Announcement: Student Visa

The U.S. Embassy is making limited visa appointments available in December for applicants applying for new F-1 student visas.  For more information about making a student visa appointment, please visit our appointments website:  https://ais.usvisa-info.com/en-et/niv. If you are renewing a student visa that is valid or expired within the last 12 months, we strongly encourage you to ... Read More»

By | 5 December, 2020 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: ,

U.S. Embassy Warns of Scams – There Are No Fees to Enter the Embassy or American Spaces

The U.S. Embassy has been alerted to reports of scams, where unsuspecting residents are offered access to the Embassy compound for visa interviews, or to visit American Spaces.  The Embassy wishes to reiterate that no such fees are required. The Embassy’s American Spaces Program offers free public access to facilities that include state of the ... Read More»

By | 25 May, 2018 | Topics: Alert, American Spaces, Consular Affairs, Education, Exclude, News, Press Releases | Tags: ,

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U.S. Embassy Statement on Visa Issuance on Ethiopia

We would like to clarify the most recent developments regarding U.S. visa issuance in Ethiopia.   Rumors that limitations have been placed on the issuance of visas in Ethiopia are false and we continue to process visa applications as usual.  Applicants whose visa expired less than 12 months ago are eligible to reapply through the interview ... Read More»

By | 17 February, 2017 | Topics: Consular Affairs, Exclude, Press Releases, Visas | Tags:

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The 2018 U.S. Diversity Visa Lottery Program Registration Begins

The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa is pleased to announce that the 2018 Diversity Visa (DV) Program registration opened October 4, 2016 and will close Monday, November 7, 2016. Each year the United States administers the Diversity Visa Immigrant Program from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For the 2018 ... Read More»

By | 14 October, 2016 | Topics: Consular Affairs, News, Press Releases, Visas | Tags: ,

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