Why a Visa
A visa is an authorization from the government of Kenya which all citizens of specified countries must have before travelling to Kenya. Today one does not need to travel to the Kenya Embassy or consulate or to Kenyan airports or borders to apply for a visa. You can simply apply online in the comfort of your home or office
Why Use Ashfa Online Visa Solutions
The Kenya e visa costs USD 53 only with no processing charge if you apply directly from the Kenya Government website. You may however face some difficulties while applying or the application may take long to get approved and making enquiries to the government officials may take long to be responded to. This may cause delay in getting the visa and interference to your travel plans. At Ashfa, you give us your information and we prepare and submit your visa application on your behalf, at a minimal processing charge and the Kenya government visa fee.
Get Your e Visa online
Kenya has fully automated issue of visas. You do not have to queue at the airport or border waiting to be issued a visa or travel a long distance to an Embassy or Consulate to apply for a visa. Ashfa Online Visa and Migration Solutions is a Kenyan company that makes it even easier for you. Just give us your information by completing a simple form here and we will do the rest for you. In two days we shall send your e Visa to your email in PDF format.
VISA SERVICES
Kenya Visa issuance is provided for by the Constitution of Kenya and the Immigration Act. The type of visa you need depends on the purpose of travel
Visa types
Single Entry Visa
Issued to enter Kenya Once for persons who require visa to enter for tourism, medical reasons or business.
Transit Visa
Issued to persons connecting through Kenya to other destinations for a period of up to 72hours.
Courtesy Visa
Issued to holders of Diplomatic, official or Service passports who are on official duties or on transit.
East African Tourist Visa
This is a joint visa that allows travel to Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi for tourism.
Multiple Entry Visa
This is a visa that allows a traveler to enter Kenya more than one time and is issued for up to one year.
5 years multiple Entry Visa
This is a visa issued only to citizens of The United States of America based on agreement between Kenya and USA .
| TYPE OF VISA | KENYA GOVERNMENT FEE (US $) | HANDLING CHARGES (US $) | TOTAL (US $) |
| Single Entry e-visa | 51 | 50 | 101 |
| Multiple entry visa | 101 | 50 | 151 |
| Referred visa | 101 Referral fee 11 | 100 | 212 |
| Courtesy visa | 00 | 50 | 50 |
| 5 Year Multiple Entry visa(USA citizens only) | 161 Referral fee 11 | 50 | 222 |
| East Africa Tourist Visa | 101 | 50 | 151 |
COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE AN E-VISA
You require an e visa if you hold a passport of the following countries: –
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua and Bermuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Rep
- Chad
- Chile
- China {P.R}
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo {Brazzaville}
- Congo {Democratic Rep}
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong {SAR}
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland {Republic}
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kampuchea
- Kazakhstan
- Kirghizistan
- Korea South
- Kuwait
- Laos
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Macau {SAR}
- Madagascar
- Malagasy
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar {Burma}
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Oman
- Pacific Isles
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Reunion
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Salvador
- Saint Christopher Cape
- Sao Tome & Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yugoslavia and former States of Yugoslavia
COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS REQUIRE A REFERRED VISAS
Holders of passports of selected countries require additional procedures before their visas are approved. The applicants pay an additional eleven dollars (USD) to the Kenya government known as referral fee. Referred visas take slightly longer that the ordinary e visas.
You require a referred visa if you hold a passport from the following countries: –
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Cameroon
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Formerly North Korea)
- Eritrea
- Iraq
- Kosovo
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Mali
- Palestine
- Senegal
- Somalia
- Syria
- Tajikistan
COUNTRIES WHOSE NATIONALS DO NOT REQUIRE A VISA
Holders of passports of the following countries may enter Kenya without requirement of a visa
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Burundi
- Cyprus
- Darussalam
- Dominica
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
- Lesotho
- Malawi
- Malaysia (For less than 30 days stay)
- Maldives
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
- St Kitts & Nevis
- St Lucia
- Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa (For less than 30 days stay)
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tuvalu
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe