The Government of Kenya has introduced new regulations under the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, exempting certain categories of passport holders and travellers from the requirement of ...

In the 2023 index, Kenya was ranked 29th, but in 2024 it dropped to 46th place, a decline primarily blamed on the eTA requirement.“We are looking forward to the next Visa Openness report, and we ...

Kenya implemented the Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) system on January 1, 2024, eliminating the visa requirement for all international visitors.

Citizens of EAC member states (except Somalia) can now travel to Kenya without applying for an eTA for visits not exceeding 180 days ...

All travellers must now apply and pay for an ETA at least three days before their trip to Kenya, unless they are citizens of an exempted country. The ETA fee is $30 (£24) and valid for 90 days.

Kenya is therefore joining other African countries including Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, Benin and Ghana who have implemented a visa-free regime for all holders of African passports. Under the ...

Despite introducing the ETA, Kenya was rated poorly in the latest ranking of how open countries are to visitors, dropping 17 places to 46th out of 54 nations in the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index.

The issues with the ETA system have also contributed to Kenya’s decline in the visa openness ranking. In the latest visa openness ranking report, Kenya dropped to 46th place out of 56 African ...

These countries were exempt because they had signed visa waiver agreements with Kenya before the eTA was introduced. And in June 2024, Kenya waived the eTA fee for travellers from Botswana, eSwatini, ...

Kenya's Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system is a semi-automated process determining if visitors are eligible to travel to Kenya. Last year in January, ...

All travellers must now apply and pay for an ETA at least three days before their trip to Kenya, unless they are citizens of an exempted country. The ETA fee is $30 (£24) and valid for 90 days.