Visitors to Kenya are required by law to have passports with validity of not less than six months and prerequisite visas.

The government of the Republic of Kenya has fully automated the issuance of visa with effect from January 1, 2021. In this regard, all passengers travelling to Kenya from countries that require visas to enter Kenya shall be required to apply and obtain eVisa before boarding an aircraft as no visas will be issued on arrival.

Applying for evisa to visit Kenya involves three simple steps:

1. Create an account at evisa.go.ke

2. Fill the application form, upload the requirements and pay

3. Download the eVisa PDF from your account once it is approved.

For further inquiries contact: evisa(at)immigration.go.ke

Visas are issued in the following categories:

• Single Entry Visa for Kenya Holders of passports from the following countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Democratic Republic of Korea (Formerly N.Korea), Eritrea, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Tajikistan, Yemen, as well as Refugee and EU Travel Documents require a Referred Visa and the processing period is at least 4 weeks.
• Courtesy/Diplomatic Visa
• East Africa Tourist Visa
• Multiple Entry Visa (Only for frequent trips in a calender year)
• Transit Visa
• 5 Year Multiple Entry Visa for USA citizens only 

Travel To Kenya

The following measures shall apply to travelers departing and arriving into the country:

1. All travelers arriving into the country through any point of entry shall no longer be required to show proof of either COVID-19 vaccination or a pre-departure COVID-19 test.

 2. Only travelers arriving at any port of entry into Kenya with flu-like symptoms will be required to fill the passenger locator form on the ‘jitenge’ platform: JITENGE They will also be required to take a COVID19 antigen test upon arrival at their own cost. Those whos antigen test results are positive will be required to take a further COVID-19 PCR test at their own cost. When positive result occurs the travelers with severe symptoms shall thereafter proceed to isolation as per the prevailing isolation requirements for mild, moderate and severe disease.

3. Passengers traveling out of the country will be required to abide by the particular travel , health and COVID-19 related requirements of the transit and destination country. 

4. Pre-departure RAPID or PCR testing may be considered at the discretion of any of the airlines departing from or terminating in Republic of  Kenya.