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Kenya visa exemption & requirements

As of 2024, regular passport holders from 44 countries visiting Kenya for tourism purposes including Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Burundi, Cyprus, Dominica, Ethiopia and Fiji Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Kenya Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Kenya visa exempt countries

To enter Kenya for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Kenya without a visa:

Africa

Nationals from 19 countries in Africa are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 35 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required Yes No
Angola Visa required Yes No
Benin Visa required Yes No
Botswana Visa not required 90 days No No
Burkina Faso Visa required Yes No
Burundi Visa not required 3 months No No
Cameroon Visa required Yes No
Cape Verde Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Central African Republic Visa required Yes No
Chad Visa required Yes No
Comoros Visa required Yes No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required Yes No
Djibouti Visa required Yes No
Egypt Visa required Yes No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required Yes No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa not required 3 months No No
Gabon Visa required Yes No
Gambia Visa not required 3 months No No
Ghana Visa not required 90 days No No
Guinea Visa required Yes No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required Yes No
Lesotho Visa not required 90 days No No
Liberia Visa required Yes No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required Yes No
Malawi Visa not required 3 months No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required Yes No
Mauritius Visa not required 3 months No No
Morocco Visa required Yes No
Mozambique Visa required Yes No
Namibia Visa not required 90 days No No
Niger Visa required Yes No
Nigeria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Rwanda Visa not required 6 months No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa not required 3 months No No
Sierra Leone Visa not required 90 days No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa not required 30 days No No
Sudan Visa required Yes No
Eswatini Visa not required 3 months No No
Tanzania Visa not required 3 months No No
Togo Visa required Yes No
Tunisia Visa required Yes No
Uganda Visa not required 3 months No No
Zambia Visa not required 3 months No No
Zimbabwe Visa not required 3 months No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required Yes No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required Yes No
South Sudan Visa required Yes No

Asia

Nationals from 4 countries in Asia are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 28 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required No No
Bangladesh Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bhutan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brunei Visa not required 30 days No No
Cambodia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
China Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Timor-Leste Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Georgia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
India Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Indonesia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Japan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kazakhstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kyrgyzstan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Laos Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malaysia Visa not required 30 days No No
Maldives Visa not required 3 months No No
Mongolia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Myanmar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Nepal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Philippines Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Singapore Visa not required 3 months No No
South Korea Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sri Lanka Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Tajikistan Visa required No No
Thailand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkmenistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uzbekistan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Vietnam Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from 10 countries in Central America and Caribbean are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 10 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required Yes No
Bahamas Visa not required Visa Not Required No No
Barbados Visa not required 3 months No No
Belize Visa not required 90 days No No
Costa Rica Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cuba Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Dominica Visa not required 90 days No No
Dominican Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
El Salvador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Grenada Visa not required 3 months No No
Guatemala Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Haiti Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Honduras Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Jamaica Visa not required 90 days No No
Nicaragua Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Panama Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa not required 3 months No No
Saint Lucia Visa not required 90 days No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa not required 3 months No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa not required Visa Not Required No No

Europe

Nationals from 2 countries in Europe are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 44 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Andorra Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Austria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belarus Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Belgium Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bulgaria Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Croatia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Cyprus Visa not required 3 months No No
Czech Republic Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Denmark Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Estonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Finland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
France Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Germany Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Greece Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Hungary Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iceland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ireland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Italy Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Latvia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Liechtenstein Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lithuania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Luxembourg Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Macedonia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Malta Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Moldova Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Monaco Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Montenegro Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Netherlands Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Norway Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Poland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Portugal Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Romania Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Russia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
San Marino Visa not required 3 months No No
Serbia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovakia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Slovenia Visa required No No
Spain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Sweden Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Switzerland Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Turkey Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ukraine Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United Kingdom Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kosovo Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from 0 countries in Middle East are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 13 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iran Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Iraq Visa required No No
Israel Visa required Yes No
Jordan Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Kuwait Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Lebanon Visa required No No
Oman Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Qatar Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Saudi Arabia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from 0 countries in North America are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 3 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Mexico Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
United States Visa required 15 days Yes Yes

Oceania

Nationals from 9 countries in Oceania are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 5 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Fiji Visa not required 3 months No No
Kiribati Visa not required 3 months No No
Marshall Islands Visa required Yes No
Micronesia Visa required Yes No
Nauru Visa not required 3 months No No
New Zealand Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Palau Visa required Yes No
Papua New Guinea Visa not required 3 months No No
Samoa Visa not required 3 months No No
Solomon Islands Visa not required 3 months No No
Tonga Visa not required 3 months No No
Tuvalu Visa not required 3 months No No
Vanuatu Visa not required 3 months No No

South America

Nationals from 0 countries in South America are exempt from Kenya visa, while those from 12 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Bolivia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Brazil Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Chile Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Colombia Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Ecuador Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Guyana Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Paraguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Peru Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Suriname Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Uruguay Visa required 15 days Yes Yes
Venezuela Visa required 15 days Yes Yes