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Useful Information

Visa Information:

VISA PROCESS FOR ENTERING ETHIOPIA

All foreign travelers to Ethiopia must have a visa. You must first register for the IGF 2022 via the UN Registration System https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2022-registration. And wait for the approval or confirmation to be delivered to your email before applying for a visa. Typically, the approval procedure takes a few days.

Online Visas/e-visas

When you receive your confirmation, please email it together with a scanned copy of your passport bio page to the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) at igf2022@mint.gov.et The Ministry will then send you the necessary documents to apply for a visa online which are: an invitation letter and an application letter.

After you have all the above documents, please apply for a visa by following the next steps:

  1. 1. Open https://www.evisa.gov.et
  2. 2. Click on "Apply"
  3. 3. Select "Conference Visa – CV" as Visa Type and complete the form
  4. 4. Select “Governmental Organization" as the Inviting Company Category
  5. 5. Select "Government of Ethiopia, Ministry of Innovation and Technology" as the Inviting Company Information. The email of the Ministry is igf2022@mint.gov.et and the phone number is +251 11 126 5737
  6. 6. Make sure to have a valid bank card to pay for the visa fee which is 32 USD.

The process is straightforward, and you will secure your visa approval within 36 hours or less. If you are not able to process your visa online, please notify the government of Ethiopia for further support at igf2022@mint.gov.et.

On Arrival Visa

The participant must register with the IGF accreditation system and obtain an acceptance letter/confirmation email to use the visa-on-arrival service. Following receipt of the approval letter, the participant submits a request for visa-on-arrival service via igf2022@mint.gov.et. along with a copy of their passport and confirmation email.

The confirmed participants must arrive with the necessary paperwork to obtain the on-arrival visa.

  • 1. Registration approval letter/ Badge ticket
  • 2. Invitation Letter and Application letter
  • 3. Copy of your updated Passport
  • 4. 30$ for a service fee.

Participants should pay the service fee payment in cash. The Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICS) has prepared a separate booth at the airport for IGF participants.

Note: - We strongly advise participants to apply for their visas online to avoid standing in huge lines at the airport when applying for on-arrival visas.

Exceptions

All international visitors to Ethiopia require visas; the only exceptions are citizens of Kenya and Djibouti, as well as diplomats and holders of UN passports. However, to participate in IGF2022, citizens of Kenya and Djibouti, as well as those with diplomatic or UN passports, must

  • 1. Register on the UN Registration System for the event,
  • 2. Notify the Ministry of Innovation and Technology atigf2022@mint.gov.et, explain their circumstance, and attach the bio page of their passports.
  • 3. The ministry will issue an invitation letter to the event, for ease of the accreditation process.

Note: - Kenyan and Djiboutian nationals, as well as holders of diplomatic and UN passports, are exempt from needing visas to enter the country; nevertheless, to attend the event and enter the UN Conference Center premises, they will need an invitation letter from the ministry.

JOURNALISTS VISA

Before you apply for your Journalist Visa - JV, you must first register for the IGF 2022 through the link; https://www.intgovforum.org/en/content/igf-2022-registration and select the “journalist” icon. Wait for the accreditation process confirmation to be sent to your email. The approval usually takes a few days.

Online application of Journalist Visa

When you receive your registration confirmation, please email it together with a scanned copy of your passport bio data page to the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MinT) at igf2022media@mint.gov.et The Ministry will then send you the necessary documents to apply for a visa online.

You will apply online at https://www.evisa.gov.et/ You will receive the necessary steps once the process kicks off with your confirmed registration.

The process is straight forward, and you will secure your visa approval within 72 hours or less. If you are not able to process your visa online, please notify the secretariat for further support at igf2022media@mint.gov.et

On arrival Journalist Visa

The participant must register with the IGF accreditation system and obtain an acceptance letter/confirmation email to use the visa-on-arrival service.

Following receipt of the approval letter, the participant submits a request for visa-on-arrival service via igf2022media@mint.gov.et along with a copy of their passport and confirmation email.

The confirmed participants must arrive with the necessary paperwork to obtain the on-arrival visa.

  • Registration approval letter/ ticket
  • Invitation Letter and Supporting letter
  • Fee: $40

    • Customs

    Information for Exhibitors

    Detailed information about exhibiting at IGF can be found here: https://www.intgovforum.org/en/igf-village-2022

  • Exhibitors can not sale their items
  • Exhibitors are responsible for any duty and customs cost

    • SHIPPING DETAILS

    Materials must arrive 15 days prior to the start of the IGF on 28 November 2022.

    Address for Shipping Packages

    United Nations Economic Commission for Africa - UNECA
    Africa Hall, Menelik II Avenue
    P.O. Box 3001
    Addis Ababa
    Ethiopia

    Required Documentation

    Please share with the UNECA Shipping Unit copies of the shipping documents – air waybill, commercial invoice, packing list, certificate of origin – when you dispatch your cargo.

    Return Shipment

    Kindly inform the Shipping Unit as soon as you know your plans, as to whether your materials will be re-shipped to their point of origin or stay in Addis Ababa following the IGF.

    UNECA Shipping Unit Contacts

    fetiha.sergaga@un.org And kebedes.uneca@un.org

    Recommended Custom Clearing Agents

    Name of Agents Telephone Email Address
    Panafric Global +251115516250 or +251115153243 sales@panafricglobal.com
    Safetra Plc +251115520721 or +251115533374 safetra@ethionet.et; info@safetraeth.com
    United Packers +251115152779 or +251115157937 unipack@ethionet.et
    Solomon Zewdu Shipping and Forwarding Agent +251975949494 or +251911526232 solomn@solomontransit.com; soltransit@gmail.com

    Information for Journalists

    Media Equipment Accreditation

    If you are travelling to the IGF with media equipment such as cameras, sound equipment or any professional media equipment, you MUST send the equipment list to igf2022media@mint.gov.et with the following information four working days prior to your arrival in the following format:

    On your organization letterhead and signed:

    Equipment type Quantity Model Serial # Traveler Name Traveler Passport #

    Also indicate your arrival date, flight # and time so that the clearance is ready for you at customs.

    Information for Travelers

    Only carry electronics for your personal use, please.

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