Visa policy of Kenya

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Kenya international border crossing points
Kenya entry and exit stamps on a Singapore passport

Visitors to Kenya require a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.[1] All visitors must hold a passport valid for 6 months.

Visa policy map

Visa policy of Kenya

Visa exemption

Citizens of the following 43 countries can visit Kenya with no visa for stays up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted):[2][3]

Visa is not required for holders of diplomatic or service category passports of Brazil, China, Israel, Iran, and Turkey, nor for holders of diplomatic passports of India.[4]

Citizens of Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya can travel freely between their respective nations using national identification cards.[5]

A visa waiver protocol for diplomatic passports was signed with  United Arab Emirates, but it is yet to come into force.[6]

An agreement on visa exemption for diplomatic and service passports was signed with  Cuba[7] in May 2018, but it is yet to come into force.

E-Visa

Kenya introduced an e-Visa system from 2 July 2015. According to the government an application should be done at least 7 days in advance and visitors can stay for up to 90 days with e-visa.[8][9] [10]

Visa on arrival

Visa on arrival is still available and visitors can stay for up to 90 days with this visa.[11][12]

Consular visa

Kenyan tourist visa

Citizens of the following countries and territories require a visa that cannot be obtained online but instead the application is referred to the Director of Immigration services for processing and approval:[13]

Children under the age of 16 are not required to pay a visa fee.[14]

East African Tourist Visa

From February 2014 Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda began issuing an East African Tourist Visa.[15] The visa costs 100 USD and has no restrictions on citizens of any country. The visa is a non-extendable multiple-entry 90-day visa that has to be first used to enter the country that issued the visa.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nationals of the following countries require a visa
  2. ↑ "Country information (visa section)". Timatic. International Air Transport Association (IATA) through Olympic Air. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. ↑ NATIONALS OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES DO NOT REQUIRE VISAS TO ENTER KENYA
  4. ↑ THE FOLLOWING PERSONS DO NOT REQUIRE VISAS TO ENTER KENYA
  5. ↑ "East Africa: EAC Presidents Launch Use of National ID's to Cross Borders". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ Now You Can get A Kenyan Visa Online
  9. ↑ eCitizen
  10. ↑
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ No Kenyan visa issuing at airports, apply online
  13. ↑ Nationals of Countries, Classes and Categories Of Persons Who Require Referred Visas
  14. ↑ Kenya President Waives Visa Fees for Children to Spur Tourism
  15. ↑ East Africa: Single Visa to Boost East Regional Tourism
  16. ↑ "T12-East Africa Tourist Visa". www.migration.gov.rw. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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