Ethiopian Consulate General in Hargeisa

Tel.	:
Fax	: (+252) 2 518 684 / 5
Email	: [email protected] [email protected]
Website	:

Please Note:

Visits to the Ethiopian Consulate General in Hargeisa are strictly by appointment. For specific services, visitors must visit the designated section at the embassy and book an appointment accordingly on the email addresses mentioned above. For instance, if you want to apply for consular services, you should visit the Consular Section. To book an appointment, you can directly mail the high commission or consular email section .

Consular Services:

The Ethiopian Consulate General in Hargeisa offers a wide range of consular services, including the processing of visas and passports and document legalization. To apply for a new passport, renew your old passport, want to change the particulars on your current passport, or need to report about a lost or damaged passport, book an appointment with the high commission's passport service.

These consulate services are listed below:

Process Passport Applications
Marriage Registration Process
Military Service Procedures
Citizenship Procedures
Birth Registration
Civil Registration
Death Registration
Notary Procedures

Visa types granted by Ethiopia are;

Ethiopia e visa
Ethiopia Tourist visa
Ethiopia Transit Visa
Ethiopia Business Visa
Ethiopia Journalist Visa
Ethiopia Diplomatic/Official/UN Visa
Ethiopia Entry Visa
Ethiopia Medical Visa
Ethiopia Employment Visa
Ethiopia Student Visa

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Ethiopia and Somaliland Relations-

The Ethiopia and Somaliland enjoy cordial bilateral relations. The high commission's diplomatic mission's mandate is to forge stronger and closer ties between the two countries. Pursuing bilateral and multilateral cooperation in diverse sectors, including culture, defense, tourism, trade and investments, science and technology, security, and other fields while safeguarding mutual benefits, is vital for their relations. The countries are cooperating to resolve global issues like climate change, piracy, terrorism, cybersecurity, etc. The Ethiopia is the most important source market for tourism in Somaliland.

*Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease the Ethiopian Consulate General in Hargeisa could have adjusted its office hours or services. Please do confirm personally.

Latest Comments

Ahmed Yusuf

Dear Consulate, This is Ahmed Yusuf from Toronto. I am writing my feedback because our embassies need to improve their service as required. I did four-day trip to Hargeisa. Once I arrived Hargeisa, I have realized that my single-entry visa which granted by Bole International Airport should be expired or not valid. That being said, I visited Ethiopian consulate office in Hargeisa on July 11/2023 to have second entry visa to Ethiopian. Unfortunately, the local officer advised me that no need to have another visa because I had three months visa stamped on Canadian passport. In fact, I told her that its single-entry visa, but she said it is OK. Based on officer’s advice, I travelled to Wochale to enter Ethiopia but not succeed, in fact, they grounded me for two days in Wochale until new online visa is granted. To be true, I am not outsider but Ethiopian by birth, so I have decided to put my feedback which is specific to improving current process. In sum, this is the second time I have been disappointed with our embassy abroad and listed for your information. 1) In 1991, I have tried to get Ethiopian passport and applied in our embassy in Ottawa, Canada. a. Our local officer asked me if I speak Amharic, then really, I lost interest, and left local office. b. The truth is that none of local officers speak multiple languages the way I do. In fact, I speak and write Amharic, Harari, Somali, Oromo, and English languages fluently. 2) Again, in 2023 July 11, I obtained unprofessional service from Ethiopian embassy in Hargeisa. Note: This is not complaint but request for process improvement. Thanks, Ahmed

Ahmed Yusuf

Dear Consulate, This is Ahmed Yusuf from Toronto. I am writing my feedback because our embassies need to improve their service as required. I did four-day trip to Hargeisa. Once I arrived Hargeisa, I have realized that my single-entry visa which granted by Bole International Airport should be expired or not valid. That being said, I visited Ethiopian consulate office in Hargeisa on July 11/2023 to have second entry visa to Ethiopian. Unfortunately, the local officer advised me that no need to have another visa because I had three months visa stamped on Canadian passport. In fact, I told her that its single-entry visa but she said it is OK. Based on officer’s advice, I travelled to Wochale to enter Ethiopia but not succeed, In fact, they grounded me for two days in Wochale until new online visa is granted. To be true, I am not outsider but Ethiopian by birth, so I have decided to put my feedback which is specific to improving current process. In sum, this is the second time I have been disappointed with our embassy abroad and listed for your information. 1) In 1991, I have tired to get Ethiopian passport and applied in our embassy in Ottawa, Canada. a. Our local officer asked me if I speak Amharic, then really, I lost interest, and left local office. b. The truth is that none of local officers speak multiple languages the way I do. In fact, I speak and write Amharic, Harari, Somali, Oromo , and English languages fluently. 2) Again, in 2023 July 11, I obtained unprofessional service from Ethiopian embassy in Hargeisa. Note: This is not complaint but request for process improvement.

Yusuf H Ali

I am visiting Addis in late July from the USA but would like to know how my Yemeni Fiancee in Hargeysa Somaliland get a tourist visa to join me in Addis at the same time in late July of 2023.

Keith Brewer

Visiting Hargeisa on Thursday 23rd February and need an Ethiopian single entry tourist visa to enable me to take my return flight home from Addis Ababa to Manchester (UK) with Ethiopian Airlines. Unable to access online evisa due to government restrictions in both Eritrea and Ethiopia.

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