Embassies and consulates in Ethiopia

Outside Addis Ababa, missions are found in Adama (1) and Dire Dawa (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 2 can enter visa-free, 117 get a visa on arrival, 78 need an e-Visa and 1 need a visa from an embassy or consulate for Ethiopia.

Schengen consulates in Ethiopia received 26,166 short-stay visa applications in 2025, and issued 16,542 visas. 34.0% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). The refusal rate fell by 2.1 points from 36.1% in 2024. Applications rose by 6% compared with 2024 (24,593).

Most applications went to Italy (7,261), France (4,277), Germany (3,911) and the Netherlands (2,413).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Greece’s (14.1%) and the highest Austria’s (44.6%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Greece (+11.4 points), the largest fall at those of France (−18.9 points).

Bulgaria and Romania began issuing Schengen visas on 31 March 2024, so their 2024 figures cover part of the year. The numbers include every nationality applying in Ethiopia.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 21,554 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Ethiopia, the 54th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 78%, transit and crew visas 7% and student visas 6%. That is 17% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (25,885).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Ethiopia received 3,452, 65% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 53.6% for citizens of Ethiopia in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 51.2%).

Ethiopia itself has 50 missions abroad, in 38 countries. Its largest networks are in Germany (6), France (3), Spain (2), Israel (2) and Italy (2).

Where the embassies are

All 80 embassies are in the capital, Addis Ababa. Djibouti has the most missions in Ethiopia, 2.

Travel advice for Ethiopia

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Ethiopia: the US State Department rates Ethiopia at Level 3, reconsider travel (updated 26 August 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all travel to parts of Ethiopia (updated 30 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has a partial travel warning (Teilreisewarnung) for parts of Ethiopia (updated 21 October 2026).