry with just a valid passport, within the stay limit shown.
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Visa on arrival for Ethiopia citizens (28)
The visa is issued directly at the border or airport — no application needed beforehand.
- 🇧🇩Bangladeshstay 90 days
- 🇧🇮Burundistay 3 months
- 🇰🇭Cambodiastay 30 days
- 🇨🇻Cape Verdestay 90 days
- 🇰🇲Comorosstay 45 days
- 🇩🇯Djiboutistay 90 days
- 🇹🇱East Timorstay 90 days
- 🇪🇷Eritreastay 60 days
- 🇬🇼Guinea-Bissaustay 90 days
- 🇮🇷Iranstay 90 days
- 🇯🇴Jordanstay 3 months
- 🇱🇦Laosstay 30 days
- 🇲🇴Macau S.A.R.stay 1 year
- 🇲🇬Madagascarstay 90 days
- 🇲🇼Malawistay 30 days
- 🇲🇻Maldivesstay 90 days
- 🇲🇺Mauritiusstay 90 days
- 🇵🇼Palaustay 1 year
- 🇱🇨Saint Luciastay 90 days
- 🇼🇸Samoastay 90 days
- 🇸🇳Senegalstay 90 days
- 🇸🇴Somaliastay 30 days
- 🇱🇰Sri Lankastay 90 days
- 🇸🇾Syriastay 30 days
- 🇹🇿Tanzaniastay 3 months
- 🇹🇭Thailandstay 90 days
- 🇹🇻Tuvalustay 90 days
- 🇿🇼Zimbabwestay 3 months
E-visa destinations for Ethiopia citizens (48)
An electronic authorization applied for online before departure, usually within days.
- 🇦🇱Albaniastay 1 year
- 🇦🇴Angolastay 30 days
- 🇦🇷Argentinastay 90 days
- 🇦🇺Australiastay 12 months (3 months per stay)
- 🇧🇭Bahrainstay 90 days
- 🇧🇹Bhutanstay 14 days
- 🇧🇼Botswanastay 90 days
- 🇧🇫Burkina Fasostay 90 days
- 🇨🇲Cameroonstay 90 days
- 🇨🇴Colombiastay 90 days
- 🇨🇮Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)stay 90 days
- 🇨🇩Democratic Republic of the Congostay 90 days
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
- 🇬🇶Equatorial Guineastay 30 days
- 🇬🇦Gabonstay 90 days
- 🇬🇪Georgiastay 1 year
- 🇬🇭Ghanastay 90 days
- 🇬🇳Guineastay 30 days
- 🇬🇾Guyanastay 180 days
- 🇮🇩Indonesiastay 60 days (B1) / 60 days within 1 year (B2)
- 🇮🇶Iraqstay 30 days
- 🇰🇿Kazakhstanstay 90 days
- 🇰🇪Kenyastay 90 days
- 🇰🇬Kyrgyzstanstay 180 days
- 🇱🇸Lesothostay 90 days
- 🇱🇾Libyastay 3 months
- 🇲🇾Malaysiastay 90 days
- 🇲🇷Mauritaniastay 90 days
- 🇲🇩Moldovastay 90 days
- 🇲🇳Mongoliastay 90 days
- 🇲🇿Mozambiquestay 3 months
- 🇳🇮Nicaraguastay 30 days
- 🇳🇬Nigeriastay 90 days
- 🇴🇲Omanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇰Pakistanstay 90 days
- 🇵🇬Papua new Guineastay 60 days
- 🇶🇦Qatarstay 90 days
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts And Nevisstay 6 months
- 🇸🇹Sao Tome and Principestay 90 days
- 🇸🇨Seychellesstay 90 days
- 🇿🇦South Africastay 90 days
- 🇸🇸South Sudan
- 🇹🇯Tajikistanstay 90 days
- 🇧🇸The Bahamasstay 3 months
- 🇺🇬Ugandastay 3 months
- 🇦🇪United Arab Emiratesstay 180 days
- 🇻🇳Vietnamstay 90 days
- 🇿🇲Zambiastay 30 days
Consular visa required for Ethiopia citizens (110)
A visa must be obtained from an embassy or consulate before travelling.
- 🇦🇫Afghanistanstay 30 days
- 🇩🇿Algeriastay 3 months
- 🇦🇩Andorrastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇦🇬Antigua And Barbudastay 180 days
- 🇦🇲Armeniastay 180 days
- 🇦🇹Austriastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇦🇿Azerbaijanstay 90 days
- 🇧🇾Belarusstay 90 days
- 🇧🇪Belgiumstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇧🇿Belizestay 30 days
- 🇧🇴Boliviastay 180 days
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovinastay 90 days
- 🇧🇷Brazilstay 90 days
- 🇧🇳Bruneistay 90 days
- 🇧🇬Bulgariastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇨🇦Canadastay 6 months
- 🇨🇫Central African Republicstay 90 days
- 🇹🇩Chadstay 90 days
- 🇨🇱Chilestay 90 days
- 🇨🇳Chinastay 90 days
- 🇨🇬Congostay 90 days
- 🇨🇷Costa Ricastay 180 days
- 🇭🇷Croatiastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇨🇺Cubastay 90 days
- 🇨🇾Cyprusstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇨🇿Czech Republicstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇩🇰Denmarkstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇩🇴Dominican Republicstay 120 days
- 🇪🇬Egyptstay 6 months
- 🇸🇻El Salvadorstay 180 days
- 🇪🇪Estoniastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇫🇯Fiji Islandsstay 4 months
- 🇫🇮Finlandstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇫🇷Francestay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇩🇪Germanystay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇬🇷Greecestay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇬🇩Grenadastay 3 months
- 🇬🇹Guatemalastay 90 days
- 🇭🇳Hondurasstay 90 days
- 🇭🇰Hong Kong S.A.R.stay 180 days
- 🇭🇺Hungarystay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇮🇸Icelandstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇮🇳Indiastay 90 days
- 🇮🇪Irelandstay 90 days
- 🇮🇱Israelstay 90 days
- 🇮🇹Italystay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇯🇲Jamaicastay 180 days
- 🇯🇵Japanstay 90 days
- 🇰🇮Kiribatistay 1 month
- 🇽🇰Kosovostay 90 days
- 🇰🇼Kuwaitstay 30 days
- 🇱🇻Latviastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇱🇧Lebanonstay 6 months
- 🇱🇷Liberiastay 90 days
- 🇱🇮Liechtensteinstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇱🇹Lithuaniastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇱🇺Luxembourgstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇲🇱Malistay 3 months
- 🇲🇹Maltastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇲🇭Marshall Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇲🇽Mexicostay 180 days
- 🇲🇨Monacostay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇲🇪Montenegrostay 90 days
- 🇲🇦Moroccostay 90 days
- 🇲🇲Myanmarstay 30 days
- 🇳🇦Namibiastay 3 months
- 🇳🇷Naurustay 90 days
- 🇳🇵Nepalstay 30 days
- 🇳🇱Netherlandsstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇳🇿New Zealandstay 3 months
- 🇳🇪Nigerstay 3 months
- 🇲🇰North Macedoniastay 90 days
- 🇳🇴Norwaystay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇵🇸Palestinian Territory Occupiedstay 90 days
- 🇵🇦Panamastay 180 days
- 🇵🇾Paraguaystay 90 days
- 🇵🇪Perustay 183 days
- 🇵🇱Polandstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇵🇹Portugalstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇷🇴Romaniastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇷🇺Russiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇲San Marinostay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇸🇦Saudi Arabiastay 90 days
- 🇷🇸Serbiastay 90 days
- 🇸🇱Sierra Leonestay 1 month
- 🇸🇰Slovakiastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇸🇮Sloveniastay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇸🇧Solomon Islandsstay 90 days
- 🇰🇷South Koreastay 6 months
- 🇪🇸Spainstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇸🇩Sudanstay 30 days
- 🇸🇷Surinamestay 6 months
- 🇸🇿Swazilandstay 90 days
- 🇸🇪Swedenstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇨🇭Switzerlandstay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇹🇼Taiwanstay 90 days
- 🇹🇴Tongastay 90 days
- 🇹🇹Trinidad And Tobagostay 90 days
- 🇹🇳Tunisiastay 90 days
- 🇹🇷Turkeystay 90 days
- 🇹🇲Turkmenistanstay 15 days
- 🇺🇦Ukrainestay 90 days
- 🇬🇧United Kingdomstay 6 months
- 🇺🇸United Statesstay 6 months
- 🇺🇾Uruguaystay 90 days
- 🇺🇿Uzbekistanstay 60 days
- 🇻🇺Vanuatustay 120 days
- 🇻🇦Vatican City State (Holy See)stay 90 days per 180-day period
- 🇻🇪Venezuelastay 90 days
- 🇾🇪Yemenstay 30 days
This information is checked regularly but can change: always confirm with official sources before booking. Each destination page details up-to-date documents, fees and processing times.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries can Ethiopia passport holders visit visa-free in 2026?▾
In 2026, Ethiopia passport holders can enter 11 destinations visa-free. Counting the 76 destinations reachable with a visa on arrival or an e-visa, 87 of the 197 destinations documented by IziVisas are easy to access.
How do you get a visa for destinations that require one?▾
For an e-visa, you apply online before departure, usually within days. For a consular visa, the application is filed at the destination’s embassy or consulate. Each destination page here details the documents, fees and processing times, and an online provider such as iVisa can simplify the process.
How many destinations require a consular visa for Ethiopia citizens?▾
110 destinations require a consular visa for Ethiopia citizens: the visa must be obtained before departure from an embassy or consulate.
Does the passport ranking for Ethiopia change?▾
Yes. Visa exemptions evolve with bilateral agreements and migration-policy changes: the number of visa-free destinations can go up or down. IziVisas re-checks its data regularly and this page is refreshed daily.
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