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Ethiopia visa for citizens of the Philippines

Citizens of the Philippines get an Ethiopia visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of the Philippines: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Manila — Addis Ababa: ≈ 8,930 km, about 11.5 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of the Philippines get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Ethiopia visa rules at a glance

With a Philippines passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Philippines passport ranks 134th of 199.
Philippines passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Ethiopia passport: 12.
Citizens of the Philippines and Ethiopia can travel together visa-free to 8 countries, for example: Singapore, Micronesia, Seychelles, Rwanda, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Ethiopia, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Philippines. Philippines visa for citizens of Ethiopia

Travelling to Ethiopia: good to know

Manila — Addis Ababa: about 8,930 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Manila 12:00 — Addis Ababa 07:00.
Local currency: Ethiopian Birr.
Languages: Amharic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ETB 163.
Ethiopia is the 72nd closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of the Philippines.