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26 May 2010
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No Ethiopian Visas in Nairobi.....Whats Going On!!!!
Hello Hubbsters....im in Kenya heading north and need my Ethiopian visa
But they are no longer issuing them here....maybe coz of the elections....
I am told i must send my passport back to UK to get a visa.....what a load of toss!!!!
Anyone got any advice...oh yea cant get it in Kampala either
Any ideas???
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30 May 2010
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Hi,
I was in Nairobi a little while ago (going south) and everyone going north was stuck there trying to get their Ethiopian visas. All the Brits were sending their passports to the UK to get visas there, through various visa agents. It seemed to be the only option.
One Brit family headed of to Moyale in the hope of getting visas at the border, but no luck, they were back in a few days. (Lucky the road was ok at the time).
Only one traveller had any luck, a South African. He went to the S. African embassy for advice. It turned out the Consul there knew the Consul at the Ethiopian embassy, so made a phone call, wrote a letter, and the traveller got his visa.
May be worth going to the Brit embassy, quote the South African's experience and see if they will help. Although from what I hear, Brit embassies around the world seem to have a reputation of not being very helpful to Brit travellers.
Best of luck!
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31 May 2010
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Hi
We just got our Ethiopian visa in Harare (Zim) just a few days ago.
Easy,took 24 hours for a group of 22 of us,so could do 1 or 2 in a few hours,30$ US,they even post dated it so it starts a few days before we get there.
Zim was cool, every thing in the shops and diesel every where for 1.05 $us
weve booked the barge for sudan - Egypt for the 4th of august if anyones keen to share
contact granthastie2002@yahoo.co.uk or africa@oasisoverland.co.uk if interested
cheers Grant
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29 Jun 2010
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Ethiopian visa
Hi, is there any news about Ethiopian visa issued by the embassies in Nairobi or Kampala? I am just preparing my trip back, from South Africa to Europe and this visa problem is quite a disaster ...
Cheers, Mart
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29 Jun 2010
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Are they still obtainable in Cairo ?????
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No visa for overlanders
I called the Ethiopian embassy in Nairobi and they assured me: the news is true. They only issue visa to residents in Kenya not to overlanders. They could not explain why visa are no longer issued to overlanders nor could they say wether or not it was a temperary restriction. So: the Ethiopian embassy in Harare is the only option for everybody going north trough east africa.
Mart Heijnens
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5 Aug 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Grant Hastie
Hi
We just got our Ethiopian visa in Harare (Zim) just a few days ago.
Easy,took 24 hours for a group of 22 of us,so could do 1 or 2 in a few hours,30$ US,they even post dated it so it starts a few days before we get there.
Zim was cool, every thing in the shops and diesel every where for 1.05 $us
weve booked the barge for sudan - Egypt for the 4th of august if anyones keen to share
contact granthastie2002@yahoo.co.uk or africa@oasisoverland.co.uk if interested
cheers Grant |
FIY, it seems like we're a little ahead of you, but you'll probbaly overtake us. If you need some info on where you're going, check www.pictureafrica.org
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12 Sep 2010
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Kampala?
Has anyone tried Kampala yet for the Ethiopian visa?
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17 Sep 2010
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I'm in Kampala at the moment and will phone the embassy tomorrow, however I have reliabel info that they also do not issue visas to non Ugandas any longer. If it is possible to obtain a visa here, I'll post accordingly.
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26 Jun 2014
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Unsuccessful!
June 26, 2014
Elliott (Australian) and I (Canadian) are currently in Nairobi and have been trying to get a visa to enter Ethiopia and so far we have been unsuccessful. They had taken all of our information and started the process but when we returned a few days later that said that it was not possible. Currently there are 3 other couples (Canadian, Australian, and Netherlands) who are also experiencing this same problem.
We have three options:
1. Mail our passports with the other required documents to an ethiopian embassy in our home country and then have them send it back or,
2. Fly into Addis Ababa where you can get a visa on arrival if you are on their approved list which you can find at Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MoFA or,
3. Go through South Sudan :-/
However we are travelling via motorcycle so flying is not an option for us. We had met people who succeeded in getting a visa only a few weeks earlier but for some reason something has changed and we were unable to. We think it is because of the shooting that happened on the coast in Kenya a few weeks ago.
Anyways hope this update helps. Cheers and safe travels!
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6 Jul 2014
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any news?
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Originally Posted by CapeTownNorth
June 26, 2014
Elliott (Australian) and I (Canadian) are currently in Nairobi and have been trying to get a visa to enter Ethiopia and so far we have been unsuccessful. They had taken all of our information and started the process but when we returned a few days later that said that it was not possible. Currently there are 3 other couples (Canadian, Australian, and Netherlands) who are also experiencing this same problem.
We have three options:
1. Mail our passports with the other required documents to an ethiopian embassy in our home country and then have them send it back or,
2. Fly into Addis Ababa where you can get a visa on arrival if you are on their approved list which you can find at Ministry of Foreign Affairs - MoFA or,
3. Go through South Sudan :-/
However we are travelling via motorcycle so flying is not an option for us. We had met people who succeeded in getting a visa only a few weeks earlier but for some reason something has changed and we were unable to. We think it is because of the shooting that happened on the coast in Kenya a few weeks ago.
Anyways hope this update helps. Cheers and safe travels!
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Hi,
Any new developments? I am heading that way in a couple of months, so appreciate any updates/solutions.
Cheers from Namibia,
Gee
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6 Jul 2014
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visa for Ethiopia in Harare, Zimbabwe
Hi,
in 2010 the Ethiopian embassies in Kampala and Nairobi didn't issued visas anymore. The only embassy to get visa from was the one in Harare, Zimbabwe. I knew that so I went there for a visa. I could get a 6 months visa without problems. Keep in mind that the validity of the visa starts at the day of issuance and you have to leave the country before the visa expires.
Have a good trip
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7 Jul 2014
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Originally Posted by martheijnens
Hi,
in 2010 the Ethiopian embassies in Kampala and Nairobi didn't issued visas anymore. The only embassy to get visa from was the one in Harare, Zimbabwe. I knew that so I went there for a visa. I could get a 6 months visa without problems. Keep in mind that the validity of the visa starts at the day of issuance and you have to leave the country before the visa expires.
Have a good trip
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Hi Mart,
Thanks for the tip!
Cheers,
Gee
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7 Jul 2014
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Where are you now in Namibia?
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7 Jul 2014
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Hi Mart,
Thanks for the tip!
Cheers,
Gee
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As I understand it, the Zimbabwe consulate has stopped issuing Ethiopia visas as well. Best proceed with caution and a backup plan rather than rely on 4-year-old information. Of course, I'm happy to be told otherwise.
Mark
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