ABOUT ETHIOPIA

Business Permit 90 Days | Single Entry
Business Permit 30 Days | Single Entry

Ethiopia Business ETA is an Electronic Travel Authorization to enter Ethiopia for business purpose. Applicants can obtain Ethiopia Electronic Travel Visa by completing a simple & easy eVisa application online. Ethiopia ETA is valid for 90 Days or 30 Day depending on type of applicaiton selected. Applicants can obtain approved Ethiopia ETA in 2-3 days. It is mandatory for passport to be vaild for 6 months from the date of arrival. Please check list of country eligible for Ethiopia ETA before applying

Once eVisa is approved, remember to verify all information. Information on the visa letter should match excatly as on the passport.
Carry a printed copy of the eVisa letter while travelling along with passport.
Passport should have 6 months validity form the date of arrival.
Entry before arrival date is not permitted however travelers can enter Ethiopia on date during 180 Days Visa validity.

Area coverage : 1.1 million km²

Population : Over 108 million.

Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with more than 80 ethnic groups.
Capital City : Addis Ababa with over 6 million people.
language : Amharic is an official language of the country.
However, there are more than 80 languages spoken in different regions of the country.
English is an educational language starting from elementary schools.
Neighboring countries
In the north Eritrea, in the south Kenya, in the east Djibouti and Somalia as well as in the west Sudan.

The difference is both in years and days. According to the Ethiopian calendar, the current year is xxxx, which is clearly 
eight (seven) years behind the Gregorian. The Ethiopian months are also lagging by seven or eight and nine or ten days 
depending on where the two calendars’ months match. We have 12 months with 30 days each and a 13th month 
with five or six days. The 13th month is called “Pagumen” to mean the thirteenth. It is either six or five days whether 
the year is a leap year. The hours of the day are not named and divided in the same way as in the European. The 24 hours of the day is divided in 12 hours of the daytime and 12 hours of the night.
For For example when Europeans says 12 O’clock (AM) when it is actually 6 at midday in Ethiopia.In this article, it is attempted to give scriptural background to the 7(8) years difference in the 
calendars according to the teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. 
The difference lies in determining the exact date of the birth of Jesus Christ.

11/12th Sep: Ethiopian New Year or Enkutatash
The celebration of the New Year falls on Meskerem 1st (Ethiopian Calendar), September 11th or 12th (Gregorian Calendar depending on the leap year). It also commemorates the Feast of John the Baptist and it marks the end of the long spring rains, when the highlands are beautifully covered with wildflowers, considered as the symbol of this date. Enkutatash is a special day for children who dance and sing through the villages giving bouquets of flowers and exchanging New Year greetings. This festival is celebrated in Addis Ababa at the Raguel Church of the Entoto Mountain with a spectacular religious ceremony.

January 07: Genna (Christmas)
January 18: Timkat (Feast of the Baptism of Jesus)
April / May: Hosanna (Palm Sunday)
September 11: Enkutatash (New Year)
September 27: Meskal (cross-festivals)
November 29th: Hidar Zion (Marienfest)