Evisa Kenya
No more queues at the embassy or at the airport.
It is now more convenient to get your Evisa Kenya online.
Fill the form with the correct information and pay securely online with a valid credit card.
Single Entry Visa:
- Issued for citizens who require a visa to enter Kenya for business, tourism or medical reasons.
- A single entry visa is valid for 3 months before you travel to Kenya.
- At the mmigration control at the port of entry, you may be issued with a stay period not exceeding 90 days.
- This period may be renewed for a further 90 days at the immigration headquarters in Nairobi.
- Kindly note that a visitor may be allowed to stay in Kenya for a period of 6months, but not more.
The different types of Evisa
Single Entry Visa
Issued for single entry to citizens who need a visa to enter kenya either for business,tourism or health reasons.
Requirements:
Business Visits
1. Invitation Letters from company / Invitation letter for business visits
2. Copies of registration of the company
Family visits
3. Invitation Letters from family.
4. Identity card / Passport / Alien card / Entry permit of the host.
Tourists
5. Travel itinerary (Details about places to visit if going as tourist).
6. Hotel bookings.
Identity Documents
1. Clear Passport bio data page.
2. A clear photograph.
Transit Visa
Issued to travelers transitting through Kenya to other destinations for a period not exceeding 72 hours. Travelers transiting to Kenya without leaving the airport do not need to apply for Transit visas.
Requirements:
1. Valid travel document not less than six months.
2. At least One Blank page in the holders passport.
3. An onward ticket
Courtesy Visa
The courtesy visa is issued to Diplomatic, Official and Service passport holders traveling to Kenya on official duties, or transiting through Kenya to a third country for official business and is free of charge.
Requirements
1. Valid travel document not less than six months.
2. Must be a holder of a service, official and diplomatic passport
3. Must hold an official letter from the country of origin/ organization/ foreign affairs.
4. At least One Blank page in the holders passport.
5. Spouses and children accompanying Diplomatic, Service or Official passport holders on duty, but travelling on ordinary passports do not qualify for courtesy visa whether on transit, business or holiday.
6. An onward ticket or a boarding pas for passangers on transit.
7. In cases of applicants who fall under category 3 of the Visa regime / Regulations, the Kenyan visa regulations must apply whether on transit or official business.
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE AN EVISA
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE A REFERRAL VISA
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Cameroon
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Formerly North Korea)
- Eritrea
- Iraq
- Kosovo
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Palestine
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
LIST OF COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS ARE EXEMPTED OF A VISA
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Cyprus
- Darussalam
- Dominica
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia (For less than 30 days stay)
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa (For less than 30 days stay)
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe