The Ministry of Overseas Affairs has issued a public advisory warning Ghanaians touring to or residing in Ethiopia to strictly adjust to entry rules or face extreme penalties for overstaying their visas.
In an announcement issued in Accra on Could 1, 2026, the ministry mentioned it had obtained an official communication from Ethiopian authorities outlining stricter enforcement measures beneath the nation’s revised immigration legislation.
In keeping with the discover, vacationers who exceed their licensed keep interval by lower than three years should pay an extra price of $30 per day, plus a one-time high quality of $3,000.
Overstaying past three years will end in a hefty high quality of $5,000, plus the identical day by day price.
This directive is applied by the Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Authority and is supported by the Ethiopian Immigration Modification Regulation No. 559/2024, launched in October 2024.
Extra importantly, the ministry warned that failure or refusal to pay fines may end in vacationers’ private belongings being confiscated and offered to get better prices.
The federal government due to this fact calls on all Ghanaians to totally adjust to Ethiopia’s immigration legal guidelines and to not exceed the interval of their licensed keep.
Ghanaians at the moment in Ethiopia are additionally suggested to pay attention to native rules and search help from the Ghanaian embassy in Addis Ababa if vital.
The Ministry reaffirmed its dedication to guard the welfare and pursuits of Ghanaian nationals overseas whereas encouraging accountable journey and compliance with host nation legal guidelines.
