Immigration Services

Required travel authorization for most visitors entering Kenya, applied for online before travel and valid for entry within 90 days of issuance.

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A short-term work authorization for individuals traveling to Kenya for assignments not exceeding six months. Are you traveling to Kenya for a short-term assignment that is not exceeding 6 months? The special pass is the ideal document for you.

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For individuals engaging in mineral prospecting or mining in Kenya, alone or in partnership, where the activity benefits the country.

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For individuals engaging in agriculture or animal husbandry activities in Kenya.

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For members of a prescribed profession intending to practise it in Kenya, individually or in partnership.

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For a person offered specific employment by a specific employer, where the applicant's skills aren't readily available locally, and the role will be of benefit to Kenya.

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For individuals engaging in a specific manufacturing activity in Kenya.

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For individuals engaging in a specific trade, business, consultancy, or non-prescribed profession in Kenya.

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For qualifying missionaries from registered religious institutions whose activities involve preaching or religious worship, and whose presence benefits Kenya.

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For qualifying residents aged 35 or older with an assured annual income of at least USD 24,000 from sources outside employment, business, or a profession covered by other permit classes.

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For remote workers who live in Kenya while working for a company registered outside the country, the permit is issued for one or two years and is renewable.

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For prescribed-profession members working for religious or charitable organisations in non-preaching roles, whose presence benefits Kenya.

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For citizens of EAC member states intending to reside, work, trade, or practise a profession in Kenya, where their presence benefits the country.

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Issued to dependants of Kenyan citizens, permit holders, exempted persons, or permanent residents. It applies to spouses of the opposite sex, children under 21 years, and, in some cases, elderly parents, allowing them to legally reside in Kenya. Does not itself authorise education or employment.

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Required for foreign students accepted into an approved Kenyan educational or training institution.

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For individuals entering Kenya to undertake academic research at an approved institution.

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For individuals entering Kenya to undertake an internship at an approved institution or organisation.

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Issued to a Dependant Pass holder who needs to travel out of Kenya and return while their pass remains valid. Application is made online via the Government of Kenya's eFNS portal.

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Registration required for foreign nationals resident in Kenya for more than 90 days, subject to specific exemptions.

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For people who were Kenyan citizens by birth but renounced or lost that citizenship and cannot hold dual nationality under their new country's laws; their spouses and children may also qualify.

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For individuals who have held a Kenyan work permit for at least 7 years and been continuously resident for the 3 years immediately preceding the application; spouses and children may also qualify.

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For children of Kenyan citizens who were born outside Kenya and acquired foreign citizenship in their country of residence.

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For foreign spouses of Kenyan citizens married for at least 3 years.

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For adults who have lawfully and continuously resided in Kenya for at least 7 years and meet statutory conditions.

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For foreign spouses of Kenyan citizens seeking citizenship by registration through marriage.

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For former Kenyan citizens seeking to regain their citizenship after having lost it, typically through acquiring another nationality.

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