Kenya Visa Policy — Who Can Visit Visa-Free? (2026) | The Visa Index

The Visa Index

Who Can Visit Kenya Visa-Free?

Find out which passport holders can enter Kenya without a visa, with e-Visa, or visa on arrival.

37

Visa-Free Access

12

E-Visa Access

141

Visa Required

190

Total Passports

Quick Facts

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Capital

Nairobi

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Currency

KES - Kenyan shilling

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Languages

English, Kiswahili

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Calling Code

+254

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Timezone

UTC+03:00

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Driving Side

Left

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Population

53.3M

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Area

580,367 km²

Entry Requirements by Passport

#	Passport	Entry Status	Stay Duration
1	Afghanistan	Visa Required	90 days
2	Albania	Visa Required	90 days
3	Algeria	Visa Free	90 days
4	Andorra	Visa Required	90 days
5	Angola	Visa Free	60 days
6	Argentina	Visa Required	90 days
7	Armenia	Visa Required	90 days
8	Australia	Visa Required	90 days
9	Austria	E-Visa	90 days
10	Azerbaijan	Visa Required	90 days
11	Bahamas	Visa Free	3 months
12	Bahrain	Visa Required	90 days
13	Bangladesh	Visa Required	90 days
14	Barbados	Visa Free	90 days
15	Belarus	E-Visa	90 days
16	Belgium	Visa Required	90 days
17	Belize	Visa Required	90 days
18	Benin	Visa Free	60 days
19	Bhutan	Visa Required	90 days
20	Bolivia	Visa Required	90 days
21	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Visa Required	90 days
22	Botswana	Visa Required	90 days
23	Brazil	Visa Required	90 days
24	Brunei	Visa Required	90 days
25	Bulgaria	Visa Required	90 days
26	Burkina Faso	Visa Required	3 months
27	Burundi	Visa Free	3 months
28	Cabo Verde	Visa Required	90 days
29	Cambodia	Visa Required	90 days
30	Cameroon	Visa Required	90 days
31	Canada	Visa Required	90 days
32	Central African Republic	Visa Required	3 months
33	Chad	Visa Free	60 days
34	Chile	Visa Required	90 days
35	China	Visa Required	90 days
36	Colombia	Visa Required	90 days
37	Comoros	Visa Required	90 days
38	DR Congo	Visa Free	90 days
39	Republic of the Congo	Visa Required	90 days
40	Costa Rica	Visa Required	90 days
41	Cote d'Ivoire	Visa Required	3 months
42	Croatia	Visa Required	90 days
43	Cuba	Visa Required	90 days
44	Cyprus	Visa Required	90 days
45	Czechia	Visa Required	90 days
46	Denmark	Visa Required	90 days
47	Djibouti	Visa Required	90 days
48	Dominican Republic	Visa Required	90 days
49	East Timor	Visa Required	90 days
50	Ecuador	Visa Required	90 days
51	Egypt	Visa Free	60 days
52	El Salvador	Visa Required	90 days
53	Equatorial Guinea	Visa Required	90 days
54	Eritrea	Visa Free	90 days
55	Estonia	Visa Required	90 days
56	Ethiopia	Visa Free	3 months
57	Fiji	Visa Required	90 days
58	Finland	Visa Required	90 days
59	France	Visa Required	90 days
60	Gabon	Visa Required	90 days
61	Gambia	Visa Required	3 months
62	Georgia	Visa Required	90 days
63	Germany	Visa Required	90 days
64	Ghana	Visa Free	90 days
65	Greece	Visa Required	90 days
66	Grenada	Visa Required	3 months
67	Guatemala	E-Visa	3 months
68	Guinea-Bissau	Visa Free	60 days
69	Guinea	Visa Required	90 days
70	Guyana	Visa Required	90 days
71	Haiti	Visa Required	90 days
72	Honduras	E-Visa	3 months
73	Hungary	Visa Required	90 days
74	Iceland	Visa Required	90 days
75	India	Visa Required	90 days
76	Indonesia	E-Visa	90 days
77	Iran	Visa Required	90 days
78	Iraq	Visa Required	90 days
79	Ireland	Visa Required	90 days
80	Israel	Visa Required	90 days
81	Italy	E-Visa	90 days
82	Jamaica	Visa Required	90 days
83	Japan	Visa Required	90 days
84	Jordan	Visa Required	90 days
85	Kazakhstan	Visa Required	90 days
86	Kiribati	Visa Free	3 months
87	North Korea	Visa Required	90 days
88	South Korea	E-Visa	90 days
89	Kuwait	Visa Required	90 days
90	Kyrgyzstan	Visa Required	90 days
91	Laos	Visa Required	90 days
92	Latvia	Visa Required	3 months
93	Lebanon	Visa Required	90 days
94	Lesotho	Visa Required	90 days
95	Liberia	Visa Required	90 days
96	Libya	Visa Required	90 days
97	Liechtenstein	E-Visa	3 months
98	Lithuania	E-Visa	90 days
99	Luxembourg	Visa Required	90 days
100	Madagascar	Visa Free	90 days
101	Malawi	Visa Required	90 days
102	Malaysia	Visa Free	90 days
103	Maldives	Visa Required	90 days
104	Mali	Visa Required	90 days
105	Malta	Visa Required	90 days
106	Marshall Islands	E-Visa	90 days
107	Mauritania	Visa Required	90 days
108	Mauritius	Visa Free	3 months
109	Mexico	Visa Required	90 days
110	Micronesia	Visa Required	90 days
111	Moldova	Visa Required	90 days
112	Monaco	Visa Required	3 months
113	Mongolia	Visa Required	90 days
114	Montenegro	Visa Required	90 days
115	Morocco	Visa Free	60 days
116	Mozambique	Visa Required	90 days
117	Myanmar	Visa Required	90 days
118	Namibia	Visa Free	90 days
119	Nauru	Visa Required	90 days
120	Nepal	Visa Required	90 days
121	Netherlands	Visa Required	90 days
122	New Zealand	Visa Required	90 days
123	Nicaragua	Visa Required	90 days
124	Niger	Visa Free	60 days
125	Nigeria	Visa Free	60 days
126	North Macedonia	Visa Required	90 days
127	Norway	Visa Required	90 days
128	Oman	Visa Required	90 days
129	Pakistan	Visa Required	90 days
130	Palau	Visa Required	90 days
131	Palestine	Visa Required	90 days
132	Panama	Visa Required	90 days
133	Papua New Guinea	Visa Required	90 days
134	Paraguay	Visa Required	90 days
135	Peru	Visa Required	90 days
136	Philippines	Visa Required	90 days
137	Poland	Visa Required	90 days
138	Portugal	Visa Required	90 days
139	Qatar	Visa Required	90 days
140	Romania	Visa Required	90 days
141	Russia	Visa Required	90 days
142	Rwanda	Visa Free	6 months
143	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Visa Free	3 months
144	Saint Lucia	Visa Required	90 days
145	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Visa Free	3 months
146	Samoa	Visa Free	3 months
147	San Marino	Visa Free	3 months
148	Saudi Arabia	Visa Required	90 days
149	Senegal	Visa Required	3 months
150	Serbia	Visa Required	90 days
151	Seychelles	Visa Required	3 months
152	Sierra Leone	Visa Required	90 days
153	Singapore	Visa Free	90 days
154	Slovakia	E-Visa	90 days
155	Slovenia	Visa Required	90 days
156	Solomon Islands	Visa Required	90 days
157	Somalia	Visa Free	90 days
158	South Africa	Visa Free	90 days
159	South Sudan	Visa Free	3 months
160	Spain	Visa Required	90 days
161	Sri Lanka	Visa Required	90 days
162	Sudan	Visa Free	3 months
163	Suriname	Visa Required	90 days
164	Sweden	Visa Required	90 days
165	Switzerland	Visa Required	90 days
166	Syria	Visa Required	90 days
167	Tajikistan	Visa Required	90 days
168	Tanzania	Visa Free	3 months
169	Thailand	Visa Required	90 days
170	Togo	Visa Free	60 days
171	Tonga	Visa Required	90 days
172	Trinidad and Tobago	Visa Free	90 days
173	Tunisia	Visa Free	60 days
174	Turkey	Visa Required	90 days
175	Turkmenistan	Visa Required	90 days
176	Tuvalu	Visa Required	90 days
177	Uganda	Visa Free	180 days
178	Ukraine	E-Visa	90 days
179	United Arab Emirates	Visa Required	90 days
180	United Kingdom	Visa Required	90 days
181	United States	Visa Required	90 days
182	Uruguay	Visa Required	90 days
183	Uzbekistan	Visa Required	90 days
184	Vanuatu	Visa Required	90 days
185	Vatican City	Visa Required	3 months
186	Venezuela	Visa Required	90 days
187	Vietnam	Visa Required	90 days
188	Yemen	Visa Required	3 months
189	Zambia	Visa Free	3 months
190	Zimbabwe	Visa Required	90 days

Frequently Asked Questions

How many countries can enter Kenya visa-free?

Citizens from 37 countries can enter Kenya without obtaining a visa in advance.

Does Kenya offer e-Visa?

Kenya offers e-Visa to citizens of 12 countries. Check the table above to see if your passport qualifies.

What are the general entry requirements for Kenya?

General entry requirements for Kenya include a valid passport (usually with at least 6 months validity), proof of accommodation, return/onward ticket, and sufficient funds for your stay. Specific requirements vary by nationality.