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Kenya has abolished visa requirements for all foreign visitors from 1 January 2024, and instead implemented an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) system.
Most visitors must obtain an eTA prior to travel unless they are citizens of eTA-exempted countries.^[1]

Visa policy map

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Kenya international border crossing points

Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)

From 1 January 2024, citizens of all countries except those listed below must apply for an eTA in advance. Here are some details about eTA application:^[2][3]

• Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
• eTA fee is 34.09 USD.
• eTA is good for single entry, but visitors who leave Kenya to other EAC countries may re-enter provided that their eTA is still valid.
• Proof of reservation at the hotel where you plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
• Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.

Exemption

Citizens of the following countries do not need an eTA before entering Kenya:

_{ID - May enter with a national ID card.^[4]}

Future changes

• On 21 October 2023,  Angola and Kenya agreed they would not require visas from each other and would take steps to implement this as soon as possible.^[5]
• A visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports was signed with  Indonesia on 21 August 2023, but it has not yet entered into force.^[6]
• A visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic passports was signed with the  United Arab Emirates, but it is has not yet entered into force.^[7]

East African Tourist Visa

From February 2024, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda will issue an East African Tourist Visa.^[8]
The visa fee 100 USD and has no restrictions on nationality. It is a non-extendable multiple-entry 90-day visa that has to be first used to enter the country that issued it.^[9]

History

The San Marino-United Kingdom visa exemption agreement of 1949 was extended for Kenya and San Marino in 1963 and still applies.^[10]
The agreement is of symbolic value for Kenyan citizens but does have an effect on San Marino passport holders.

On 30 October 2023, President William Ruto of Kenya declared the forthcoming elimination of visa requirements for all African visitors by the end of the year.^[11]
An updated statement was issued during Kenya's 60th Independence Day celebrations on 12 December 2023, wherein the president declared that the decree would be expanded to encompass all countries globally, commencing in January 2024.^[12]