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Foreign travelers eligible to travel to Kenya may need to complete a Health Surveillance online form. Below you can find a complete guide to how to fill out a Kenya travel health certificate and how to submit the form when applying for a Kenya eTA online. What Is a Traveler Health Surveill...

All visitors to Kenya and Tanzania must meet the entry requirements to have permission to enter both countries. If you’re visiting Kenya, you will most likely need an eTA before you travel. Visitors from the vast majority of countries must apply for a Kenya eTA, which allows tourists to obtain...

When applying for a Kenya eTA, visitors will be asked about their criminal history in their country of residence and abroad. This article explains what to know before visiting Kenya with an existing criminal record. It also covers what eTA applicants need to tell the Kenyan authorities when fi...

To meet the Kenya tourist eTA requirements, visitors are required to present a hotel or other accommodation booking confirmation. Supporting documents including proof of accommodation are uploaded digitally when applying for an Electronic Travel Authorization for Kenya. The process is 100%...

To get your Kenya eTA to authorize your visit to the African nation, you’ll need to provide supporting documentation, which includes a recent photograph. For the application to be successful, foreigners must meet specific photo ID requirements. In this article, you will find important infor...

Foreign nationals traveling to Kenya for a range of purposes can now take advantage of the eTA for Kenya, the quickest and most efficient way to gain access to the country. Conveniently, the same eTA is valid for tourism, business activity, and visiting family, although the requirements differ...

Several vaccinations are recommended to stay healthy and safe during a trip to Kenya. On this page, you can find out about the vaccines required to travel. Arranging vaccines should be one of the first steps when planning a trip to Kenya. Some jabs need to be administered several weeks before...

If you’re traveling to Kenya with an eTA, it’s important to understand the validity period of your travel permit. You must use your eTA to enter Kenya within this validity, and not before or after. The following page explains how long a Kenya online travel authorization is valid for, and other...

Kenya does not issue visas on arrival. Foreign visitors must now apply for an eTA in advance. The visa on arrival for Kenya was discontinued at the end of 2020. From January 1, 2021, tourist visas were made exclusively available online. Since the start of 2024, visas have been completely re...

Kenya has signed a reciprocal visa waiver treaty with a number of countries. This means citizens of these nations are exempt from obtaining a travel authorization for Kenya for short stays. Foreign passport holders who are not citizens of these countries will need to get an eTA to travel to Ken...