Document checklist
Nauru → Ethiopia: Short-stay tourist
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.
Required documents
5 itemsIdentity
Completed e-Visa application
RequiredApply online at evisa.gov.et, the only official portal; several lookalike sites are explicitly named by the government as unaffiliated. The fee is non-refundable even if the application is refused. Applicants from Cuba, Iraq, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Crimea, and Syria cannot pay by credit card on this portal.
Photo
RequiredA color, passport-sized photo.
Scan of your passport
RequiredA scanned color copy of your passport, uploaded with the application.
Valid passport
RequiredA passport valid for at least 6 months after your planned entry date.
Purpose of travel
If you're under 18: a business visa isn't issued, apply for a tourist visa
The Ethiopian e-Visa portal says a business visa is not issued to anyone under 18. It adds that parents who come to Ethiopia on business visas with their children can apply for tourist visas for their children. The page shows no date and says nothing else specific to children.
Why applications on this route get refused
Applying for the wrong visa type
Tourist visa holders are explicitly barred from being found at any organization in Ethiopia, business, joint-venture, or related activity requires the separate Business and Related Studies Visa instead.
How to avoid it: Confirm your visit's actual purpose matches the Tourist Visa category before applying.
Applying through an unofficial website
Several fraudulent lookalike sites exist; payments or applications made through them are not recognized by the Ethiopian government.
How to avoid it: Only use evisa.gov.et directly.
Sources
- Immigration and Citizenship Service, Ethiopia · checked 9 Sept 2026
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