What the Ethiopia visa rules mean for Jamaica travellers
Jamaica passport holders need an eVisa to enter Ethiopia. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Tourist eVisa — 30 days, which costs 62 USD.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Ethiopia applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Ethiopia's eVisa site asks for a passport valid for at least 6 months from the intended date of entry to Ethiopia, and the UK government says your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after the date you arrive a…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Ethiopia as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries at risk of yellow fever transmission.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for Ethiopia. The UK Foreign Office advises checking before you travel that you have appropriate travel insurance for local treatment or unexpected …
- Return or onward ticket: No official source we could read states whether Ethiopia requires a return or onward ticket.
Ethiopia entry rules compared
Ethiopia lets 2 passports in without a visa, issues eVisas to 196. Jamaica citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Jamaica passport ranks #99 in the world with 56 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Jamaica passport you can also visit 15 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi and Namibia.
In the other direction, Ethiopia citizens need a visa to visit Jamaica.