Kenya passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Kenya passport can enter 44 countries visa-free and 22 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #65.

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Visa-free destinations (44)

Countries you can enter on a Kenya passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Antigua and Barbuda AG Barbados BB Benin BJ Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Burundi BI Cayman Islands KY Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Cook Islands CK Cuba CU Djibouti DJ Dominica DM Eritrea ER eSwatini SZ Ethiopia ET Fiji FJ Ghana GH Grenada GD Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kiribati KI Lesotho LS Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Namibia NA Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG South Africa ZA St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Trinidad and Tobago TT Uganda UG Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (22)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Kenya passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Iran IR Jordan JO Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Mali ML Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL South Sudan SS St. Lucia LC Sudan SD Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (39)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Côte d'Ivoire CI Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Liberia LR Mauritania MR Moldova MD Myanmar MM Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Papua New Guinea PG Qatar QA Russian Federation RU São Tomé and Príncipe ST Somalia SO St. Helena SH Suriname SR Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (119)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Kenya passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Azerbaijan AZ Bangladesh BD Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Ecuador EC Egypt EG El Salvador SV Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Japan JP Kenya KE Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Kenya passport?

    Holders of a Kenya passport have visa-free access to 44 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 22 more, for a total of 66 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 42 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Kenya passport?

    The Kenya passport is ranked #65 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 69.

  • Where do Kenya passport holders need a visa?

    Kenya passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 119 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Kenya travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Uganda is the most-flown visa-free destination from Kenya, with 3 non-stop routes.

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