^ abNationals of Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda may travel between these countries using a national identification card.[4]
The following groups are also exempt from visas:[6]
Children under age 16, regardless of nationality;
Passengers in transit, if they do not leave the ship or the international transit area of the airport;
Holders of diplomatic, official and service passports of Brazil, Cuba and Turkey, of diplomatic and service passports of China and Iran, and of diplomatic passports of India, Israel and Nigeria;
Crew members of aircraft for up to 7 days, and of ships for up to 14 days;
Owners of private aircraft stopping for refueling without leaving the airport.
A visa waiver agreement for ordinary passports was signed with Mozambique in November 2018 and it is yet to come into force.[7]
A visa waiver protocol for diplomatic passports was signed with the United Arab Emirates, but it is yet to come into force.[8]
History
The San Marino-United Kingdom visa waiver agreement of 1949 was extended for Kenya and San Marino in 1963 and still applies.[9] The agreement is of symbolic value for Kenyan citizens but does have an effect on San Marino passport holders.
eVisa
From 1 January 2021, all visas to Kenya are issued online and are no longer available on arrival.[1][10]
Visa applications from nationals of the following countries and from stateless people are referred to the Directorate of Immigration Services and may take longer for processing:[2][6][10]
From February 2014, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda issue an East African Tourist Visa.[11] The visa costs 100 USD and has no restrictions on nationality. It is a non-extendable multiple-entry 90-day visa that has to be first used to enter the country that issued it.[12]
1British Overseas Territories.
2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
3 Partially recognized.
4Unincorporated territory of the United States.
5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
6Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.