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Embassy of the Netherlands in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Address

Old Airport Zone
Kifle Ketema - Lideta
Kebele 02/03
P.O. Box 1241
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia

Front desk

Making an appointment

If you are in Ethiopia and need a product or service from the Dutch government, find out how to make an appointment.

Opening hours

  • Monday: 8:00 - 17:00 (by appointment only)
  • Tuesday: 8:00 - 17:00 (by appointment only)
  • Wednesday: 8:00 - 17:00 (by appointment only)
  • Thursday: 8:00 - 17:00 (by appointment only)
  • Friday: 8:00 - 14:00 (by appointment only)
  • Saturday: closed
  • Sunday: closed

Closing days

The embassy in Addis Ababa will be closed on the following days:

2025

25 and 26 December - Christmas

2026

1 January - New Year's Day
7 January - Ethiopian Christmas
19 January - Timket (Epiphany)
2 March - Adwa Victory Day
20 March - Eid-al-Fitr
6 April - Easter Monday
10 April - (Ethiopian) Good Friday
27 April - Kings Day
5 May - Dutch Liberation Day
14 May - Ascension Day
25 May - Pentecost / Whit Monday
27 May - Eid-al-Adha
25 August - Birth of Prophet Muhammed
11 September - Ethiopian New Year
25 December - Christmas

Contact options

Ask your question by phone: +251 113 17 03 60.

If you are calling from the Netherlands, call +31 247 247 247.

Click here to send us a WhatsApp message.

Or add our number +31 857 737 400 to the contacts list on your smartphone and then send a message.

Please note

  • You can only use this number for WhatsApp. You cannot call or text us on this number.
  • We will only respond to your WhatsApp message if it is sent in a private chat. If you or someone else sends us a message in a WhatsApp group, we will not respond.
  • Do not share any privacy-sensitive information with us via WhatsApp. For example, a citizen service number or a copy of a passport.

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Other departments

Contact details for other embassy departments and honorary consuls are listed at www.netherlandsandyou.nl.