For Filipinos who wants to travel to Ethiopia, you can't believe how easy it is to apply for a visa there! It can be done in 1, 2, 3! Trust me on this because even with my crappy satellite internet in the fringes of South Sudan, I still got mine in 3 minutes after I paid the visa fee with my credit card.

What I love about African countries (Kenya for example) is how easy it is to apply for their visa online. There is no need to go to an embassy to get one. For example, this trip to Addis Ababa is solely driven by my need to appear in the Czech Embassy to get my Schengen Visa. I had to cancel my original flight to Nairobi because the Czech Embassy in Kenya gave me no reply at all but Martina from the Czech Embassy in Ethiopia was so friendly and accommodating. Hence, here I am.

To apply for an Ethiopian Tourist Visa, go to https://www.evisa.gov.et/#/home. I tried creating an account but it took forever to load so I just clicked on APPLY. Then, I uploaded the scanned copy of my passport and a passport size of your ID picture. These files should be under 2mb. Lastly, pay 52USD. You will then receive an email to confirm your payment and immediately after is the visa!

Now, pack your bags and let us go for some injera!