The dream of making Africa a one trading bloc where inhabitants can move freely from one country to another has always been hindered by laws and regulations, some being the requirement of a visa to visit a country.
In Kenya, some nationals need a Visa to visit the country while some are exempted. Nationals who are exempted from applying for Visa can visit Kenya using passports from the countries.
The following are Visa-exempt foreign nationals allowed to visit Kenya:
Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Cyprus
- Dominica
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Saint Vincent & Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Salomon Islands
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
There are other nationals who are not eligible for e-Visas while visiting Kenya. They are required to obtain Visas in the embassy before visiting the country.
Here are nationals not eligible for online e-Visa for Kenya:
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Cameroon
- Eritrea
- Iraq
- North Korea
- Kosovo
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Palestine
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Yemen
There are 17 African countries that Kenyans do not need a Visa to visit. This means that in these countries, Kenyans are allowed to enter with their passport and for the case of Uganda and Tanzania, a national ID is enough.
Here are countries Kenyans can visit without a visa:
- Benin
- Burundi
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Kenya, in an effort to digitize her passports, rolled out e-passports for all Kenyans with those in possession of the old ones required to renew them.
Due to large crowds, the Department of Immigration introduced an appointment system that will require all e-passport applicants to make early bookings online before visiting the passport centers.
The new system requires that anyone who will be applying for a passport online will have to first visit the e-citizen portal and book a convenient appointment day when their biometrics will be taken.