Ahh, Kenya. I have such fond memories of traveling there during the years when I was living and working in Mauritius. Kenya is a fantastic place to go, and I really recommend you go on a safari. I did Tsavo National Park and had a blast. Seeing the snow-capped Mount Kilomanjaro in the distance with a beautiful red elephant and giraffe standing in the foreground, was an image that I will never forget.
Go to my Kenya visa page for information on other types of visas for Kenya.
I’ll break everything down for you below about how to go about getting the Kenya Tourist Visa.
Visa required for U.S. citizens before you go to Kenya: Yes. Get an e-visa here.
Visa required for non-U.S. citizens before you go to Kenya:
If you’re inside the U.S.:
You also have consulates in DC, New York, and LA.
If you’re outside of the U.S.: Click here.
- The official list of required documents is listed here at the Kenya Department of Immigration website.
- The website or embassy of your embassy or consulate will also have the list of required documents that you will need to get.
- You are going to need to gather the appropriate processing fee. This fee will be listed on your embassy or consulate website.
- The official list of fees is listed here at the Kenya Department of Immigration website.
- If you are applying within the United States, I recommend you go to your nearest Post Office and get a U.S. Postal Service Money Order.
- Good practice is to call up the embassy or consulate to confirm the fee amounts as they are always subject to change.
- Submit your required materials from Step 2 and visa fee from Step 3 to the embassy or consulate you found in Step 1.
- Your embassy or consulate website will have detailed application submission instructions.
Congratulations! The Embassy or Consulate of Kenya will give to you your brand new Kenya visa.
- If you applied in person, go pick it up.
- If you applied by mail, wait until it gets to you.
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