VISA Information

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 VISA REQUIREMENTS

SINGLE ENTRY VISA

Valid for 90 days from the date of issue (not the date you enter Kenya), but may be renewed for a further 90 days while in Kenya. Visitors must enter Kenya before the expiry date of the visa.

Tourist visa: for visits to Kenya which are not specifically for business purposes.

Business visa: for visits to Kenya for business purposes.

Investigating Settlement visa:

For a stay in Kenya which requires a work/ residence permit, even if it is for less than 90 days. Visitors who need to apply for this visa include students going for an internship; volunteers going to work foran NGO, school, orphanage, etc.; or Swiss diplomatic staff/EU personnel being posted to the Swiss Embassy/EU delegation in Nairobi.

This visa is gratis for holders of a diplomatic passport who are sent for posting.

The following documents are required for a single entry visa:  

1. Valid passport with three number of unused pages for endorsements abroad. 
2. Passport must be signed and valid for at least six months.
3. VISA application form duly completed and signed by the applicant.
4. One recent passport size photo attached to the application form.
5. Valid round trip ticket or a letter from a travel agent certifying that the applicant holds prepaid arrangements.
6. A self addressed stamped envelope for express mail, courier,registered mail. (this is a must for visa applications sent via the post)
   
7. Home and work telephone numbers.

TRANSIT VISA

Valid for 72 hours. Visitors must enter Kenya before the expiry date of the visa. Required for visitors who leave the airport or seaport for the specific purpose of travelling to a third country (i.e. to await a connecting flight, to await boarding a cruise ship, or to travel overland to a neighbouring country). (The requirements are the same as for single entry).

MULTIPLE ENTRY VISA

Intended for regular visitors, particularly business people, who enter Kenya several times a year. Valid for 6 months or one year. The visa is issued by the Director of Immigration Services in Nairobi, and can be applied for directly at the Ministry of Immigration in Nairobi. It can also be applied for through the Mission in Geneva, in which case processing takes 1-2 months.

Please note: visitors who travel to Tanzania,Uganda, Rwanda and/or Burundi from Kenya, and wish to enter Kenya a second time(without leaving the territory of the five countries), must apply for a SINGLE entry visa (tourist/business).

The following documents are required for a multiple entry (This documents should be in doubles)

• Two Passport copies (valid at least six months after the final return) + copy of the page containing the biographical data, and of the page(s) containing previous multiple entry visa(s), if any.
• Two copies of resident permit if the applicant is not a Swiss National.
  
• Two Visa application form, duly completed and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent passport-size photographs.
• Letter from the company/employer, stating the reason why several visits to Kenya are required, and indicating whether the visa is to be valid for 6 months or for one year.
• A non-refundable referral fee of CHF 20, payable on application. (Not applicable forholders of a diplomatic passport travelling on official business.)

• Passport.
• CHF 140 visa fee. (Gratis for holders of a diplomatic passport travelling on official business.)

• Two copies of Passport/travel document (valid at least six months after the final return) + copy of the page containing the biographical data, and of the page(s)containing previous referred visa(s), if any.
• Two Visa application forms, duly completed and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent passport-size photographs.
• Proof of immigration status in Swiss, e.g. copy of identity card.
• Invitation letter from the host to be visited in Kenya;or recommendation letter from the employer or the school (in the case of students);or letter from the applicant stating the reasons for visiting.
• A non-refundable referral fee of CHF 20 (payable on application).

• Passport/travel document.
• CHF70 visa fee.
• Travel itinerary from the travel agency/copy of the ticket.

• Brazil: only holders of official, service and diplomatic passportstravelling on official business
• Iran: only holders of official, service and diplomatic passportstravelling on official business and staying for maximum 30 days
• Malaysia: maximum stay of 30 days
• New Zealand: maximum stay of 30 days
• South Africa: maximum stay of 30 days
• Turkey: only holders of official, service and diplomatic passportstravelling on official business

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• COMESA
• Preferential Trade Area/Common Market of East & Southern Africa
• (PTA/COMESA)
• Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• African Development Bank (ADB)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• International Red Locust Control Organization for Central & SouthernAfrica
• (IRLCO)
• Desert Locust Control Organization (DLCO)
• African Airlines TravelAssociation (IATA)
• Environment Liason CentreInternational (ELCI)
• Union Of Radio, Television Network of Africa (URTNA)
• CIP (International Potato Centre)
• African Reinsurance Corporation (ARC)
• African Housing Fund (AHF)

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