E-Visa Application Portal in Kenya; Apply For Visa here
Welcome to Kenya Electronic Visa Application System.
Enjoy the convenience.
Apply for your evisa online, fast and safely anywhere and anytime.
Verify an Evisa
Check the validity of a traveler’s evisa by confirming the evisa number alongside passport number.
Kenya Visa Eligibility
Passport holders traveling to the Republic of Kenya are divided into 3 categories.
Category 1
- Nationals and Persons who do not require visas to enter Kenya.
Category 2
- Nationals and Persons who require visas to enter Kenya.
- Nationals issued with visas on application.
- Processed within 48 hours.
Category 3
- Countries and Persons who require referred visas.
- Processed within 10 working days.
COUNTRY | CATEGORY | QUALIFICATION |
---|---|---|
Afghanistan | 3 |
YES |
Albania | 2 |
YES |
Algeria | 2 |
YES |
Andorra | 2 |
YES |
Angola | 2 |
YES |
Antigua and Bermuda | 2 |
YES |
Argentina | 2 |
YES |
Armenia | 3 |
YES |
Australia | 2 |
YES |
Austria | 2 |
YES |
Azerbaijan | 2 |
YES |
Bahamas | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Bahrain | 2 |
YES |
Bangladesh | 2 |
YES |
Barbados | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Belarus | 2 |
YES |
Belgium | 2 |
YES |
Belize | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Benin | 2 |
YES |
Bhutan | 2 |
YES |
Bolivia | 2 |
YES |
Bosnia Herzegovina | 2 |
YES |
Botswana | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Brazil | 2 |
YES |
Brunei | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Bulgaria | 2 |
YES |
Burkina Faso | 2 |
YES |
Burundi | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Cambodia | 2 |
YES |
Cameroon | 2 |
YES |
Canada | 2 |
YES |
Cape Verde | 2 |
YES |
Central African Rep | 2 |
YES |
Chad | 2 |
YES |
Chile | 2 |
YES |
China {P.R} | 2 |
YES |
China (Taiwan) | 2 |
YES |
Colombia | 2 |
YES |
Comoros | 2 |
YES |
Congo {Brazzaville} | 2 |
YES |
Congo {Democratic Rep} | 1 |
YES |
Costa Rica | 2 |
YES |
Croatia | 2 |
YES |
Cuba | 2 |
YES |
Cyprus | 2 |
EXEMPTED |
Czech Republic | 2 |
YES |
Darussalam | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Denmark | 2 |
YES |
Djibouti | 2 |
YES |
Dominica | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Dominican Republic | 2 |
YES |
East Timor | 2 |
YES |
Ecuador | 2 |
YES |
Egypt | 2 |
YES |
El Salvador | 2 |
YES |
Equatorial Guinea | 2 |
YES |
Eritrea | 1 |
YES |
Estonia | 2 |
YES |
Ethiopia | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Fiji | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Finland | 2 |
YES |
France | 2 |
YES |
Gabon | 2 |
YES |
Gambia | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Georgia | 2 |
YES |
Germany | 2 |
YES |
Ghana | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Greece | 2 |
YES |
Greenland | 2 |
YES |
Grenada | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Guatemala | 2 |
YES |
Guinea | 2 |
YES |
Guinea-Bissau | 2 |
YES |
Guyana | 2 |
YES |
Haiti | 2 |
YES |
Honduras | 2 |
YES |
Hong Kong {SAR} | 2 |
YES |
Hungary | 2 |
YES |
Iceland | 2 |
YES |
India | 2 |
YES |
Indonesia | 2 |
YES |
Iran | 2 |
YES |
Iraq | 3 |
YES |
Ireland {Republic} | 2 |
YES |
Israel | 2 |
YES |
Italy | 2 |
YES |
Ivory Coast | 2 |
YES |
Jamaica | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Japan | 2 |
YES |
Jordan | 2 |
YES |
Kampuchea | 2 |
YES |
Kazakhstan | 2 |
YES |
Kirghizistan | 2 |
YES |
Kiribati | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea North | 3 |
YES |
Korea South | 2 |
YES |
Kosovo | 2 |
YES |
Kuwait | 2 |
YES |
Laos | 2 |
YES |
Latvia | 2 |
YES |
Lebanon | 3 |
YES |
Lesotho | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Liberia | 2 |
YES |
Libya | 3 |
YES |
Liechtenstein | 2 |
YES |
Lithuania | 2 |
YES |
Luxembourg | 2 |
YES |
Macedonia | 2 |
YES |
Macau {SAR} | 2 |
YES |
Madagascar | 2 |
YES |
Malawi | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Malagasy | 2 |
YES |
Malaysia (For less than 30 days stay) | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Maldives | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Mali | 2 |
YES |
Malta | 2 |
YES |
Marshall Islands | 2 |
YES |
Mauritania | 2 |
YES |
Mauritius | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Mexico | 2 |
YES |
Micronesia | 2 |
YES |
Moldova | 2 |
YES |
Monaco | 2 |
YES |
Mongolia | 2 |
YES |
Montenegro | 2 |
YES |
Morocco | 2 |
YES |
Mozambique | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Myanmar {Burma} | 2 |
YES |
Namibia | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Nauru | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Nepal | 2 |
YES |
Netherlands | 2 |
YES |
New Zealand | 2 |
YES |
Nicaragua | 2 |
YES |
Niger | 2 |
YES |
Nigeria | 2 |
YES |
Norway | 2 |
YES |
Oman | 2 |
YES |
Pacific Isles | 2 |
YES |
Pakistan | 2 |
YES |
Palau | 2 |
YES |
Palestine | 3 |
YES |
Panama | 2 |
YES |
Papua New Guinea | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Paraguay | 2 |
YES |
Peru | 2 |
YES |
Philippines | 2 |
YES |
Poland | 2 |
YES |
Portugal | 2 |
YES |
Qatar | 2 |
YES |
Reunion | 2 |
YES |
Romania | 2 |
YES |
Russian Federation | 2 |
YES |
Rwanda | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Salvador | 2 |
YES |
St Kitts & Nevis | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
St Lucia | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Saint Christopher Cape | 2 |
YES |
Samoa | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
San Marino | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Sao Tome & Principe | 2 |
YES |
Saudi Arabia | 2 |
YES |
Senegal | 2 |
YES |
Serbia | 2 |
YES |
Seychelles | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Sierra Leone | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Singapore | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Slovakia | 2 |
YES |
Slovenia | 2 |
YES |
Solomon Islands | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Somalia | 3 |
YES |
South Africa (For less than 30 days stay) | 2 |
EXEMPTED |
South Sudan | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Spain | 2 |
YES |
Sri Lanka | 2 |
YES |
Stateless | 3 |
YES |
Sudan | 2 |
YES |
Suriname | 2 |
YES |
Swaziland | 2 |
EXEMPTED |
Sweden | 2 |
YES |
Switzerland | 2 |
YES |
Syria | 3 |
YES |
Tajikistan | 3 |
YES |
Tanzania | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Thailand | 2 |
YES |
Togo | 2 |
YES |
Tonga | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Trinidad & Tobago | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Tunisia | 2 |
YES |
Turkey | 2 |
YES |
Turkmenistan | 2 |
YES |
Tuvalu | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Uganda | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Ukraine | 2 |
YES |
United Arab Emirates | 2 |
YES |
United Kingdom | 2 |
YES |
United States | 2 |
YES |
Uruguay | 2 |
YES |
Uzbekistan | 2 |
YES |
Vanuatu | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Vatican City | 2 |
YES |
Venezuela | 2 |
YES |
Vietnam | 2 |
YES |
Western Sahara | 2 |
YES |
Yemen | 3 |
YES |
Yugoslavia and former States of Yugoslavia | 2 |
YES |
Zambia | 1 |
EXEMPTED |
Zimbabwe | 1 |
EX |
Single Entry Visa
Issued for single entry to persons whose nationalities require a visa to enter Kenya either for business, tourism, medical or other reasons.
Basic Requirements
- Valid travel document not less than six months.
- At least one blank page in the holders passport.
Validity
Category 2 single entry visa is valid for travel within 3 months from the date of issue.
Fees
All Evisa applications attract a 1 USD service charge and card handling fee will be surcharged.
Card handling fee will be surcharged for Debit cards, Credit cards, VISA Card, Mastercard.
$51
Attachments
During the application process you will be required to attach the following documents. The file formats that may be attached are JPG. The size of the attachment should be 293KB.
For Business Visits
- Invitation letter from company for business visits.
- Copy of registration of the company.
For Family visits
- Invitation letter from family.
- Identity card / Passport / Alien card / Entry permit of the host.
For Tourists
- Travel itinerary (Details about places to visit if going as tourist).
- Hotel bookings.
Identity Documents
- A clear passport biodata page.
- A clear photograph.
Photo requirements
- Do not take a photograph or scan the photo in your passport biodata page.
- Must be taken within the past 6 months, showing your current appearance.
- Must be in colour.
- Must show your full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background.
- Must be 2 by 2 inches.
- Must be taken in normal street attire. Uniforms should NOT be worn in photographs except religious attire that is worn daily.
- Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline.
- If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
- Dark glasses or non-prescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.