Article 243 — Unlawful Departure, Entry or Residence.

(1) Whoever intentionally: (a) departs from, enters into or resides in the territory of the State in violation of the national law; or (b) causes any of the acts specified in (a) above to be committed, is punishable with simple imprisonment or fine or with both. (2) Whoever, with the intention of obtaining, directly or indirectly, advantage procures illegal entry of a person, who is not either a national or a permanent resident of Ethiopia, into the territory of another State or produces, procures, provides or possesses a fraudulent travel document or identity card for enabling illegal entry into the Ethiopia territory of the person or performs an act that enables him to illegally remain in Ethiopia without complying with the necessary legal requirements, is punishable with rigorous imprisonment from five years to ten years. (3) Where the life or safety of the migrant is endangered or is subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment as a result of the crime committed under sub-article (2) of this Article, the person who committed the crime shall be punishable from five years to fifteen years of rigorous imprisonment. (4) The punishment shall be in accordance with Article 90 of this Code where the assistance in the commission of one of the acts specified in sub-article (1)(a) of this Article is by a juridical person. (5) Where the act is clearly a petty offence, the relevant provisions of the Code of Petty Offences shall apply.