Ethiopia

Overall Country Risk Rating

Travel Warning

Affected Areas: Entire country except Travel Restriction areas

Regional

Travel Restriction

Affected Areas: Tigray Region and the border with Eritrea; Afar-Tigray border; Amhara Region; Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz Regions; Oromia Region – Specific Areas; Southern Nations and National People (SNNP) Region; Border area with Somalia; Border areas with Sudan, and South Sudan; Border areas with Kenya

Last Updated: June 19, 2023

Eligibility & Requirements

Ethiopia currently has a U-M Travel Warning risk rating, with specific regions having a U-M Regional Travel Restriction risk rating.

Determine whether the cities or locations you visit are within a Travel Warning area or within a Regional Travel Restriction area.
For cities or locations within a Travel Warning area:
- Undergraduate and graduate students on University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT) are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:
  1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
  2. Submit a safety plan for individual travel at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
  3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration.
  4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
  5. Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel.

For cities or locations within a Travel Restriction area:
- Undergraduate students are prohibited from traveling to a Travel Restriction destination for UMRT.
- Graduate students on UMRT are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:
  1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
  2. Submit a safety plan for individual travel at least 3 weeks* before departure. *For graduate student U-M Related Travel to the Tigray region of Ethiopia, submit a safety plan for individual travel at least 6 weeks before departure to initiate the preapproval process. Important: U-M’s assistance provider for Political Evacuation and Natural Disaster coverage must pre-approve travel to verify emergency support capabilities. Travel that is not approved by the assistance provider will not be eligible for political evacuation or natural disaster coverage. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
  3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration.
  4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.
  5. Review the Additional Considerations for International Travel.

Review Ethiopia’s U.S. Department of State Country Information Page, CDC Travelers’ Health page, and the OSAC Country Security Report for travel health and safety information.