Lese passé

• Fully completed and signed application form CS01
• 4 photographs (see type of photos )
• Reason of request statement
• Copy of old passport
• Or birth certificate or education certificate or other similar certificates originated from Ethiopian government and attested by Ministry of foreign affairs of Ethiopia (copy and original)
• Or testimony by three Ethiopians with their passport copy and interview by the consular officer
• Garda (GNIB) Card or any ID (copy and original)
• For those who stayed in Ireland five or more years affidavit about their nationality (see form CS16)
• To have fingerprint captured in front of embassy staff
• Appropriate fee (see service fees)
• Lese passé is valid for one way trip to Ethiopia for six months from the date of issue

Miscellaneous

• Minor
  • A minor may enter the country with out separate document if registered on the passport of the person who accompanies him
  • If a minor is traveling alone he shall have a person who shall assume responsibility for him in the country
  • A minor, who’s parent is, Naturalized Ethiopian may enter the country if the Person of Ethiopian origin ID data of his parent is stamped on his passport
  • Visa fees for adults and minors are the same
• Credit and ATM cards
  • Credit card acceptance is now growing throughout the country,
  • Some banks in Addis Ababa and few other main cities issue cash withdrawals on cards up to US$500.00 per day paid in birr
  • ATMs for Visa and other cards can now be found in some banks, and in Addis Ababa’s few main hotels.
  • Foreign currency exchange service is given by many banks in Addis Ababa
  • Travelers’ checks can be exchanged to cash in many banks
  • The following links may help to locate ATM service branches
  • http://www.dashenbanksc.com/atmnetwork/index.htm
  • http://www.combanketh.com/branchatm.php