ID Card
Guidelines for processing ID Card Application
All applications must be made in person as applicants will be required to give fingerprints at the Embassy.
Applicants must submit two completed ID card application forms
Photograph
Four recent colour passport-size photograph, glued to the application form
Proof of Ethiopian Origin
Accepted nationality support documents issued in Ethiopia are:
- Old or damaged previous Passport (if available)
- Birth certificate
- ID Cards (from: kebele, and known other Institutions)
- A letter of community membership or ID authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia
- Bank Book
- Marriage certificates
- Educational Certifications that state Nationality
- Social Security Documentation (Pension payment certificate)
- Court decision documents
- Car and fixed asset (i.e. land and buildings) property ownership documents and other similar evidentiary documents which state Ethiopian nationality.
Current Nationality
Passport or valid travel document issued by the country which gave nationality to this current applicant of Ethiopian origin.
Other Applicants
If applicant has children under the age of 18, he/she has to produce:
- Passport,
- Birth Certificate and
- Two current colour passport size photographs of each child attached with his/her application for ID card.
If applicant has a spouse of foreign national, he/she has to produce:
- Passport,
- Marriage certificate and
- Two current colour passport size photographs of each child attached with his/her application for ID card.
Fees and Payments
- Applicants are required to pay £360.00
- Similarly, spouse of Applicants are required to pay £360.00
- However, children under the age of 18 are exempted from paying fee
ID Renewal or Replacement of Lost/Stolen
- Ethiopian Origin ID Renewal £ 159.00
- Ethiopian Origin ID Replacement £ 240.00
Method of Payment
We accept Cash payment. We also accept POSTAL ORDER or BANK DRAFT if it is payable to The Ethiopian Embassy. (Please, refrain from sending Credit cards and personal checks, they are not accepted. The above method of payments are only accepted!)
Important Information
Please note that…
- ID Card processing fee is none refundable
- Paperwork submitted in the manner different from the above will not be accepted
- ID card processing starts only after we have collected all necessary documents (original with two copies) and payments
- ID card processing currently takes three working days
- Processing times, requirements and fees are subject to change without notice
Application form
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