# Kenya visa requirements by passport

Current entry categories for 199 passport nationalities. Access data checked August 24, 2026.

Each relationship link exposes its current status, evidence history, and official application route where available.

## Citizenship (1)

- [Kenya](https://multipassrank.com/passport/kenya)

## Visa-free (77)

- [Singapore](https://multipassrank.com/singapore-kenya-visa-free)
- [Malaysia](https://multipassrank.com/malaysia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Cyprus](https://multipassrank.com/cyprus-kenya-visa-free)
- [San Marino](https://multipassrank.com/san-marino-kenya-visa-free)
- [Barbados](https://multipassrank.com/barbados-kenya-visa-free)
- [Brunei](https://multipassrank.com/brunei-kenya-visa-free)
- [The Bahamas](https://multipassrank.com/the-bahamas-kenya-visa-free)
- [St. Vincent and the Grenadines](https://multipassrank.com/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-kenya-visa-free)
- [St. Kitts and Nevis](https://multipassrank.com/st-kitts-and-nevis-kenya-visa-free)
- [Seychelles](https://multipassrank.com/seychelles-kenya-visa-free)
- [Mauritius](https://multipassrank.com/mauritius-kenya-visa-free)
- [St. Lucia](https://multipassrank.com/st-lucia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Grenada](https://multipassrank.com/grenada-kenya-visa-free)
- [Trinidad and Tobago](https://multipassrank.com/trinidad-and-tobago-kenya-visa-free)
- [Dominica](https://multipassrank.com/dominica-kenya-visa-free)
- [Solomon Islands](https://multipassrank.com/solomon-islands-kenya-visa-free)
- [Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/samoa-kenya-visa-free)
- [Tonga](https://multipassrank.com/tonga-kenya-visa-free)
- [Tuvalu](https://multipassrank.com/tuvalu-kenya-visa-free)
- [Kiribati](https://multipassrank.com/kiribati-kenya-visa-free)
- [South Africa](https://multipassrank.com/south-africa-kenya-visa-free)
- [Belize](https://multipassrank.com/belize-kenya-visa-free)
- [Fiji](https://multipassrank.com/fiji-kenya-visa-free)
- [Maldives](https://multipassrank.com/maldives-kenya-visa-free)
- [Nauru](https://multipassrank.com/nauru-kenya-visa-free)
- [Vanuatu](https://multipassrank.com/vanuatu-kenya-visa-free)
- [Guyana](https://multipassrank.com/guyana-kenya-visa-free)
- [Jamaica](https://multipassrank.com/jamaica-kenya-visa-free)
- [Papua New Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/papua-new-guinea-kenya-visa-free)
- [Botswana](https://multipassrank.com/botswana-kenya-visa-free)
- [Lesotho](https://multipassrank.com/lesotho-kenya-visa-free)
- [Namibia](https://multipassrank.com/namibia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Morocco](https://multipassrank.com/morocco-kenya-visa-free)
- [eSwatini](https://multipassrank.com/eswatini-kenya-visa-free)
- [Ghana](https://multipassrank.com/ghana-kenya-visa-free)
- [Malawi](https://multipassrank.com/malawi-kenya-visa-free)
- [Tanzania](https://multipassrank.com/tanzania-kenya-visa-free)
- [The Gambia](https://multipassrank.com/the-gambia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Rwanda](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-kenya-visa-free)
- [Tunisia](https://multipassrank.com/tunisia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Zambia](https://multipassrank.com/zambia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Cape Verde Islands](https://multipassrank.com/cape-verde-islands-kenya-visa-free)
- [Mozambique](https://multipassrank.com/mozambique-kenya-visa-free)
- [Uganda](https://multipassrank.com/uganda-kenya-visa-free)
- [Sierra Leone](https://multipassrank.com/sierra-leone-kenya-visa-free)
- [Benin](https://multipassrank.com/benin-kenya-visa-free)
- [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://multipassrank.com/sao-tome-and-principe-kenya-visa-free)
- [Zimbabwe](https://multipassrank.com/zimbabwe-kenya-visa-free)
- [Burkina Faso](https://multipassrank.com/burkina-faso-kenya-visa-free)
- [Côte d'Ivoire](https://multipassrank.com/cote-d-ivoire-kenya-visa-free)
- [Madagascar](https://multipassrank.com/madagascar-kenya-visa-free)
- [Senegal](https://multipassrank.com/senegal-kenya-visa-free)
- [Niger](https://multipassrank.com/niger-kenya-visa-free)
- [Togo](https://multipassrank.com/togo-kenya-visa-free)
- [Gabon](https://multipassrank.com/gabon-kenya-visa-free)
- [Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-kenya-visa-free)
- [Mauritania](https://multipassrank.com/mauritania-kenya-visa-free)
- [Equatorial Guinea](https://multipassrank.com/equatorial-guinea-kenya-visa-free)
- [Mali](https://multipassrank.com/mali-kenya-visa-free)
- [Chad](https://multipassrank.com/chad-kenya-visa-free)
- [Guinea-Bissau](https://multipassrank.com/guinea-bissau-kenya-visa-free)
- [Algeria](https://multipassrank.com/algeria-kenya-visa-free)
- [Comoro Islands](https://multipassrank.com/comoro-islands-kenya-visa-free)
- [Angola](https://multipassrank.com/angola-kenya-visa-free)
- [Cameroon](https://multipassrank.com/cameroon-kenya-visa-free)
- [Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-rep-kenya-visa-free)
- [Liberia](https://multipassrank.com/liberia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Central African Republic](https://multipassrank.com/central-african-republic-kenya-visa-free)
- [Burundi](https://multipassrank.com/burundi-kenya-visa-free)
- [Egypt](https://multipassrank.com/egypt-kenya-visa-free)
- [Congo (Dem. Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/congo-dem-rep-kenya-visa-free)
- [Djibouti](https://multipassrank.com/djibouti-kenya-visa-free)
- [Nigeria](https://multipassrank.com/nigeria-kenya-visa-free)
- [Eritrea](https://multipassrank.com/eritrea-kenya-visa-free)
- [South Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/south-sudan-kenya-visa-free)
- [Ethiopia](https://multipassrank.com/ethiopia-kenya-visa-free)
- [Sudan](https://multipassrank.com/sudan-kenya-visa-free)

## ETA (121)

- [Japan](https://multipassrank.com/japan-kenya-eta)
- [Italy](https://multipassrank.com/italy-kenya-eta)
- [Spain](https://multipassrank.com/spain-kenya-eta)
- [Switzerland](https://multipassrank.com/switzerland-kenya-eta)
- [Finland](https://multipassrank.com/finland-kenya-eta)
- [Germany](https://multipassrank.com/germany-kenya-eta)
- [South Korea](https://multipassrank.com/south-korea-kenya-eta)
- [Sweden](https://multipassrank.com/sweden-kenya-eta)
- [Belgium](https://multipassrank.com/belgium-kenya-eta)
- [France](https://multipassrank.com/france-kenya-eta)
- [Luxembourg](https://multipassrank.com/luxembourg-kenya-eta)
- [Norway](https://multipassrank.com/norway-kenya-eta)
- [United Kingdom](https://multipassrank.com/united-kingdom-kenya-eta)
- [Ireland](https://multipassrank.com/ireland-kenya-eta)
- [Netherlands](https://multipassrank.com/netherlands-kenya-eta)
- [Portugal](https://multipassrank.com/portugal-kenya-eta)
- [Austria](https://multipassrank.com/austria-kenya-eta)
- [Denmark](https://multipassrank.com/denmark-kenya-eta)
- [Malta](https://multipassrank.com/malta-kenya-eta)
- [New Zealand](https://multipassrank.com/new-zealand-kenya-eta)
- [Greece](https://multipassrank.com/greece-kenya-eta)
- [Canada](https://multipassrank.com/canada-kenya-eta)
- [United States](https://multipassrank.com/united-states-kenya-eta)
- [Hungary](https://multipassrank.com/hungary-kenya-eta)
- [Latvia](https://multipassrank.com/latvia-kenya-eta)
- [Lithuania](https://multipassrank.com/lithuania-kenya-eta)
- [Poland](https://multipassrank.com/poland-kenya-eta)
- [Slovakia](https://multipassrank.com/slovakia-kenya-eta)
- [Australia](https://multipassrank.com/australia-kenya-eta)
- [Czechia](https://multipassrank.com/czechia-kenya-eta)
- [Estonia](https://multipassrank.com/estonia-kenya-eta)
- [Iceland](https://multipassrank.com/iceland-kenya-eta)
- [Slovenia](https://multipassrank.com/slovenia-kenya-eta)
- [Croatia](https://multipassrank.com/croatia-kenya-eta)
- [Liechtenstein](https://multipassrank.com/liechtenstein-kenya-eta)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-kenya-eta)
- [Monaco](https://multipassrank.com/monaco-kenya-eta)
- [Romania](https://multipassrank.com/romania-kenya-eta)
- [Chile](https://multipassrank.com/chile-kenya-eta)
- [Bulgaria](https://multipassrank.com/bulgaria-kenya-eta)
- [Andorra](https://multipassrank.com/andorra-kenya-eta)
- [Argentina](https://multipassrank.com/argentina-kenya-eta)
- [Brazil](https://multipassrank.com/brazil-kenya-eta)
- [Hong Kong (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/hong-kong-sar-china-kenya-eta)
- [Israel](https://multipassrank.com/israel-kenya-eta)
- [Mexico](https://multipassrank.com/mexico-kenya-eta)
- [Uruguay](https://multipassrank.com/uruguay-kenya-eta)
- [Antigua and Barbuda](https://multipassrank.com/antigua-and-barbuda-kenya-eta)
- [Vatican City](https://multipassrank.com/vatican-city-kenya-eta)
- [Costa Rica](https://multipassrank.com/costa-rica-kenya-eta)
- [Panama](https://multipassrank.com/panama-kenya-eta)
- [Ukraine](https://multipassrank.com/ukraine-kenya-eta)
- [Paraguay](https://multipassrank.com/paraguay-kenya-eta)
- [Peru](https://multipassrank.com/peru-kenya-eta)
- [Macao (SAR China)](https://multipassrank.com/macao-sar-china-kenya-eta)
- [Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)](https://multipassrank.com/taiwan-chinese-taipei-kenya-eta)
- [Guatemala](https://multipassrank.com/guatemala-kenya-eta)
- [El Salvador](https://multipassrank.com/el-salvador-kenya-eta)
- [Marshall Islands](https://multipassrank.com/marshall-islands-kenya-eta)
- [Serbia](https://multipassrank.com/serbia-kenya-eta)
- [Colombia](https://multipassrank.com/colombia-kenya-eta)
- [Honduras](https://multipassrank.com/honduras-kenya-eta)
- [Montenegro](https://multipassrank.com/montenegro-kenya-eta)
- [Nicaragua](https://multipassrank.com/nicaragua-kenya-eta)
- [Micronesia](https://multipassrank.com/micronesia-kenya-eta)
- [North Macedonia](https://multipassrank.com/north-macedonia-kenya-eta)
- [Palau Islands](https://multipassrank.com/palau-islands-kenya-eta)
- [Georgia](https://multipassrank.com/georgia-kenya-eta)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://multipassrank.com/bosnia-and-herzegovina-kenya-eta)
- [Albania](https://multipassrank.com/albania-kenya-eta)
- [Venezuela](https://multipassrank.com/venezuela-kenya-eta)
- [Moldova](https://multipassrank.com/moldova-kenya-eta)
- [Russian Federation](https://multipassrank.com/russian-federation-kenya-eta)
- [Qatar](https://multipassrank.com/qatar-kenya-eta)
- [Türkiye](https://multipassrank.com/turkiye-kenya-eta)
- [Timor-Leste](https://multipassrank.com/timor-leste-kenya-eta)
- [Ecuador](https://multipassrank.com/ecuador-kenya-eta)
- [Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/kuwait-kenya-eta)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://multipassrank.com/saudi-arabia-kenya-eta)
- [Kosovo](https://multipassrank.com/kosovo-kenya-eta)
- [Bahrain](https://multipassrank.com/bahrain-kenya-eta)
- [Oman](https://multipassrank.com/oman-kenya-eta)
- [China](https://multipassrank.com/china-kenya-eta)
- [Bolivia](https://multipassrank.com/bolivia-kenya-eta)
- [Thailand](https://multipassrank.com/thailand-kenya-eta)
- [Belarus](https://multipassrank.com/belarus-kenya-eta)
- [Suriname](https://multipassrank.com/suriname-kenya-eta)
- [Kazakhstan](https://multipassrank.com/kazakhstan-kenya-eta)
- [Indonesia](https://multipassrank.com/indonesia-kenya-eta)
- [Dominican Republic](https://multipassrank.com/dominican-republic-kenya-eta)
- [Azerbaijan](https://multipassrank.com/azerbaijan-kenya-eta)
- [Armenia](https://multipassrank.com/armenia-kenya-eta)
- [Mongolia](https://multipassrank.com/mongolia-kenya-eta)
- [Philippines](https://multipassrank.com/philippines-kenya-eta)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://multipassrank.com/kyrgyzstan-kenya-eta)
- [Uzbekistan](https://multipassrank.com/uzbekistan-kenya-eta)
- [Cuba](https://multipassrank.com/cuba-kenya-eta)
- [India](https://multipassrank.com/india-kenya-eta)
- [Tajikistan](https://multipassrank.com/tajikistan-kenya-eta)
- [Vietnam](https://multipassrank.com/vietnam-kenya-eta)
- [Cambodia](https://multipassrank.com/cambodia-kenya-eta)
- [Jordan](https://multipassrank.com/jordan-kenya-eta)
- [Bhutan](https://multipassrank.com/bhutan-kenya-eta)
- [Haiti](https://multipassrank.com/haiti-kenya-eta)
- [Laos](https://multipassrank.com/laos-kenya-eta)
- [Turkmenistan](https://multipassrank.com/turkmenistan-kenya-eta)
- [Lebanon](https://multipassrank.com/lebanon-kenya-eta)
- [Myanmar](https://multipassrank.com/myanmar-kenya-eta)
- [Sri Lanka](https://multipassrank.com/sri-lanka-kenya-eta)
- [Iran](https://multipassrank.com/iran-kenya-eta)
- [Libya](https://multipassrank.com/libya-kenya-eta)
- [North Korea](https://multipassrank.com/north-korea-kenya-eta)
- [Palestinian Territory](https://multipassrank.com/palestinian-territory-kenya-eta)
- [Bangladesh](https://multipassrank.com/bangladesh-kenya-eta)
- [Pakistan](https://multipassrank.com/pakistan-kenya-eta)
- [Nepal](https://multipassrank.com/nepal-kenya-eta)
- [Somalia](https://multipassrank.com/somalia-kenya-eta)
- [Yemen](https://multipassrank.com/yemen-kenya-eta)
- [Iraq](https://multipassrank.com/iraq-kenya-eta)
- [Syria](https://multipassrank.com/syria-kenya-eta)
- [Afghanistan](https://multipassrank.com/afghanistan-kenya-eta)

## Official evidence timeline

- **May 30, 2025 — Kenyan citizens are exempt from ETA** (Citizenship)
  Kenyan citizens do not complete an electronic travel authorisation to enter their country.
  - This does not determine treatment of a non-Kenyan passport held by a dual citizen.
  Official source:
  - [Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services: Kenya and East African Partner State ETA exemptions](https://etakenya.go.ke/apply/exempt)

- **May 30, 2025 — East African Partner State citizens are ETA-exempt** (Visa-free)
  Citizens of the six named East African Partner States are exempt from Kenya's ETA requirement.
  - The exemption applies for stays not exceeding 180 days.
  - This visitor-access classification does not establish residence, work, or special-document rights.
  Official sources:
  - [National Council for Law Reporting: Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Rules, 2025](https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2025/93)
  - [Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services: Kenya and East African Partner State ETA exemptions](https://etakenya.go.ke/apply/exempt)

- **May 30, 2025 — Listed nationals are ETA-exempt for up to 90 days** (Visa-free)
  Kenya's current official guidance exempts the listed nationalities from ETA for stays not exceeding 90 days.
  - The exemption applies for stays not exceeding 90 days.
  - The Gazette contains apparent country-name and duration typographical errors; the current operational list is used where it resolves them.
  Official sources:
  - [National Council for Law Reporting: Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Rules, 2025](https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2025/93)
  - [Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services: Kenya ETA application and exemption guidance](https://etakenya.go.ke/how-to-apply)

- **May 30, 2025 — Listed African nationals are ETA-exempt for up to 60 days** (Visa-free)
  Kenya's current official guidance exempts the listed African nationalities from ETA for stays not exceeding 60 days.
  - The exemption applies for stays not exceeding 60 days.
  - The Gazette also places Seychelles in its 90-day list; the current operational guidance places it in the 60-day list.
  Official sources:
  - [National Council for Law Reporting: Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Rules, 2025](https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2025/93)
  - [Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services: Kenya ETA application and exemption guidance](https://etakenya.go.ke/how-to-apply)

- **May 30, 2025 — Other ordinary-passport visitors require a Kenya ETA** (ETA)
  Visitors outside the official nationality and document exemptions must obtain an approved electronic travel authorisation before beginning their journey.
  - An ETA is not final authority to enter Kenya.
  - Separate exemptions apply to qualifying permit, re-entry, transit, crew, laissez-passer, diplomatic, official, service, special-passport, and British-military travellers.
  - Saint Kitts and Nevis remains excluded from this policy pending an official correction of the published name 'St. Kitts and Navis'.
  Official sources:
  - [National Council for Law Reporting: Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Rules, 2025](https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/act/ln/2025/93)
  - [Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services: Kenya ETA application and exemption guidance](https://etakenya.go.ke/how-to-apply)

## Useful links

- [HTML destination page](https://multipassrank.com/destination/kenya)
- [All destinations](https://multipassrank.com/destinations)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)