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Investment Visa - IV

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What investment option or options qualify?

The Investment Visa (IV) is for foreign nationals engaged in investment activities and can also be issued to potential investors who wish to come and invest in Ethiopia. The official source does not state which investment options qualify.

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  • The route text does not define qualifying investment types or amounts.

What official minimum amount, tier or threshold applies to each relevant option?

The Investment Visa page does not state a minimum investment amount for the visa; it requires a support letter from the Investment Commission of Ethiopia. Government visa fees: USD 62 for a single-entry 30-day visa, USD 152 for a multiple-entry 90-day visa, USD 252 for a multiple-entry 6-month visa and USD 502 for a multiple-entry 12-month visa.

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  • The Investment Visa page does not state a minimum investment amount for the visa; it requires a support letter from the Investment Commission of Ethiopia.

How long must the investment be maintained and what continuing ownership, investment or physical-presence conditions are important?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how long the investment must be kept and the continuing conditions.

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  • The bundle provides processing and visa-duration material, not the requested investment-maintenance conditions.

Which family members can be included where officially stated, and what broad residence/work rights result?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family members can be included and their rights.

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  • Searched the IV section for family members and their rights. None is stated; the fee table found here does not answer this question.

What status is obtained, how is it renewed, what longer-term residence/citizenship direction is officially stated, and what happens to the investment when relevant?

The fee table lists single-entry 30 days and multiple-entry 90 days, 6 months and 12 months. An extension can be requested before the visa expires; a visa expired by 1-15 days is extended online, and one expired by more than 15 days in person at the Head Office of the Immigration and Citizenship Service in Addis Ababa. Overstaying without extension brings fines and legal penalties. The official source does not state a longer-term residence or citizenship direction or what happens to the investment.

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Limits of the record
  • No longer-term residence or citizenship direction is stated for the IV.
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  • https://www.evisa.gov.et/static/js/main.ccc32951.js
    Travelers can request for extension before the visa expires in which expired date 1-15 days extend by online and visa expired date above 15 extended by going in person to the Head Office of the Immigration And Citizenship Service (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Travelers who stay beyond the validity period without extending are subject to fines and legal penalties.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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