Visa-Free Countries for Kenyan citizens (2026)
A Kenyan passport enters 40 countries visa-free, gets a visa on arrival in 24 more, and an eTA in 2 — 66 of 198 destinations you can reach without arranging a visa before you go. That ranks the Kenyan passport 126 of 199 worldwide. 37 need an e-visa applied for online, and 95 need a consular visa. As of 20 July 2026.
- 40
- VISA-FREE
- 2
- ETA
- 24
- VISA ON ARRIVAL
- 37
- E-VISA
- 95
- VISA REQUIRED
#126of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access — see the full ranking →
Counts are for a standard tourist passport, from our open visa-matrix dataset, which cross-checks Wikipedia against a second source and records every disagreement rather than picking one silently. This is a starting point, not legal advice — a rule can change between snapshots, so confirm the current requirement with the destination's official source before you book. Rows marked ⚑ disputed are corridors where our two sources disagree; treat those as "verify first".
Visa-free 40
Walk up to the border with just your passport. No form, no fee, no advance step.
- Antigua and Barbuda180d
- Bahamas90d
- Barbados180d
- Benin90d
- Botswana90d
- Burundi90d
- Cuba90d
- Dominica21d
- DR Congo⚑
- Eritrea
- Eswatini30d
- Ethiopia365d
- Fiji120d
- Gambia90d
- Ghana60d
- Grenada90d
- Haiti90d
- Hong Kong90d
- Jamaica180d
- Kiribati30d
- Lesotho90d
- Malawi90d
- Malaysia30d
- Mauritius90d
- Micronesia30d
- Mozambique30d⚑
- Namibia90d
- Palestine⚑
- Philippines30d
- Rwanda180d
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30d
- Singapore30d
- South Africa90d
- South Sudan90d
- Tanzania90d
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda90d
- Vanuatu120d
- Zambia90d
- Zimbabwe90d
Electronic authorisation (eTA) 2
Visa-free in practice, but you must register an eTA online before you fly. Minutes, not weeks.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90d
- Sri Lanka30d⚑
Visa on arrival 24
Nothing to arrange in advance — the visa is issued at the border, usually for a fee.
- Bolivia90d⚑
- Cabo Verde5d
- Cambodia30d
- Comoros
- East Timor30d
- Guinea-Bissau90d
- Indonesia30d
- Iran30d
- Jordan
- Laos30d
- Macao
- Madagascar90d
- Maldives30d
- Mali90d
- Nepal
- Nigeria⚑
- Palau30d
- Saint Lucia
- Samoa60d
- Senegal90d
- Seychelles90d⚑
- Sierra Leone
- Sudan
- Tuvalu30d
E-visa (apply online first) 37
You must apply and be approved online before departure. Not a border formality.
- Afghanistan30d⚑
- Albania
- Bahrain14d
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
- Burma28d
- Cameroon
- Chad90d
- Colombia90d
- Djibouti31d⚑
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- India60d
- Iraq
- Ivory Coast90d⚑
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Liberia
- Libya
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea30d⚑
- Qatar
- Russia16d
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Somalia30d
- Suriname
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Togo15d
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam30d
Visa required 95
A consular visa is needed before travel — start early.
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia⚑
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chile
- China
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Guatemala
- Guinea⚑
- Guyana⚑
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel⚑
- Italy
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- North Korea
- Norway
- Oman⚑
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia⚑
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea⚑
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tonga
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vatican
- Venezuela
- Yemen
People also ask
How many countries can Kenyan citizens visit visa-free?
40 destinations, with no form and no fee — you arrive and the passport is stamped at the border. Add the 24 that issue a visa on arrival and the 2 that need only an eTA registered online, and 66 of 198 destinations need no visa arranged before you fly. As of 20 July 2026.
How strong is the Kenyan passport?
It ranks 126 of 199 passports by no-prior-visa access, reaching 66 of 198 destinations without arranging a visa first. That figure counts visa-free and freedom-of-movement entry plus eTA and visa on arrival. As of 20 July 2026.
Which countries require a visa for Kenyan citizens?
95 destinations need a consular visa applied for before travel, and 37 more need an e-visa approved online first. Both groups are listed in full above. The dataset records the requirement itself, not the fee or the processing time — confirm those with the destination's own authority. As of 20 July 2026.
What is the difference between an eTA and an e-visa for Kenyan citizens?
An eTA is a registration; an e-visa is an application. A Kenyan passport needs an eTA for 2 destinations — minutes online, then you fly — and a full e-visa for 37, which must be approved before departure. Neither one is issued at the border, so both have to be done before you travel.
How current is this visa-free list for Kenyan citizens?
It is a dated snapshot, checked 20 July 2026, built by cross-checking two sources and recording every disagreement rather than picking one silently. 18 of this passport's 198 corridors are marked disputed. Entry rules change between snapshots, so confirm with the destination's official source before booking.