Nigerian Embassy warns Nigerians to declare currency more than 3,000 Dollars in Addis baba

 

The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Nigeria wishes to inform Nigerians traveling to or passing through Ethiopia, to note the following rules and regulations regarding:

 

(i) Foreign currencies declaration in excess of $3000 per person or its equivalent in foreign currency, as well as valuables, should be declared to the Ethiopian Customs and Revenue Service on arrival to Ethiopia;

(ii) Transit passengers staying longer than 24 hours in Ethiopia are also required to declare to the Ethiopian Customs any sum of money exceeding $3,000 or its equivalent in foreign currency, by completing the foreign currency customs declaration form as well; and

(iii) Please avail yourselves of using the safe boxes installed in the airport by the Ethiopian Airlines for the safe keeping of your valuables and monies, if you are unwilling to declare them. It is guaranteed that your belongings will be safe and will be retrieved on your way out of the country.

 

This notification by the Nigerian Embassy has become necessary to safeguard Nigerian travelers from having their monies and valuables confiscated by the Ethiopian Authorities, since such unfortunate incidences have happened to many in the past.