Do United Kingdom passport holders need a visa to visit ET?

UK ordinary passport holders need a visa for Ethiopia. The recommended route is the official 30-day single-entry tourist eVisa (about US$62), applied for online at evisa.gov.et before travel. eVisa holders must enter via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. A United Kingdom ordinary passport holder cannot enter Ethiopia visa-free for tourism. The Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service operates an official electronic visa system (evisa.gov.et), and the UK Foreign Office (GOV.UK) directs British travellers to obtain a tourist visa online before arrival. The standard product for tourism is a 30-day single-entry tourist eVisa. As of August 2024 the government lowered the tourist eVisa fee to US$62 (from US$82), and since November 2023 the 90-day long-stay electronic tourist visa was discontinued, so only the 30-day option remains for tourists. A visa on arrival counter exists at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, but the eVisa is the faster, recommended and more reliable channel; eVisa holders are required to enter Ethiopia through Bole International Airport. Passports must be machine-readable and valid for at least six months from the date of entry. Standard eVisa processing is around three business days, with paid urgent (about 2 working days) and super-urgent (about 24 hours) tiers. Ethiopia is in East Africa and is not part of the Schengen area, so Schengen 90/180 and ETIAS rules do not apply.