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Transit Visa

EritreaTransit

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Which travellers require a transit visa/permission and which officially documented exemptions are important?

A visa is required for non-Eritreans and for Eritreans without a National ID; Eritreans holding an original National ID do not need one. The official source does not state whether a passenger who stays airside without entering Eritrea needs a transit visa.

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  • The source does not say whether a passenger who stays airside without entering Eritrea needs a transit visa.

Can the traveller remain airside, and under what circumstances must immigration control be crossed?

A transit visa is not required for passengers passing directly without stopping more than 24 hours who will not leave the airport without a special permit of the Immigration Office; such passengers hand over their travel documents to the Immigration Office at the entrance site against receipts returned upon exit. A transit visa may be granted to a traveller entering Eritrea on the way to another country.

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  • Refworld text is an unofficial translation of Regulation No. 4/1992 (1992); current practice may differ.
  • The regulation says 'airport' but does not describe airside zones or current airport procedures.
  • Whether a traveller who leaves the airport must hold a transit visa is not stated; Art. 16(1) only says one may be granted.

What officially documented baggage collection, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer situations affect the immigration requirement?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the baggage, terminal-change and self-transfer rules.

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  • Searched the Embassy visa page for baggage, terminal, separate-ticket or self-transfer rules; nothing is stated.

What maximum transit period, overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules matter?

A transit visa is valid for one week in Eritrea; for justified reasons the Central Immigration Office may change it into a tourist visa, subject to all tourist-visa formalities.

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  • Refworld text is an unofficial translation of Regulation No. 4/1992 (1992); current practice may differ.
  • No overnight, airport-change or multiple-stop rules are stated.

If permission is required, what permission is it, where/how is it obtained, and what core onward-travel evidence is required?

The permission is a transit visa, applied for by submitting the application form and fee online, with the original passport mailed to the Embassy in Washington, D.C. Onward-travel evidence required: an air ticket itinerary and proof of visa for the final destination. The fee is $30, plus $13 for photo printing and a $10 services fee.

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