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:

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

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)