Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Ethiopian passport holders 8
Harder for Ethiopian passport holders 16
United Arab EmirateseVisa→Visa required
BotswanaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
IraqeVisa→Visa required
IranVisa on arrival30 days→eVisa
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
LibyaeVisa→Visa required
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days→Visa required
RwandaVisa-free30 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SurinameeTA90 days→eVisa
SyriaeVisa→Visa required
VanuatueVisa→Visa required
Changes for visitors to Ethiopia 13
AfghanistaneVisa90 days→Visa required
BahrainVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EstoniaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
EritreaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
GeorgiaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa- IraqeVisa90 days→Visa required
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
LatviaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa- LibyaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
MonacoVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
NigeriaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SudaneVisa90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
SloveniaVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes