Ethiopia says some immigration cases now completed within one day
Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh says reforms at Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service have reduced processing times for some cases from as long as a year to one day.
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- Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh says reforms at Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service have reduced processing times for some cases from as long as a year to one day.
Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Service is completing some cases within one day that previously took as long as a year, Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh said on September 3, 2026.
Temesgen made the statement during a visit to the service’s headquarters, where he reviewed changes introduced at the agency. The report did not specify which categories of immigration or citizenship cases now qualify for the faster turnaround.
The claim points to a substantial improvement in processing time, but no independent performance data or figures covering the number of cases handled were provided in the source report. Applicants should therefore continue to check requirements and expected timelines for their particular service directly with the agency.
