Visa Services
🇰🇪 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)
Overview
Kenya replaced its visa system with a mandatory eTA that every traveller, including infants, must obtain before departure. Applications are online and usually approved within three working days. Yellow fever certification may be required depending on your routing.
At a glance
Key facts
- Visa type
- Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)
- Processing time
- 2–3 working days
- Validity
- 90 days from issue
- Permitted stay
- Up to 90 days
- Entry
- Single entry
- Government fee
- USD 30 (approx. INR 2,500)
- Azulo service fee
- INR 2,000 per applicant
Checklist
Documents required
- Passport valid at least 6 months with a blank page
- Clear passport bio-page scan
- Recent passport-style photograph, digital
- Confirmed return air ticket
- Confirmed accommodation or camp bookings
- Yellow fever vaccination certificate if arriving from or transiting a risk country
- Valid email address for the eTA approval
How it works
The process
- 1
Details and scans
We collect passport scans and photographs to specification.
- 2
Online application
Filed on Kenya's official eTA portal with your itinerary.
- 3
Payment
USD 30 per traveller paid at submission.
- 4
Approval
Usually within 2–3 working days, emailed as a PDF.
- 5
Travel
Carry printed and digital copies; airlines check at check-in.
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Important notes
- • Every traveller including infants needs an individual eTA
- • Apply at least two weeks ahead — approval is usually fast but not guaranteed
- • We confirm the current yellow fever position for your exact routing
Questions