Ethiopian embassy services, from here
Renewing an Ethiopian passport, the Origin ID (yellow card), a power of attorney for something back home, getting a US paper accepted in Ethiopia, and taking a loved one home for burial — what the embassy needs, step by step, from Las Vegas or Atlanta.
Passport
Renewal is through an app or in person in Washington. A lost passport starts with a police report.
Renew an Ethiopian passport
Ethiopian citizens whose passport has expired or is about to.
Renewal is only for passports issued under the EPRDF-era system; older passports and special cases go through verification first. Applications with photos or scans that do not meet the app's rules are delayed or rejected.
What you need
- Your current (expired) Ethiopian passport, and a scan of it under 2.5 MB for the app.
- One recent passport-size photo (under 2.5 MB in the app).
- A debit or credit card for the app, or a money order if you go in person.
How it goes
- Download Digital Invea (App Store or Google Play), create an account, choose passport renewal and follow the steps; pay by card in the app.
- Or go to the embassy in Washington in person with the expired passport, one photo and a money order.
- The embassy's notice lists no mail-in option for renewals; call the passport line before posting anything.
- The fee
- Not published on the embassy's page; paid by card in the app or by money order at the embassy. Ask on the passport line.
- Ask on
- (202) 274-4552 Consular phone lines: 2:00–4:00 PM Eastern (11 AM–1 PM in Las Vegas)
Read from Embassy of Ethiopia — Notice to Ethiopian citizens residing in the United States (updated 8 Sep 2026) · Checked October 20, 2026
Replace a lost or stolen passport
Ethiopian citizens whose passport is gone.
What you need
- A police report for the loss or theft.
- A copy of the lost passport if you have one; otherwise the passport number if you know it.
- The replacement fee as a money order. The embassy may ask for more documents depending on the case.
How it goes
- Report the loss to the police first and keep the report number.
- Call the passport line to confirm what your case needs before you send or bring anything.
- If you must travel to Ethiopia before a passport can be issued, ask the same line about a laissez-passer (a one-journey travel document).
- The fee
- A replacement fee by money order; the amount is not on the embassy's page.
- Ask on
- (202) 274-4552 Consular phone lines: 2:00–4:00 PM Eastern (11 AM–1 PM in Las Vegas)
Read from Embassy of Ethiopia — Notice to Ethiopian citizens residing in the United States · Checked October 20, 2026