Do Ethiopia passport holders need a visa for South Africa?
e-Visa required (apply online before travel)
Yes — Ethiopia passport holders need an e-Visa for South Africa, applied for online before travel.
Entry requirements for South Africa
| Where to apply | Apply for the e-Visa — official government portal. Avoid third-party visa sites. |
|---|---|
| Passport validity | 1 months months beyond departure — Officially 30 days beyond the intended departure from South Africa (recorded here as 1 month). Immigration Regulations 2014, Reg. 2(3): the period of validity shall not be less than 30 days after the foreigner's intended date of departure; Reg. 2(1)(d): at least two unused pages when presented for endorsement. |
| Blank pages | 2 |
| Onward ticket | Required — The passport holder must be in possession of a return air ticket or onward-going ticket. |
| Yellow fever | Certificate REQUIRED for this passport/route — >12h airport transit in a risk country also triggers the requirement. Per the earlier WHO ITH country list, South Africa also required certificates from arrivals from Eritrea, Sao Tome and Principe, Somalia, Tanzania and Zambia. |
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