Visa requirements for Ethiopian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ethiopia. As of 2 July 2019, Ethiopian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 41 countries and territories, ranking the Ethiopian passport 99th in terms of travel freedom (tied with passports from Congo (Dem. Rep.), South Sudan and Sri Lanka) according to the Henley Passport Index. [1]
Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
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Afghanistan | Visa required [2] | ||
Albania | eVisa [3] | ||
Algeria | Visa required [4] | ||
Andorra | Visa required [5] | ||
Angola | Visa required [6] | ||
Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa [7] | ||
Argentina | Visa required [8] | ||
Armenia | Visa required [9] | ||
Australia and territories | Visa required [10] | ||
Austria | Visa required [11] | ||
Azerbaijan | Visa required [12] | ||
Bahamas | eVisa [13] | 90 days | |
Bahrain | eVisa [14] | ||
Bangladesh | Visa on arrival [15] | 30 days | |
Barbados | Visa not required [16] | 90 days | |
Belarus | Visa required [17] |
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Belgium | Visa required [18] | ||
Belize | Visa required [19] | ||
Benin | Visa not required [20] | 90 days [21] [22] | |
Bhutan | Visa required [23] | ||
Bolivia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [24] | 90 days | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required [25] | ||
Botswana | Visa required [26] | ||
Brazil | Visa required [27] | ||
Brunei | Visa required [28] | ||
Bulgaria | Visa required [29] | ||
Burkina Faso | Visa required [30] | ||
Burundi | Visa on arrival [31] [32] | 1 month | |
Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival [33] | 30 days | |
Cameroon | Visa required [34] | ||
Canada | Visa required [35] | ||
Cape Verde | Visa on arrival [36] | ||
Central African Republic | Visa required [37] | ||
Chad | Visa required [38] | ||
Chile | Visa required [39] | ||
China | Visa required [40] | ||
Colombia | eVisa [41] | ||
Comoros | Visa on arrival [42] | 45 days | |
Republic of the Congo | Visa required [43] | ||
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Visa required [44] | ||
Costa Rica | Visa required [45] | ||
Côte d'Ivoire | Visa required [46] |
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Croatia | Visa required [47] | ||
Cuba | Visa required [48] | ||
Cyprus | Visa required [49] | ||
Czech Republic | Visa required [50] | ||
Denmark | Visa required [51] | ||
Djibouti | Visa not required [52] | 90 days | |
Dominica | Visa not required [53] | 21 days | |
Dominican Republic | Visa required [54] | ||
Ecuador | eVisa [55] | ||
Egypt | Visa required [56] | ||
El Salvador | Visa required [57] | ||
Equatorial Guinea | Visa required [58] | ||
Eritrea | Visa on arrival [59] | 30 days | |
Estonia | Visa required [60] | ||
Eswatini | Visa required [61] | ||
Fiji | Visa required [62] | ||
Finland | Visa required [63] | ||
France | Visa required [64] | ||
Gabon | eVisa [65] | ||
Gambia | Visa not required [66] | 90 days | |
Georgia | eVisa [67] | ||
Germany | Visa required [68] | ||
Ghana | Visa on arrival [69] | 30 days | |
Greece | Visa required [70] | ||
Grenada | Visa required [71] | ||
Guatemala | Visa required [72] | ||
Guinea | eVisa [73] | ||
Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival [74] | 90 days | |
Guyana | Visa required [75] | 30 days |
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Haiti | Visa not required [76] | 3 months | |
Honduras | Visa required [77] | ||
Hungary | Visa required [78] | ||
Iceland | Visa required [79] | ||
India | Visa required [80] | ||
Indonesia | eVisa [81] | ||
Iran | eVisa [82] |
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Iraq | Visa required [83] | ||
Ireland | Visa required [84] | ||
Israel | Visa required [85] |
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Italy | Visa required [86] | ||
Jamaica | Visa required [87] | ||
Japan | Visa required [88] | ||
Jordan | eVisa [89] |
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Kazakhstan | eVisa [90] |
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Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation [91] | 3 months |
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Kiribati | Visa required [92] | ||
North Korea | Visa required [93] | ||
South Korea | Visa required [94] |
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Kuwait | Visa required [95] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | eVisa [96] | ||
Laos | eVisa / Visa on arrival [97] | 30 days | |
Latvia | Visa required [98] | ||
Lebanon | Visa required [99] | ||
Lesotho | eVisa [100] [101] | ||
Liberia | Visa required [102] | ||
Libya | Visa required [103] | ||
Liechtenstein | Visa required [104] | ||
Lithuania | Visa required [105] | ||
Luxembourg | Visa required [106] | ||
Madagascar | Visa on arrival [107] | 90 days | |
Malawi | eVisa [108] | ||
Malaysia | Visa required [109] | ||
Maldives | Free Visa on arrival [110] | 30 days | |
Mali | Visa required [111] | ||
Malta | Visa required [112] | ||
Marshall Islands | Visa required [113] | ||
Mauritania | Visa on arrival [114] |
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Mauritius | Visa on arrival [115] | 60 days | |
Mexico | Visa required [116] | ||
Micronesia | Visa not required [117] | 30 days | |
Moldova | Visa required [118] | ||
Monaco | Visa required [119] | ||
Mongolia | Visa required [120] | ||
Montenegro | Visa required [121] | ||
Morocco | Visa required [122] | ||
Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival [123] | 6 months | |
Myanmar | Visa required [124] | ||
Namibia | Visa required [125] | ||
Nauru | Visa required [126] | ||
Nepal | Visa required [127] | ||
Netherlands | Visa required [128] | ||
New Zealand | Visa required [129] | ||
Nicaragua | Visa on arrival [130] | 30 days | |
Niger | Visa required [131] |
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Nigeria | eVisa / Visa on arrival [132] | ||
North Macedonia | Visa required [133] | ||
Norway | Visa required [134] | ||
Oman | eVisa [135] |
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Pakistan | eVisa [136] [137] | ||
Palau | Free Visa on arrival [138] | 30 days | |
Panama | Visa required [139] | ||
Papua New Guinea | Visa required [140] | ||
Paraguay | Visa required [141] | ||
Peru | Visa required [142] | ||
Philippines | Visa not required [143] | 30 days | |
Poland | Visa required [144] | ||
Portugal | Visa required [145] | ||
Qatar | Visa required [146] | ||
Romania | Visa required [147] | ||
Russia | Visa required [148] | ||
Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival [149] | 90 days | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa [150] | ||
Saint Lucia | Visa on arrival [151] | 6 weeks | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa not required [152] | 3 months | |
Samoa | Visa not required [153] | 90 days | |
San Marino | Visa required [154] | ||
São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa [155] | ||
Saudi Arabia | Visa required [156] | ||
Senegal | Visa on arrival [157] | 1 month | |
Serbia | Visa required [158] | ||
Seychelles | Free Visitor's Permit on arrival [159] | 3 months | |
Sierra Leone | Visa required [160] |
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Singapore | Visa not required [161] | 30 days | |
Slovakia | Visa required [162] | ||
Slovenia | Visa required [163] | ||
Solomon Islands | Visa required [164] | ||
Somalia | Visa on arrival [165] | 30 days |
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South Africa | eVisa [166] |
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South Sudan | eVisa [168] [169] | ||
Spain | Visa required [170] | ||
Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival [171] | ||
Sudan | Visa required [172] |
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Suriname | eVisa [173] | ||
Sweden | Visa required [174] | ||
Switzerland | Visa required [175] | ||
Syria | Visa required [176] | ||
Tajikistan | Visa required [177] | ||
Tanzania | eVisa / Visa on arrival [178] | ||
Thailand | Visa on arrival [179] | 15 days | |
Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival [180] | 30 days | |
Togo | Visa on arrival [181] | 15 days | |
Tonga | Visa required [182] | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required [183] |
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Tunisia | Visa required [184] | ||
Turkey | Visa required [185] | ||
Turkmenistan | Visa required [186] |
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Tuvalu | Visa on arrival [187] | 1 month | |
Uganda | eVisa [188] [189] | ||
Ukraine | Visa required [190] | ||
United Arab Emirates | Visa required [191] | ||
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies | Visa required [192] | ||
United States | Visa required [193] | ||
Uruguay | Visa required [194] | ||
Uzbekistan | Visa required [195] | ||
Vanuatu | Visa required [196] | ||
Vatican City | Visa required [197] | ||
Venezuela | Visa required [198] | ||
Vietnam | eVisa [199] | 90 days | |
Yemen | Visa required [200] | ||
Zambia | eVisa [201] | ||
Zimbabwe | eVisa / Visa on arrival [202] | 3 months |
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Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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Abkhazia | Visa required [203] | |
Kosovo | Visa required [204] |
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Northern Cyprus | Visa not required [206] | |
Palestine | Visa not required [207] | Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed. [208] |
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic | Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory. | |
Somaliland | Visa on arrival | 30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival. [209] [210] |
South Ossetia | Visa not required [211] | Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia. [212] [213] |
Taiwan | Visa required [214] [215] | |
Transnistria | Visa not required [216] | Registration required after 24h. [217] [218] |
Territory | Conditions of access | Notes |
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China | ||
Hong Kong | eVisa [219] | |
Macau | Visa on arrival [220] | |
Denmark | ||
Faroe Islands | Visa required [221] | |
Greenland | Visa required [222] | |
France | ||
French Guiana | Visa required [223] | |
French Polynesia | Visa required [224] | |
French West Indies | Visa required | Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin. |
Mayotte | Visa required [225] | |
New Caledonia | Visa required [226] | |
Réunion | Visa required [227] | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Visa required [228] | |
Wallis and Futuna | Visa required [229] | |
Netherlands | ||
Aruba | Visa required [230] | |
Caribbean Netherlands | Visa required [231] | Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. |
Curaçao | Visa required [232] | |
Sint Maarten | Visa required [233] | |
New Zealand | ||
Cook Islands | Visa not required [234] | 31 days |
Niue | Visa not required [235] | 30 days |
Tokelau | Visa required [236] | |
United Kingdom | ||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Visa required [237] | |
Anguilla | Visa required [238] | Holders of a valid visa issued by the United Kingdom do not require a visa. [239] |
Bermuda | Visa required [240] | |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Special permit required | Special permit required. [241] |
British Virgin Islands | Visa required [242] | |
Cayman Islands | Visa required [243] | |
Falkland Islands | Visa required [244] | |
Gibraltar | Visa required [245] | |
Montserrat | eVisa [246] | |
Pitcairn Islands | Visa not required | 14 days visa free and landing fee US$35 or tax of US$5 if not going ashore. [247] [248] [249] |
Ascension Island | eVisa [250] [251] |
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Saint Helena | eVisa [252] [253] | |
Tristan da Cunha | Permission required | Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands. [254] |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Permit required | Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling). [255] [256] |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Visa required [257] | Holders of a valid visa issued by Canada, United Kingdom or the USA do not required a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days. |
United States | ||
American Samoa | Visa required [258] | |
Guam | Visa required [259] | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Visa required [260] | |
Puerto Rico | Visa required [261] | |
U.S. Virgin Islands | Visa required [262] | |
Antarctica and adjacent islands | ||
Special permits required for Bouvet Island, British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australian Antarctic Territory, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Peter I Island, Queen Maud Land, Ross Dependency. [263] [264] [265] [266] [267] [268] [269] [270] [271] [272] [273] [274] | ||
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Entry requirements for citizens of Saint Lucia vary globally, with many countries permitting visa-free entry while others impose restrictions. As of 23 August 2024, Saint Lucian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 148 countries and territories, ranking the Saint Lucian passport 30th in travel freedom, tied with Ukrainian passport according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Republic of the Congo citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Republic of the Congo. As of 2 July 2019, Republic of the Congo citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 46 countries and territories, ranking the Republic of the Congo passport 96th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Ghanaian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Ghana. As of 2 July 2019, Ghanaian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 64 countries and territories, ranking the Ghanaian passport 80th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Tanzanian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Tanzania. As of 7 January 2020, Tanzanian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Tanzanian passport 73rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Sudanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sudan. As of 2 July 2019, Sudanese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 37 countries and territories, ranking the Sudanese passport 103rd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index. Visa not required for Lebanon. After the 2023 Sudan conflict, obtaining a visa or a security clearance is required for all Sudanese citizens, including women and kids, to enter Egypt.
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Visa requirements for Libyan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Libya.
Visa requirements for Nigerian citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed by the authorities of other states on citizens of Nigeria.
Visa requirements for Zambian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Zambia. As of 23 July 2024, Zambian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 70 countries and territories, ranking the Zambian passport 70th, tied with Ugandan passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for South Sudanese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of South Sudan.
Visa requirements for Sierra Leonean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Sierra Leone. As of 2 July 2019, Sierra Leonean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories, ranking the Sierra Leonean passport 82nd in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Lesotho citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Lesotho. As of 23 July 2024, Lesotho citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 79 countries and territories, ranking the Lesotho passport 63rd, tied with Kosovar passport and Surinamese passport in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Santomean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of São Tomé and Príncipe. As of 2 July 2019, Santomean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 57 countries and territories, ranking the Santomean passport 86th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Guinean citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Guinea. As of 2 July 2019, Guinean citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 55 countries and territories, ranking the Guinean passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Guinea-Bissauan citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Guinea-Bissau. As of 2 July 2019, Guinea-Bissauan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 53 countries and territories, ranking the Guinea-Bissauan passport 91st in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Liberian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Republic of Liberia. As of 2 July 2019, Liberian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 47 countries and territories, ranking the Liberian passport 96th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Malian citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Mali. As of 2 July 2019, Malian citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 54 countries and territories, ranking the Malian passport 90th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Senegalese citizens are administrative entry restrictions imposed on citizens of Senegal by the authorities of other states. As of 2 July 2019, Senegalese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 55 countries and territories, ranking the Senegalese passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Nigerien citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Niger. As of 2 July 2019, Nigerien citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 54 countries and territories, ranking the Nigerien passport 90th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.
Visa requirements for Togolese citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of the Togo. As of 2 July 2019, Togolese citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 55 countries and territories, ranking the Togolese passport 89th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.