Last update (Latest): October 28, 2022
Ethiopia COVID-19 entry regulations/requirements are lifted effective immediately.
However, please note the following prohibited activities and duties imposed:
- It is prohibited for any person who knows he is infected with Coronaviruses to enter the country.
- Any person showing COVID-19 symptoms has the duty to appropriately wear a face mask, get a self-test or test at a health facility and follow and implement General COVID-19 preventive measures if tests positive.
- Any COVID-19-positive person shall isolate himself either at home or health facility according to the severity of the illness until declared recovered by a health professional.
Last update: September 21, 2020
Ethiopia entry requirement in relation to covid-19 effective 23 September 2020:
- All passengers traveling to Ethiopia MUST present a negative RT PCR test certificate for COVID-19 before boarding a flight. The certificate validity shouldn’t exceed 120 hours on arrival from the date sample is given.
- Children less than or equal to 12 years of age are exempted from the RT PCR test certificate requirement.
- There shall be no COVID-19 test to be done on arrival at Addis Ababa.
- A rapid diagnostic test (RDT antibody test) will not be accepted for this purpose.
- The above requirement does not apply to transit passengers.
- All Diplomatic and Service (including United Nations and African Union) passport holders, including their immediate families, are advised but not required to have a certificate of negative PCR-COVID-19 test before arrival to Ethiopia. However, anyone (diplomatic and service passport holder including their immediate families) who come to Ethiopia without negative PCR COVID-19 test result, is required to stay in quarantine for fourteen (14) days at home.