Listen up, y’all! You wanna get yourself an Ethiopian passport? Well, it ain’t as easy as pickin’ apples off a tree, let me tell ya. But don’t you worry none, I’ll break it down for ya, plain and simple, like how Ma used to tell me how to churn butter.
First off, you gotta understand, this here passport thing, it’s a big deal. It’s like your golden ticket to get outta here and go places. So, you best be treatin’ it serious-like. Them city folks, they call it “Essential Information On The Ethiopian Passport,” but to me, it’s just plain important.
Now, where do you even start? Well, they got this thing called an “Ethiopia Passport Application Form“. Sounds fancy, huh? It ain’t nothin’ but a piece of paper you gotta fill out. Make sure you write neat, or them city folk might not understand ya. You gotta put down your name, where you was born, all that kinda stuff. Don’t go lyin’ now, ’cause they’ll find out, and then you’ll be in a heap of trouble.
- First thing’s first: You gotta get that application form. Don’t know where? Ask around. Somebody’ll know.
- Then, you gotta fill it out. Every little space, mind ya. Don’t leave nothin’ blank.
- And you need pictures. Them little square things of your face. Make sure you look decent. No funny faces now.
They also need “original documents“. That’s just fancy talk for papers that prove who you are. Like your birthin’ paper, and maybe somethin’ else. If you had a passport before, bring that too. Don’t go losin’ important stuff like that, ya hear?
And listen to this, this passport ain’t free. Them city folk, they call it “passport issuance fees“. If you want it fast, like in two days, it’ll cost you a whole lotta money, somethin’ like 25,000 birr. That’s enough to buy a whole cow, maybe two! If you ain’t in a hurry, it’s cheaper, about 5,000 birr. But even that ain’t chicken feed, let me tell ya.
ICS announced that these revised fees will take effect starting August 7. Don’t know what ICS is? Some city folk bigwigs I reckon. Just remember that the price changed and you gotta pay the new price starting August 7. Don’t go showin’ up with old money, now.
So, you got your application all filled out, you got your papers, and you got your money. Now what? Well, you gotta take it all to somethin’ they call a “consular office / passport capturing site or (Postal office).” Sounds complicated, but it just means a place where they handle this passport stuff. Ask around, somebody in your town will know where it is. It’s the same place where you originally submitted your application.
And then, you wait. Sometimes it takes a while, sometimes it don’t. If you paid extra for that fast service, you might get it in a couple of days. But if you didn’t, well, you just gotta be patient. Patience is a virtue, my Ma always said. And when it’s ready, Bring your original documents including your passport during collection if you had one before. Don’t forget or you’ll be makin’ another trip.
Now, about them “New Passport applicants”, they gotta do all this stuff I just told ya. It ain’t different for nobody. Young or old, rich or poor, everybody gotta follow the same rules. New applicants who want a passport better listen good!
This whole passport business, it can be a real headache. But if you wanna go places, you gotta have it. Just remember what I told ya, and you’ll be alright. Fill out that form, get your papers together, pay your money, and then be patient. And most important, don’t go tryin’ to cheat the system. Them city folk, they’re smarter than they look.
So, there you have it. That’s all I know about gettin’ yourself an Ethiopian passport. It ain’t rocket science, but it ain’t exactly easy either. Just follow the steps, be honest, and you’ll be flyin’ high in no time. Now go on, git! And don’t forget what your old auntie told ya.