EthiopiaMedical treatment
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MDV is for a foreign national entering Ethiopia to be treated for a medical condition.
Applicants who apply for an MDV are foreign nationals who are entering Ethiopia to be treated for a medical condition in the country.
The listed medical documents are an application letter to the health organisation and its invitation letter.
Application letter to the health organization Invitation letter from the Health Organization.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm how treatment costs, living costs and insurance must be shown.
The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a companion may accompany the patient and under what permission.
Validity starts from the date of intended entry. The page lists a single-entry 30-day, a multiple-entry 90-day and a multiple-entry 12-month Medical Treatment Visa; its fee table also includes a multiple-entry 6-month option that the list does not mention. An extension can be requested before the visa expires at the ICS Head Office in Addis Ababa; overstaying is subject to fines and legal penalties. The official source does not state what happens if treatment continues beyond an extended stay.
The validity of the visa starts from the date of intended entry. Applicants can apply for one of the following two MDVs:
- Single entry, 30-day MDV
- Multiple entry 90-day MDV
- Multiple entry 12-month MDV
| Multiple Entry | 6 Month | 352 |
Applicants can request an extension before the visa expires. The applicant is then eligible to visit the ICS Head Office in Addis Ababa to extend the MDV.
For individuals found of overstaying, they will be 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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