Ethiopian passport

The Ethiopian passport^[a] is a identity document issued to citizens of Ethiopia to facilitate international travel. Ethiopian passports are valid for worldwide travel and facilitate the access to consular services whilst abroad.

Ethiopian passport
Image of a current Ethiopian passport
Type	Passport
Issued by	Ethiopia
Purpose	Identification
Eligibility	Ethiopian citizenship

The front cover of a passport from the era of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The document is a biometric machine-readable passport with a burgundy cover with the text "Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia" above the coat of arms, and the text "passport" below it in Amharic and English.^[1] The passport is valid for 5 years and contains 64 pages.

History

Nelson Mandela was clandestinely issued an Ethiopian passport in 1961. He used it to travel around the world until his arrest.^[2] He never obtained a South African passport from the Apartheid regime until February 19, 1990 – eight days after he was released from 27 years in jail.

Visa requirements

Main article: Visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens

As of 2024, Ethiopian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 47 countries and territories, ranking the Ethiopian passport 93rd globally according to the Henley passport index.^[3]

  Ethiopia

  Visa free access

  Visa on arrival

  eVisa

  Visa required

Notes

1. • Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ፓስፖርት
   • Pereet ኮድOromo: Phaaspoortii Itiyoophiyaa
   • Somali: Baasaboorka Itoobiya
   • Tigrinya: ፓስፖርት ኢትዮጵያ
   • Afar: Itiyoppiya Passapoori

See also

• Visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens
• Ethiopian Origin ID Card