What the Ethiopia visa rules mean for Saint Kitts and Nevis travellers
Saint Kitts and Nevis 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens are treated the same way as Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados and Belize. Overall the Saint Kitts and Nevis passport ranks #53 in the world with 101 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Africa? With a Saint Kitts and Nevis passport you can also visit 10 countries in the region without a visa, including Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Sierra Leone, Tunisia and Tanzania.
In the other direction, Ethiopia citizens need evisa to visit Saint Kitts and Nevis.