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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
*Obtain all the require documents<br />
*Fill in the application form with all the detail information<br />
*Submit the duly completed application form and all the necessary documents to the Ethiopian agency for citizenship at the ministry of immigration and emigration Addis Ababa or at any branch country wide, attach the receipt payment <br />
*Upon review and approval of the submitted documents by the responsible officer, you will then be issued a Ethiopian citizenship card<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
====Ethiopian origin====<br />
*2 copies of a Birth certificate<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
*Receipt payment from any bank at any bank of your choice in Ethiopia<br />
*Filled in application both in English and Amharic alphabets<br />
*Valid Ethiopian passport<br />
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====Foreign national====<br />
*2 copies of a Birth certificate<br />
*2 copies of a Valid passport from the country of origin<br />
*Payment of $100.00 at any bank of your choice in Ethiopia<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
*Certificate of good conduct<br />
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====Spouses, widows and widowers of Ethiopia====<br />
*Filled in application form <br />
*Marriage certificate<br />
*Copy of death certificate if applicant is a widower<br />
*Proof that the marriage is subsisting for spouse<br />
*Copy of national passport <br />
*Certificate of good conduct<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
Immigration Services and National Affairs in Ethiopia<br><br />
Public Relation & Documentation Service <br><br />
Mr. Asefa Alemayehu <br><br />
P.O.Box: 1028 Addis Ababa Ethiopia.<br><br />
Tel. +251 (0) 11 5543363 <br><br />
Fax. +251 (0) 11 5503974 <br><br />
Email. pr@mcit.gov.et / <br><br />
assefaha@yahoo.com <br><br />
Web Master Tel. +251 (011) 1241265 <br><br />
Email. webmaster.mcit.gov.et<br><br><br />
For American Citizen service.<br><br />
U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia American Embassy<br><br />
Entoto Road Addis Ababa <br><br />
Tel: (251-11) 130-6000 <br><br />
Fax: (251-11) 124-24-35 <br><br />
Email: consaddis@state.gov Adoption Unit <br><br />
Email: consadoptionaddis@state.gov <br><br><br />
American Citizens <br><br />
Services are available from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. M-F, and from 1 p.m. to 4 <br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
*Spouses, widows and widowers of Ethiopian citizen<br />
*Lawful residents for at least 6 years and above in Ethiopia <br />
*Children and person with disabilities (made for the biological or legal adopted children of Ethiopian citizen<br />
*Stateless and migrant persons <br />
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==Fees==<br />
*2 Birr for Ethiopian national<br />
*$ 100.00 for foreign national<br />
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==Validity==<br />
Valid for 5 years<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.<br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
One day<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". <br />
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==Instructions==<br />
Only the Ethiopian Agency for citizenship at the ministry of immigration and emigration has the mandate to issue Ethiopian citizenship so any person who wants to acquire citizenship of Ethiopia should go to their office or for more information follow the link info@immi.gov.et <br />
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==Required Information==<br />
====Ethiopian origin====<br />
*Full name<br />
*Date of birth<br />
*Place of birth<br />
*Address<br />
*Place of residence<br />
*Occupation <br />
*Citizenship<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
*If you wish to add children under the age of 18 years , then you should present 2 copies of legal document showing the relationship i.e.: Birth certificate<br />
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====Foreign nationals====<br />
*Full name <br />
*Date and place of birth<br />
*Occupation <br />
*Citizenship<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
*Fill out and submit 2 copies of application for Ethiopian citizenship with your name appearing both in English and Amharic alphabets<br />
*2 copies of valid pass port from the country of origin<br />
*2 copies of birth certificate or other testimonials<br />
*Payment of $ 100.00 <br />
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====Spouses, widows and widowers of Ethiopia====<br />
*Full name <br />
*Date and place of birth<br />
*Occupation <br />
*Citizenship<br />
*2 copies of valid spouse<br />
*2copies of married certificate, the marriage should to valid for at least 2 years prior to the date of the applications submission<br />
*3 recent, colored photographs of size 3x4 cm with white background and name of the applicant at the back of the photograph<br />
*Fill out and submit 2 copies of application for Ethiopian citizenship with your name appearing both in English and Amharic alphabets<br />
*2 copies of valid pass port from the country of origin<br />
*2 copies of birth certificate or other testimonials<br />
*Payment of $ 100.00 <br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
Possession of Ethiopian citizenship represents the link between the owner and the state. Its usually associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political affairs. <br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Registration or application forms are available in two (2) languages, and therefore you are advised to fill the form in the language you understand best in order to avoid errors<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
It can be use as a proof of national identity<br />
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==External Links==<br />
http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b52ac.html<br><br />
http://www.immi.gov.au/Help/Locations/Pages/Ethiopia.aspx<br />
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==Others==<br />
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