Welcome to the Indian Embassy, Addis Ababa
About the Embassy
The Embassy of India in Addis Ababa issues Tourist, Entry, Business, Student, Medical and other types of visas to the Ethiopian and Djiboutian nationals and to other foreign nationals also residing in Ethiopia and Djibouti on production of certificate of residence. The Embassy also provides a wide range of consular services to Indians residing in Ethiopia.
Visa Services
A complete list of all types of visas issued by the Embassy including more details on requirements and fees can be found on the Visa page.
Services for Indian Citizens
The Indian Embassy provides a wide range of consular services for Indian citizens residing in Ethiopia. For more details and resources including fees, please visit the Passport page and Other services page.
PUBLIC NOTICE
OPEN HOUSE FOR INDIAN CITIZENS
With effect from January 2013, this Embassy will hold 'Open House' on the afternoon of the first Monday of every month for all Indian nationals. If the first Monday of the month is a closed holiday (please check from the list of 'Official Holidays' in this Embassy Website - under the drop-down menu: Consular Services), the Open House would be held on the following day when the Embassy is open. Ambassador would be available for all Indian Citizens on this day, without any prior appointment, between 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
VISA & YELLOW FEVER CARD REQUIREMENT
All persons who want to apply for Indian Visa must get inoculated against Yellow Fever at least 10 (ten) days prior to applying for the Visa and must produce genuine & valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Card both at the Visa Counter of this Embassy and at the Indian airport/check-post of entry.
Beginning 18 June 2012, applications for Indian Visa would be received online only. Necessary online applications are available at http://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/. Applicants for Indian Visa may access the website and fill up the form as per instructions. Under this new procedure a hard copy/printout of the visa applications is required to brought to the Embassy's visa counter for processing the visa application further.
In case of any enquiries, you may contact Embassies telephone no. +251-(011)-1235538 - 41 or send your queries to com.addisababa@mea.gov.in .
ICCR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ETHIOPIA AND DJIBOUTI
It is hereby notified that the last date for receiving of application forms stands extended from the previous, January 25, 2013 to February 04, 2013 till 1700HRS.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
All Indian citizens who reside in any part of Ethiopia and Djibouti and have not yet registered themselves with the Indian Embassy, Addis Ababa, are hereby urged to register themselves with the Indian Embassy by filling out the form appended herewith, along with passport copy and photocopy of their residence permit.
Embassy Timings
- Applications are accepted between 9:30 am and 11:30 am on all working days, (Mondays to Fridays) except Holidays.
- The passports and other documents, irrespective of date or time or submission, are delivered only between 4:30 to 5:00 PM on working days.
- All Forms related to visas, passport, registrations, etc. can be downloaded in PDF format on the downloads page.
Right to Information Act (RTI)
It has been notified that the Indian Missions abroad are covered under RTI Act 2005. Indian Citizens abroad can secure information under the control of public authorities. The full details about the RTI Act and its provisions are available on the website at http://cic.gov.in. As per the provisions of the RTI Act, the names and contact details of the Public Information Officer and the Appellate Authority in respect of Embassy of India, Addis Ababa are as given as follows:-
Public Information Officer
Mr. Utpal Aich
Second Secretary
Tel No. +251-(0)11-1235542
E-mail ID: pol.addisababa@mea.gov.in
Appellate Authority
H.E. Mr. Bhagwant Singh Bishnoi
Tel No. +251-(0)11-1235544/1224442
E-mail ID: amb.addisababa@mea.gov.in
As requested for obtaining information under sub-section (1) of Section 6 of RTI Act Shall be accompanied by an application fee equivalent to Rs. 10/- (ETB 3.00 current rates) by way of cash or by demand draft payable in the name of the Embassy of India, Addis Ababa. Separate fees as specified in the RTI Act will be levied for copies of documents etc.
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Useful Links
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Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India website http://meaindia.nic.in/
The Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) website http://www.itec.mea.gov.in/