Addis Ababa, April 13, 2026 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) has announced that more than 1.1 million passports were issued to citizens over the past nine months of the 2025/26 fiscal year, as the country continues to expand digitalized immigration and border service systems.
The service said the ongoing digital transformation of passport, visa, and identity services is improving efficiency, service accessibility, and overall operational performance across its systems.
Director General of the service, Selamawit Dawit, said ICS is currently providing regular and emergency passport services, visa issuance, and Ethiopian National Digital ID (Fayda) services through increasingly digital platforms.
She also noted that the institution is strengthening air and land border management operations while modernizing service delivery through technology-based systems.
According to the Communications Director of ICS, Ambo Meqersa, a total of more than 1.1 million passports were issued during the nine-month period of the 2025/26 fiscal year.
He further stated that 824,951 visas and more than 29,000 Digital National IDs were also issued during the same reporting period.
In addition, more than 5.4 million inbound and outbound passengers were processed with travel documents in line with international standards at Ethiopia’s air and land border checkpoints.
The Communications Director also disclosed that 21 individuals suspected of illegally facilitating emergency passport processing, engaging in brokerage activities, and damaging the institution’s reputation have been arrested and are under investigation.