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EAST AFRICAN VISA (KENYA, UGANDA AND RWANDA ONLY)

KENYA VISAS GO ONLINE

All applications for Kenyan visas will be processed, paid for and issued online from January 1, 2021.

The e-visa will be obtained through www.evisa.go.ke. An e-visa is required prior to departure to Kenya.

Eligibility. Do you qualify to apply? Click here

Exempted from visa:

Children aged below 16 years of age and below. This does not apply to East Africa visa.
Holders of re-entry pass to Kenya
Holders of Permanent Residence pass

All visas stated below can be applied for on the above link:

Diplomatic/Official/Courtesy visa
East Africa Visa
Transit visa
Multiple visa
Single Entry Visa (tourism/visitors/business)
Referred visa (holders of Canadian Travel Document) (apply under single entry visa)

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COVID-19 TEST

Travelers to Kenya are required to have:

A negative PCR based COVID-19 certificate of test taken within 96 hours before arrival in
The mandatory Ministry of health traveler’s form. It must be filled and submitted prior to travel. This form can be accessed at https://ears.health.go.ke/airline_registration/

IMPORTANT NOTE

Visa applications without complete requirements will not be processed. Please ensure all the requirements are met.

Applicants should allow 7 business days to process visa applications.

For walk-ins, we have an interac machine hence clients can use credit/debit cards for payments.
For more information on visa application and visa categories based on nationalities, please visit www.immigration.go.ke This website provides comprehensive details on all immigration services provided by the Department of Immigration of Kenya in Nairobi including but not limited to work permit, passes, citizenship, other immigration services and frequently asked questions (F.A.Qs).

Visa applicants who intend to undertake an internship/ placement and volunteer work in Kenya are further required to liaise with their host organizations/ companies in Kenya to make application for the appropriate authorization to the Director of Immigration Services (P.O. Box 30191, Nairobi. Telephone +254-222022) prior to their engagement in the respective attachments.

Please note that the possession of a Kenyan Visa is not the final authority to enter Kenya. The immigration officer at the port of entry may deny permission to land if the visitor is unable to fulfill the immigration requirements and if the entry and presence of such a person in Kenya would be contrary to national interests, even if such a person is in possession of a valid visa for Kenya, provided that any such refusal is consented to by the Director of Immigration Services in Nairobi, his Deputy or Regional Immigration Heads in Mombasa and Kisumu.

A Kenyan visa is valid for 3 months from the date of issuance. A visa holder should enter Kenya within 3 months from the date of issuance. The length of stay in Kenya begins on the date of entry into Kenya, NOT from the date of visa issuance. The authority to stay is the entry stamp issued by the immigation officer at the port of entry. Multiple entry visas are valid for six (6) months.