Ethiopia: Issuance of Travel Documents and Visas Regulations 1971

Publisher	National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities
Publication Date	23 April 1971
Cite as	National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities, Ethiopia: Issuance of Travel Documents and Visas Regulations 1971, 23 April 1971, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b4de14.html [accessed 2 June 2023]
Comments	This is the official text of the Legal Notice No. 395 of 1971 as published in Negarit Gazeta, 30th Year, No. 17, Addis Ababa, 23 April 1971. This document includes only selected provisions.
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Date of entry into force:23 April 1971

Part TWO - APPLICATION, ISSUANCE AND VALIDITY OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

Article 8

Emergency Travel Document.

(1)Emergency Travel Documents shall be issued to persons who are not Ethiopian nationals, to those others who are unable to obtain or renew their national passports and to recognized political refugees in Ethiopia.

(2)The necessary formalities shall be complied with before the issuance of Emergency Travel Documents.

Article 9

Exit Emergency Document.

(1)Exit emergency documents shall be issued to foreigners who, due to an emergency, are unable to obtain or renew their national passports, and to stateless persons.

(2)The necessary formalities shall be complied with before the issuance of an exit emergency document.

Article 10

Refugee Travel Document.

(1)A refugee travel document shall be issued to refugees residing in Ethiopia with the consent of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

(2)Prior to the issuance of refugee travel documents the travel forms for refugees issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees shall be filled out and the necessary formalities shall be complied with; refugee travel documents may serve for exit or round trip in conformity with the request of said High Commissioner.

Part THREE - APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF TRANSIT, TOURIST AND ENTRY VISAS

Article 16

Entry Visa.

(1)Entry visas shall be issued in accordance with sub-article (2) of this article to foreigners and their dependents who apply for entry to reside in Ethiopia for a limited or unlimited period of time in the circumstances not covered by Articles 14 and 15 hereof and satisfy the requirements of sub-article (1) (a) and (c) of article 6 of the Proclamation on ascertaining the fulfillment of the following relevant requirements:

(g)foreigners who intend to take up residence in Ethiopia with or without their dependents without being engaged in any gainful activity have been granted political asylum or permitted to live as refugees in Ethiopia by the Minister of Foreign Affairs or have sufficient means not to become a public charge.