Syria passport Ethiopia
Do Syrians need a visa for Ethiopia?
You need a visa.
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa · Ethiopian birr (ETB) · Amharic
Photo: Thomas Fuhrmann / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
You must apply and be approved before you travel. The government charges $62. Airlines will refuse to board you without it, and applying takes time — start well before you book anything you cannot change.
- Status
- Visa required
- Stay permitted
- Single entry, for up to 30 or 90 days, counted from the entry date you give
- Government fee
- $62
- Typical decision
- Not published
Apply on the official Ethiopia government site
This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there, and there is no service in between.
Checked 18 October 2026 — read the fees and rules on evisa.gov.et
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Syria needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
What Ethiopia asks for
- Recent passport-size photo
- Passport valid for at least six months from the date you intend to enter Ethiopia
Every published fee
| Type | Government fee |
|---|---|
| tourist single entry 30 day | $62 |
| tourist single entry 90 day | $152 |
Checked 18 October 2026 — read this fee table on evisa.gov.et
Worth knowing
- Ethiopia's immigration service warns of fraudulent sites that copy the look of the official portal. Apply only at evisa.gov.et.