e-Visa Info

An e-Visa is an entry permit intended for citizens of eligible countries.

An e-Visa is issued to individuals whose nationality requires a visa to enter Kenya for tourism, travel, medical, business or professional purposes. An e-Visa is an authorization document, issued in PDF format, that allows you to travel to one of Kenya's entry points.

A visa is required prior to entry into The Republic of Kenya. As from 01st Jan 2021 Visas on arrival are no longer available and travellers to Kenya are advised to apply for an eVisa in advance of arriving to Kenya.

The e-Visa must be presented to an immigration officer at any point of entry, who grants entry into the Republic of Kenya by issuing a visitor's pass and endorsing it in the holder's passport.

Types of e-Visa

Single Entry Visa is valid for travel with 3 months from the date of issue. The stay cannot be longer than 90 days. Normally, visitors are allowed to stay in Kenya for up to three months. However, the border services officer at the Kenyan port of entry will authorize the period of time the visitor can stay in Kenya. The officer will stamp or write on a visitor's passport the length of time.
Multiple entry visa is valid for 3 to 12 months from the date of issue. Allows the visitor to travel to Kenya multiple times with one-time stay of up to 90 days throughout the e-Visa validity period.

To apply for an e-Visa, you must be a citizen of one of the following countries:

Albania	Algeria	Andorra	Angola	Antigua and Bermuda	Argentina	Australia	Austria	Azerbaijan
Bahrain	Bangladesh	Belarus	Belgium	Benin	Bhutan	Bolivia	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Brazil
Bulgaria	Burkina Faso	Cambodia	Cameroon	Canada	Cape Verde	Central African Republic	Chad	Chile
China	Colombia	Comoros	Congo	Congo (Democratic Rep)	Costa Rica	Croatia	Cuba	Czech Republic
Denmark	Djibouti	Dominican Republic	East Timor	Ecuador	Egypt	El Salvador	Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea
Estonia	Finland	France	Gabon	Georgia	Germany	Greece	Greenland	Guatemala
Guinea	Guinea-Bissau	Guyana	Haiti	Honduras	Hong Kong (SAR)	Hungary	Iceland	India
Indonesia	Iran	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Ivory Coast	Japan	Jordan	Kampuchea
Kazakhstan	Kirghizistan	Korea South	Kuwait	Laos	Latvia	Liberia	Liechtenstein	Lithuania
Luxembourg	Macedonia	Macau (SAR)	Madagascar	Malagasy	Mali	Malta	Marshall Islands	Mauritania
Mexico	Micronesia	Moldova	Monaco	Mongolia	Montenegro	Morocco	Mozambique	Myanmar
Nepal	Netherlands	New Zealand	Nicaragua	Niger	Nigeria	Norway	Oman	Pacific Isles
Pakistan	Palau	Panama	Paraguay	Peru	Philippines	Poland	Portugal	Qatar
Reunion	Romania	Russian Federation	Salvador	Saint Christopher Cape	Sao Tome & Principe	Saudi Arabia	Senegal	Serbia
Slovakia	Slovenia	South Africa	South Sudan	Spain	Sri Lanka	Sudan	Suriname	Sweden
Switzerland	Taiwan	Thailand	Togo	Tunisia	Turkey	Turkmenistan	Ukraine	United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	United States	Uruguay	Uzbekistan	Vatican City	Venezuela	Vietnam	Western Sahara	Yugoslavia (former States)

An e-Visa for entry into Kenya is valid only at the following national border checkpoints:

air checkpoints:

• JKIA Nairobi
• Wajir Airport
• Wilson Airport Nairobi
• MIA Mombasa
• KIA Kisumu
• Malindi Airport
• Lamu Airport
• EIA Eldoret
• Garisa Airstrip
• Lokichogio Airport
• Isiolo Airport

land checkpoints:

• Muhuru Bay
• Lunga Lunga
• Taveta
• Namanga
• Isebania
• Busia
• Malaba
• Loitokitok
• Moyale
• Mandera
• Nadapal
• Liboi
• Lwakhakha
• Suam

naval checkpoints:

• Old Port Mombasa
• Kilindini Sea Port
• Lamu Port
• Malindi Port
• Kisumu Port
• Shimoni Port
• Muhuru Bay
• Mbita Point
• Vanga Port
• Kiunga Port

An e-Visa may be issued for any of the following purposes:
• Tourism
• Visit friends/relatives
• Medical
• Business
• Work
• Meetings/Workshop/Seminars/Training/Retreat

In addition, a courtesy visa is available to holders of diplomatic, official and service passports who are entering or transiting Kenya on official duties. The holder of a courtesy visa must be in possession of an official letter from the country of origin/organisation/foreign affairs.

Requirements for Kenyan e-Visa:

• An e-Visa possession is required prior to entry into Kenya.
• The e-Visa must be printed in color before traveling to Kenya.
• The traveler must be in possession of a travel document with an expiration date of not less than 6 months
• At least three blank pages must be available in the holder's passport
• The traveler must have a return ticket
• The traveler must be in possession of a current color passport photo in digital format

How to apply
Application procedure is very short and easy

1

Fill out the online form according to your passport information and upload your photo. Some additional information is also required.

2

Click the "Submit the application" button to complete the e-Visa application process. You will be redirected to the summary page.

3

The final step is to pay the application service fee. Provide the required information and click "Pay" to complete the procedure.

4

Once payment is confirmed, a confirmation of your e-Visa application is sent to your email address.

5

E-visa application successfully completed!

6

Once you have paid for your application, if approved, you will receive your e-Visa sent to the email address you provided on the form.

Attachments:

During the application process, regardless of the type of visa or purpose of visit selected, each applicant must attach:
- Recent Passport Size Photo of applicant
- Passport copy: front cover and bio-data page

Depending on the purpose of the visit, the following documents must additionally be attached:

1. For tourist visits:
- Hotel booking

2. For Friends/relatives visits:
- Invitation Letter From The Host

3. For Business visits:
- Invitation Letter From The Host
- Copy of Company Registration Certificate
- Staff ID of Person Countersigning

4. For medical visits:
-Letter from the referring Doctor/Hospital
-Appointment letter from the Receiving Doctor/Hospital

5. For work visits:
- Invitation Letter From The Host
- Employment Contract

6. For transit:
- Onward ticket
Note: If a multiple-entry visa is selected, copies of visas held during the past year must also be attached.

Who do not need an e-Visa:

-Citizens of visa-exempt countries
-Children under the age of sixteen
-All travelers whose passports are endorsed with valid Kenya re-entry passes or other written authority in lieu of a re-entry pass
-All passengers arriving and leaving by the same ship, and who do not leave the ship
-All passengers transiting through Kenya, arriving and departing on the same aircraft or transferring to another aircraft, who do not leave the international transit lounges at international airports in Kenya.

Photo rquirements

The photo must show the top of your head and the top of your shoulders. Your head must be in the center of the photo and be fully shown from the top of the hairline or the crown of the head to the tip of the chin.

passport-type photograph

taken in the last six months

full face looking at the camera

well illuminated

color

sharp focus, not blurred

no flash reflection (especially when you wear glasses)

clear background with no shadows

neutral facial expression with both eyes open (eyes fully visible, no sunglasses)

no hat or head covering that obscures the hair or hairline unless worn daily for a religious purpose

all formats accepted

no size limits

Sample passport

Available payment methods:
payment by credit / debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Maestro)

Information on the visa obtaining procedure - application processing time, possible further processing, suspending the application and delivery option.
Application processing time: Once the application is submitted with the complete information, it will be processed within the shortest possible time. The unit processing time depends on the individual application and many other factors. The assurance of process service is four working days. It means that e-Visa application is usually processed within four working days after receiving the completed application and full e-Visa fee. Most of the application is processed within two working days. Note: extended processing time may occur in certain circumstances. In some cases, Russian Immigration Department may require additional information and documents to upload. If necessary, our consultant will contact you via email. You will be advised by email if your application requires additional processing. In that case, you may be asked to attach other supplementary documents. In difficult cases processing may even last for 14-30 days. Suspending the application: When the departure date provided by the customer in the form is too far to fit within the visa validity period (ability of using the visa to enter the country), we reserve the right to suspend the visa application processing until the first possible available date of issue, so that the visa is valid when entering the country. This procedure applies only to extremely distant departure dates (approximately 30 days and above from the date of submission of the application) and aims to protect the applicant against a situation in which the visa's validity may expire on the date close to entering the country. Delivery option: a visa application result is sent directly to your designated email address given in your application form. When application is approved – Approval Letter, when application is refused – Refusal note is sent via email. The service is considered fully completed when the result of the visa application is issued by the competent authority. The visa result is sent to the client electronically as soon as possible after the result is issued.

e-Visa Application Form