How to Apply for a Kenya Visa Online

Who Requires a Visa to Kenya?

A citizen of a foreign country listed below, wishing to enter The Republic of Kenya, must first obtain an evisa via www.ecitizen.go.ke.

Albania	Algeria	Andorra
Angola	Antigua and Bermuda	Argentina
Australia	Austria	Bahrain
Bangladesh	Belarus	Belgium
Benin	Bhutan	Bolivia
Bosnia	Brazil	Bulgaria
Burkina Faso	Cambodia	Canada
Cape Verde	Central African Republic	Chad
Chile (Nationalist)	China (China P.R.)	Columbia
Comoros	Congo (Brazzaville)	Costa Rica
Cote de voire	Croatia	Cuba
Czech Republic	Denmark	Djibouti
Dominican Republic	DRC	East Timor
Ecuador	Egypt	El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea	Estonia	Finland
France	French Guyana	Gabon
Georgia	Germany	Greece
Greenland	Guatemala	Guinea
Guinea Bissau	Haiti	Herzegovina
Honduras	Hong Kong (Holders of Hong Kong special administrative region)	Hungary
Iceland	India	Indonesia
Iran	Ireland	Israel
Italy	Japan	Jordan
Kazakhstan	Kirghizstan	Korea (South)
Kuwait	Laos	Latvia
Liberia	Liechtenstein	Lithuania
Luxembourg	Macedonia	Madagascar
Malta	Marshall Islands	Mauritania
Mexico	Micronesia	Moldavia
Monaco	Mongolia	Montenegro
Morocco	Mozambique	Myanmar (Formerly Burma)
Nepal	Netherlands	New Zealand
Nicaragua	Niger	Nigeria
Norway	Oman	Pakistan
Palau Pacific Isles	Panama	Paraguay
Peru	Philippines	Poland
Portugal	Qatar	Romania
Russia	Russia	Salvador
Sao Tome and Principe	Saudi Arabia	Serbia
Slovakia	Slovenia	Southern Sudan
Spain	Sri Lanka	St. Christopher Cape
Sudan	Suriname	Sweden
Switzerland	Taiwan	Thailand
Timor East	Togo	Tunisia
Turkey	Turkmenistan	UAE
Ukraine	United Kingdom	Uruguay
USA	Uzbekistan	Vatican City
Venezuela	Vietnam	Yemen

Nationals from which countries are exempt from requiring a visa to enter Kenya?

Barbados	Malawi	St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Belize	Malaysia (For less than 30 days stay)	St.Kitts and Nevis
Botswana	Mauritius	St.Lucia
Brunei	Namibia	Swaziland
Burundi	Nauru	Tanzania
Cyprus	New Guinea	The Bahamas
Darussalam	Papua	Tobago
Dominica	Rwanda	Tonga
Fiji Island	Samoa	Trinidad
Ghana	Seychelles	Tuvalu
Grenada	Sierra Leone	Uganda
Jamaica	Singapore	Vanuatu
Kiribati	Solomon Islands	Zambia
Lesotho	South Africa (For less than 30 days stay)	Zimbabwe

Nationals from the following countries cannot apply for eVisas on eCitizen.go.ke:

These Nationals of these countries require Referred Visas. The VISA applications are referred to the Director of Immigration services for processing and approval.

Afghanistan	Armenia	Azerbaijan
Cameroon	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Formerly North Korea)	Eritrea
Iraq	Kosovo	Lebanon
Libya	Mali	Palestine
Senegal	Somalia	Syria
Tajikistan

Can I get a visa on arrival in Kenya?

Sorry, no you cannot. From September 1, 2015, it will not be possible to get visa on arrival upon landing in Kenya. Nationals that require visas must get it online via www.ecitizen.go.ke. The steps for this process are given below. Till September 1, 2015 there is a grace period.

What are the different types of visas to Kenya?

Currently there are two types of visas available on eCitizen.go.ke:

Single Journey Visa: Issued for Single or Multiple entries to persons whose nationalities require visas to enter Kenya. This is the most common visa for tourism purposes and costs US $51.

Transit Visa: Issued for periods not exceeding three days to persons whose nationalities require visas to enter Kenya and who intend to transit through Kenya to a different destination. The Kenya transit visa costs US $21.

What documents do I need before I start my eVisa application?

You will need the following documents:

– Recent colour photo sized 5.5 cm x 5.5 cm with white background. You will have to attach the photo to your eVisa application online. See all photo guidelines here: https://immigration.ecitizen.go.ke/index.php?id=9
– Passport Valid for at least Six Months. You will have to attach a scanned copy of your passport’s biodata page to the application. There must be at least One Blank page in the holders passport.
– Return ticket
– Travel itinerary
– Supporting letter e.g. letter from company or Invitation letter for business visits/family visits, or Hotel bookings/details about places to visit if going as tourist. You will have to upload additional Documents e.g Invitation letter, Hotel Booking or travel Itinerary, to your eVisa application.
– You require an onward Ticket to apply for a Transit Visa

What documents do I need to carry with me on arrival in Kenya for entry?

You will need the following documents on arrival in Kenya:

– Passport Valid for at least Six Months with at least one blank page
– Return ticket
– eVisa Printout from www.eCitizen.go.ke
– Travel itinerary
– Supporting letter e.g. letter from company or Invitation letter for business visits/family visits or hotel bookings/details about places to visit if going as tourist.
– Onward Ticket to apply for a Transit Visa

How do I apply for my child’s eVisa to Kenya?

Each adult visitor to the Republic of Kenya is required to submit eVisa applications in their personal eCitizen account. Parents can apply for their children in the parent’s eCitizen account.

How do I apply for an eVisa to Kenya?

You will need to create an eCitizen account on www.ecitizen.go.ke following the steps below. Once the account is created and verified, you will have to start a new application for a Kenyan visa.