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Work out whether you need Kenya's eTA, what it costs for your party, the yellow fever rule and the passenger declaration before arrival.
Kenya abolished visas on 1 January 2024 and replaced them with an Electronic Travel Authorisation, which is not the same thing as visa-free entry: the eTA costs USD 30 plus a processing charge, is single entry, permits a stay of up to 90 days, and must be used within 90 days of approval. This checklist prices the authorisation for your party, checks that the approval window still covers your arrival date, tests the six-month passport rule, and adds the yellow fever certificate and the Kenya Revenue Authority passenger declaration that people routinely forget.
Open Kenya Entry Requirement Checklist on AltFTool — it loads instantly in your browser.
Pick an Entry route — Electronic Travel Authorisation (most visitors), Exempt African Union nationality, East African Community citizen or Transit without passing immigration — then set Purpose of the visit, Days you will stay, Arrival date and Passport expiry date.
Enter Travellers aged 16 and over, Children under 16 and, if you have already applied, the eTA approval date (optional), then tick Arriving from a yellow fever risk country under Anything else that applies?
Read Authorisation cost for the party with the eTA usable until and Approval window on arrival rows, then work down Required and Worth carrying before pressing Copy checklist or Reset.
Enter the approval date and see the last day the eTA can actually be used.
East African Community and African Union routes are treated as different rules, not footnotes.
The revenue authority declaration, the yellow fever certificate and the plastic bag ban all appear.
No, but it requires an Electronic Travel Authorisation instead, which most visitors must obtain online before boarding. The published fee has been USD 30 plus a small processing charge. Citizens of East African Community partner states, and nationals of most African Union member states, are exempt — as are passengers who transit without passing through immigration.
The approval is valid for 90 days from issue and permits a stay of up to 90 days, single entry. That means applying far too early can be as much of a problem as applying late: an authorisation approved three months before a trip may no longer be usable on the day you fly. Allow about three days for processing rather than months.
A certificate is required from travellers aged one year and over arriving from a country with risk of yellow fever transmission. Kenya is itself a risk country, so keep the certificate after the trip — the next country you travel to may ask for proof precisely because you have been in Kenya.
Complete the Kenya Revenue Authority passenger declaration online before you land; it is separate from the eTA and is the step most often missed. Carry a passport valid six months beyond arrival, a confirmed onward ticket and your accommodation details, and leave single-use plastic carrier bags behind — the ban is enforced at the airport and bags are confiscated on arrival.