No visa needed

Do citizens of Ethiopia need a visa for Barbados?

Citizens of Ethiopia don’t need a visa for Barbados and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Ethiopia: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Addis Ababa — Bridgetown: ≈ 10,670 km, about 14 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Barbados without a visa on a Ethiopia passport?

Yes, citizens of Ethiopia don’t need a visa for Barbados for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Barbados visa rules at a glance

With a Ethiopia passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ethiopia passport ranks 189th of 199.
Ethiopia passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Barbados passport: 105.
Citizens of Ethiopia and Barbados can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Barbados, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Ethiopia. Ethiopia visa for citizens of Barbados

Travelling to Barbados: good to know

Addis Ababa — Bridgetown: about 10,670 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −7 hours.
Local time: Addis Ababa 12:00 — Bridgetown 05:00.
Local currency: Barbadian Dollar.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BBD 2.00.
Barbados is the 153rd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ethiopia.