KENYA - VISA INFORMATION
Kenya visa requirements are for all visitors to Kenya, except for Nationals of the following countries who DO NOT need a Kenya visa:
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cyprus, Darussalam, Dominica, Fiji Island, Ghana, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia (for less than 30 day stay), Maldives, Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa (for less than 30 day stay), St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Swaziland, Tanzania, The Bahamas, Trinidad, Tobago, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia & Zimbabwe
Citizens of the following countries require a visa that cannot be obtained online or on arrival at the airport but instead this must be done in advance through a Kenyan Embassy: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cameroon, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Eritrea, Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan.
For all other Nationals, Visas are required for entry and from 1st January 2021 these will no longer be issued on arrival at the airports in Nairobi and Mombasa but must be obtained prior to departure from Kenyan embassies overseas or through the Kenya Government website online.
Your passport must have at least 6 months left before expiry date and 2 blank pages left for visas. Children under the age of 16, travelling with an accompanying adult, do NOT require a visa.
Kenya E-VisaThe online E-Visas will normally be issued in less than 3 days, but we recommend that Online Applications should be made at least 7 working days prior to travel to give plenty of time for the application process to be completed.
Please note that Single Entry Visas are valid only for 90 days after date of issue, so you should not apply until less than 90 days before date of arrival and departure from Kenya. If you are travelling back into Kenya from other East African Countries on the same trip within the 90-day validity, then you do not require an additional visa to re-enter and the Single Entry Visa will be accepted.
How To Apply Online For A Kenya E-VisaSee link below to register online for visa application
https://accounts.ecitizen.go.ke/loginRegister using the above link with the Kenya Immigration Department for an E-visa Account with your username and a password and to receive an email with a link to enable you to activate your E-visa Account.
Once you activate your account, by clicking on a link in the email sent to you, you will be asked to submit a recent passport-type head and shoulders photo which you will need to have already scanned and saved on your computer. Please ensure that the photo is less than 1MB otherwise it may not upload successfully on the online form, and it should have a white background.
You will also need to have a scanned copy of the Bio-data page of your passport and a scanned copy of your booking confirmation invoice showing arrival and departure dates.
To complete the Online Form, it is best to have Google Chrome installed on your computer. Using Internet Explorer is likely to cause problems in completing the online process. (Download Chrome for free using the link that follows -
https://www.google.com/chrome/fast-and-secure/.
****The Online E-Visa Application form is mobile-enabled for smartphones and tablets***.
Select “Department of Immigration Services” and then click on Submit Application followed by clicking on “Kenyan Visa”.
You will then select “Apply for a Single-Entry Visa” (which also includes Double Entry) and complete the Application Form online which includes adding the passport photo and booking confirmation.
You will then submit the Kenyan Visa Application and pay the online fee of US$51, or equivalent, using Visa or Mastercard debit cards. Credit cards are also acceptable for payment, but an additional 3% fee applies to make a total of $54.
Then wait for approval to be shown on your E-Citizen account page within 3 days, with the status of your application indicated as ISSUED to enable you to click on the Download tab and then print your E-Visa.
Present your printed E-Visa to the Passport Control officer on arrival at the airport in Kenya.
Note: you should proceed straight to join the E-VISA queue at Passport Control.
Disclaimer From Government of Kenya:The Visa processing fee is nonrefundable.
Incomplete applications will be rejected.
The possession of an E-Visa is not the final authority to enter The Republic of Kenya.
Engaging in any form of business or employment without a requisite permit or pass is an offence.
A Kenya visa is required prior to entry into The Republic of Kenya.
The E-Visa printout must be presented at the port of entry
WARNING: beware of the websites of spurious visa handling companies which may look like the official Kenya Immigration department, but which charge exorbitant fees to process visas for unsuspecting applicants. The charge for the visa on arrival is US$50 in cash while the charge for processing the E-visa application yourself via the correct Kenya government website (
http://evisa.go.ke/evisa.html ) is US$54 including credit card fee.