Bolivian Visa is not required for Ethiopians
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Before entry into the country, Ethiopians intending to visit Bolivia must first apply for an E-visa.
- This online pre-visa can be granted by the Bolivian consulate in the applicants home country.
- On presentation of the pre-visa at the border checkpoint of Bolivia the traveller is then issued a visa on arrival.
- Your visa is valid for a maximum total stay of 90days within a one year period.
- Alongside the printed confirmation that a visa will be issued upon arrival the traveller must also have a return/onward ticket.
- A proof of hotel accommodation is also required, as well as an international certificate of vaccination.
- Intended visitors to Bolivia must provide a passport with six months of validity and with at least two blank pages for stamps on arrival and departure.
- Visitors entering Bolivia with amounts more than $10000, music declare it on arrival.
- Flying from Addis Ababa to San Jose, Bolivia will take visitors about 16 hours and 57 minutes. There are very few non stop flights from Addis Ababa to San Jose. Visitors will have to take connecting flights.
- Bolivia’s timezone is the Bolivia Time (GMT-4), and Ethiopia is 7 hours ahead of Bolivia.
- A majority of the people in Bolivia practice Christianity.
- Spanish is the official language in Bolivia, however, the indigenous languages of Quechua and Aymara are the preferred languages when bargaining in rural markets. English is also rarely spoken here.
- The Bolivian food consists mainly of meat, potatoes, corn pancakes, rice, eggs, and vegetables.
- Bolivia has a humid tropical climate with clear cut wet and dry seasons.
- The most common and reliable way to get around Bolivia is through buses. All you can take minibuses, taxis, cable cars or trains.
- Visitors to Bolivia should ensure to carry along sockets and plugs of type A and C.
- The Bolivian Boliviano is the official currency used here. There is a limit of 300 USD per ATM transaction. This is for your safety, to prevent thieves from being able to extort large amounts of cash easily from tourists.