There are different types of visas available for Kenya. You will be required a visa even if you are transiting through Kenya unless you are from a visa-exempt group.
There are the following ways of obtaining a Kenya visa:
Albania |
Greenland |
Nicaragua |
Algeria |
Guatemala |
Niger |
Andorra |
Guinea |
Nigeria |
Angola |
Guinea-Bissau |
Norway |
Antigua and Bermuda |
Guyana |
Oman |
Argentina |
Haiti |
Pacific Isles |
Australia |
Honduras |
Pakistan |
Austria |
Hong Kong {SAR} |
Palau |
Bahrain |
Hungary |
Panama |
Bangladesh |
Iceland |
Paraguay |
Belarus |
India |
Peru |
Belgium |
Indonesia |
Philippines |
Benin |
Iran |
Poland |
Bhutan |
Ireland {Republic} |
Portugal |
Bolivia |
Israel |
Qatar |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Italy |
Reunion |
Brazil |
Ivory Coast |
Romania |
Bulgaria |
Japan |
Russian Federation |
Burkina Faso |
Jordan |
Saint Christopher Cape |
Cambodia |
Kampuchea |
Salvador |
Canada |
Kazakhstan |
Sao Tome & Principe |
Cape Verde |
Kirghizstan |
Saudi Arabia |
Central African Rep |
Korea South |
Serbia |
Chad |
Kuwait |
Serbia |
Chile |
Laos |
Slovakia |
China {P.R} |
Latvia |
Slovenia |
Colombia |
Liberia |
South Sudan |
Comoros |
Liechtenstein |
Spain |
Congo {Brazzaville} |
Lithuania |
Sri Lanka |
Congo {Democratic Rep} |
Luxembourg |
Sudan |
Costa Rica |
Macau {SAR} |
Suriname |
Croatia |
Macedonia |
Sweden |
Cuba |
Madagascar |
Switzerland |
Czech Republic |
Malagasy |
Taiwan |
Denmark |
Malta |
Thailand |
Djibouti |
Marshall Islands |
Togo |
Dominican Republic |
Mauritania |
Tunisia |
East Timor |
Mexico |
Turkey |
Ecuador |
Micronesia |
Turkmenistan |
Egypt |
Moldova |
Ukraine |
El Salvador |
Monaco |
United Arab Emirates |
Equatorial Guinea |
Mongolia |
United Kingdom |
Estonia |
Montenegro |
United States |
Finland |
Morocco |
Uruguay |
France |
Mozambique |
Uzbekistan |
Gabon |
Myanmar {Burma} |
Vatican City |
Georgia |
Nepal |
Venezuela |
Germany |
Netherlands |
Vietnam |
Greece |
New Zealand |
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You can apply for short-term visas for realizing your temporary travel to Kenya. Reasons to apply for this type of visa can be tourism, visiting family or friends, business trips, short-term education, exchange programs, short-term work, and many other non-permanent nuances. You can check all the required documents for each type of visa application, visa fees, processing time, and where to apply for a visa below.
Kenya East Africa Tourist Visa is a joint tourist visa that allows holders to travel to and within the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, and the Republic of Uganda for the purpose of tourism.
1. Application Form
2. Passport
3. A Clear Photograph
*Additional documents may be required by the embassy
The average processing time for a Kenya East Africa Tourist visa is 3-14 calendar days. It depends on your visa application country.
Kenya East Africa Tourist visa fee is 100 USD. The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.
You will apply for the Kenya East Africa Tourist visa in Kenya visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location or apply for a Kenya visa online by clicking here.
Tourist Visa issued by the Kenyan Embassy must enter through Kenya and move to Uganda and/or Rwanda.
Kenya single-entry journey visa is the standard visa to go to Kenya solely for tourism, professional, or family visit. This visa permits you to enter the country for a maximum duration of 90 days and only for one time. The date of your trip must start no more than three months after the issuance of your visa.
1. Application Form
2. Passport
3. A Clear Photograph
In case of a paper-based visa application:
4. In the case of Tourism
5. In the case of a Business Visit
6. In case of the Family Visit
*Additional documents may be required by the embassy
The average processing time for a Kenya Single-entry Journey visa is 3-14 calendar days. It depends on your visa application country.
Kenya Single-entry Journey visa fee is 51 USD. It is possible to get Kenya multiple entry visa with a fee of 101 USD. The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.
You will apply for the Kenya Single-entry Journey visa in Kenya visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.
Kenya Transit Visa granted to foreign nationals connecting through Kenya to other destinations for a period not exceeding 72 hours. Those connecting flights directly without leaving the airport don't need to apply for Transit visas.
1. Application Form
2. Passport
3. A Clear Photograph
*Additional documents may be required by the embassy
The average processing time for a Kenya Transit visa is 3-14 calendar days. It depends on your visa application country.
Kenya Transit visa fee is 21 USD. The fee may vary depending on your nationality or your country of submission.
You will apply for the Kenya Transit visa in Kenya visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.
Before you travel ensure that you are in possession of the following:
Kenya Courtesy Visa is granted to Diplomatic, Official, and Service passport holders coming into the country on official duties, or transiting through Kenya to a third country for official business or duties
1. Application Form
2. Passport
3. A Clear Photograph
*Additional documents may be required by the embassy
The average processing time for a Kenya Courtesy visa is 3-14 calendar days. It depends on your visa application country.
Kenya Courtesy Visa is issued free of charge/gratis.
You will apply for the Kenya Courtesy visa in Kenya visa application centers, embassies, or consulates, whichever accepts visa applications in your country of residence. If there is none of them in your country, you need to apply to the nearest embassy or consulate to your location.
Before you travel ensure that you are in possession of the following:
Yellow fever is a risk in certain parts of Kenya, so it is always recommendable to get the yellow fever vaccine if you plan to travel to Kenya.
No. Kenya application fee covers the handling of the application, regardless of the result.
Each traveler needs to take a printed visa for Kenya with them on their trip. Right after granting the visa, an e-mail is sent with a confirmation of this. It is a link with the website which the visa can be downloaded and printed. Keep it with the passport so that it can be handed over at the passport check after arrival in Kenya.
To make it past the passport check in Kenya without trouble, it is important to carry at least the following documents. These need to be physically handed over, so not on the screen of a mobile phone, tablet, or laptop.
Required documents:
Children up to and including 15 years of age do not need a visa. However, they do need to possess their own passport, which needs to be valid for at least six more months from the moment of arrival. All persons 16 years and older need a visa for Kenya to enter the country.
Yes. The visa is inseparably linked to the passport and passport number, which was used when applying for the visa for Kenya. When a new passport is taken into use, a new visa needs to be applied for as well.
After the initial days allocated by the immigration control at the port of entry have elapsed, you renew your visa at the immigration headquarters in Nairobi. The maximum number of days a visitor may stay in Kenya is six months.
Once Kenya e-Visa issued, it is valid for three months before you travel. Once you present yourself to immigration control at the port of entry, you may be issued with a stay period not exceeding 90 days, which may be renewed for an additional 90 days at the immigration headquarters. The maximum number of days a visitor may stay in Kenya is six months.
The processing time is 2 business days.
Like most international destinations, Kenya and countries in the region charge an airport departure tax for all international flights. The tax may be included in the airline ticket price. If it is not included, visitors must pay the tax in cash at the airport upon arrival. Departure taxes can be paid in local currency or U.S. Dollars.