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Visa requirements · updated Aug 2026

Visa-Free Countries for the Kenya Passport 2026

The Kenya passport gives visa-free entry to 40 countries, plus easy access (on arrival / e-Visa) to 63 more. Ranked #133 worldwide. The full list with allowed stay is below.

40visa-free
63on arrival / eTA
103total access
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Kenya
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40visa-free

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Visa-free · 40

Antigua and Barbuda180 days→ Bahamas90 days→ Barbados180 days→ Benin90 days→ Botswana90 days→ Burundi90 days→ Cuba90 days→ Dominica180 days→ Eritrea90 days→ Ethiopia360 days→ Fiji120 days→ Gambia90 days→ Ghana60 days→ Grenada90 days→ Haiti90 days→ Hong Kong90 days→ Jamaica90 days→ Kiribati90 days→ Lesotho90 days→ Malawi90 days→ Malaysia30 days→ Mauritius90 days→ Micronesia30 days→ Namibia90 days→ Philippines30 days→ Rwanda180 days→ Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days→ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines90 days→ Seychelles90 days→ Singapore30 days→ South Africa90 days→ South Sudan90 days→ Swaziland30 days→ Tanzania90 days→ Togo30 days→ Trinidad and Tobago90 days→ Uganda90 days→ Vanuatu120 days→ Zambia90 days→ Zimbabwe90 days→

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Visa on arrival or online (e-Visa / ETA) — quick to get.

Albania e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Australia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bahrain e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bhutan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Bolivia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Burkina Faso Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cambodia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Cameroon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Cape Verde Visa on arrival · 30 days → Colombia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Comoros Visa on arrival · 30 days → DR Congo Visa on arrival · 30 days → Djibouti Visa on arrival · 30 days → Ecuador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → El Salvador e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Equatorial Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Gabon e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Georgia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival · 30 days → India e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Indonesia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iran Visa on arrival · 30 days → Iraq e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Ivory Coast e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Jordan Visa on arrival · 30 days → Kazakhstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Kyrgyzstan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Laos Visa on arrival · 30 days → Libya e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Macao Visa on arrival · 30 days → Madagascar Visa on arrival · 30 days → Maldives Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mali Visa on arrival · 30 days → Mauritania Visa on arrival · 30 days → Moldova e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mongolia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Mozambique Visa on arrival · 30 days → Myanmar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Nepal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Nigeria Visa on arrival · 30 days → Oman e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Pakistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Palau Visa on arrival · 30 days → Papua New Guinea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Qatar e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Russia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Saint Lucia Visa on arrival · 30 days → Samoa Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sao Tome and Principe e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Senegal Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sierra Leone Visa on arrival · 30 days → Somalia e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → South Korea e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Sri Lanka Visa on arrival · 30 days → Sudan Visa on arrival · 30 days → Suriname e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Syria e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Tajikistan e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Timor-Leste Visa on arrival · 30 days → Tuvalu Visa on arrival · 30 days → United Arab Emirates e-Visa / ETA · 90 days → Vietnam e-Visa / ETA · 90 days →

Where Kenya citizens face the toughest visas

Schengen, the US and the UK count refusals separately. Here are all three rates for the Kenya passport in one place.

The hardest is the US — 68.2% of applications refused, against 32.4% at the most lenient one.

Schengen
32.4%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #27 of 118
+3.9 pp year-over-year
by filing country
United States
68.2%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #17 of 197
+4.9 pp year-over-year
B1/B2 visas
United Kingdom
34.2%
of applications refused
strictness rank: #43 of 119
+6.9 pp year-over-year
visitor visas
2.5 months until the next US interview · Nairobi
1 rule changes recorded for this passport in our archive, 1 of them easing · the feed →
19 countries accept visa applications right inside Kenya

Schengen in detail: which state refuses Kenya citizens most

# Schengen state Applications Filed in Rate
1 Norway 9,565 Nairobi 60.9% 2 Belgium 3,509 Nairobi 40.6% 3 Sweden 15,699 Nairobi 39.1% 4 Hungary 897 Nairobi 38.5% 5 Romania 789 Nairobi 35.1% 6 Denmark 4,565 Nairobi 32.7% 7 Finland 1,023 Nairobi 32.4% 8 Germany 10,286 Nairobi 28.3% 9 Austria 2,143 Nairobi 27.5% 10 France 4,336 Nairobi 26.1% 11 Poland 657 Nairobi 23.7% 12 Greece 2,379 Nairobi 23.3% 13 Italy 6,418 Nairobi 19.9% 14 Netherlands 5,289 Nairobi 18.9% 15 Switzerland 4,245 Nairobi 18.7% 16 Czech Republic 621 Nairobi 16.7% 17 Spain 5,220 Nairobi 16.4% 18 Slovakia 119 Nairobi 16.0%

Methodologies differ: the EC counts by place of filing, the State Department and Home Office by nationality. Read as orders of magnitude.

Where the Kenya passport still needs a visa · 95

These require a visa arranged in advance at an embassy or visa centre.

Afghanistan visa required → Algeria visa required → Andorra visa required → Angola visa required → Argentina visa required → Armenia visa required → Austria visa required → Azerbaijan visa required → Bangladesh visa required → Belarus visa required → Belgium visa required → Belize visa required → Bosnia and Herzegovina visa required → Brazil visa required → Brunei visa required → Bulgaria visa required → Canada visa required → Central African Republic visa required → Chad visa required → Chile visa required → China visa required → Congo visa required → Costa Rica visa required → Croatia visa required → Cyprus visa required → Czech Republic visa required → Denmark visa required → Dominican Republic visa required → Egypt visa required → Estonia visa required → Finland visa required → France visa required → Germany visa required → Greece visa required → Guatemala visa required → Guyana visa required → Honduras visa required → Hungary visa required → Iceland visa required → Ireland visa required → Israel visa required → Italy visa required → Japan visa required → Kosovo visa required → Kuwait visa required → Latvia visa required → Lebanon visa required → Liberia visa required → Liechtenstein visa required → Lithuania visa required → Luxembourg visa required → Malta visa required → Marshall Islands visa required → Mexico visa required → Monaco visa required → Montenegro visa required → Morocco visa required → Nauru visa required → Netherlands visa required → New Zealand visa required →

+ 35 more countries

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Frequently asked

How many countries can the Kenya passport travel to visa-free?
The Kenya passport gives visa-free access to 40 countries, plus 63 more on arrival or with an e-Visa/eTA. See the full list above.
Which countries give Kenya citizens a visa on arrival?
Visa on arrival is available in 29 countries for Kenya citizens — see the section below.
How strong is the Kenya passport?
The Kenya passport ranks #133 in the 2026 passport index, with 103 total accessible destinations. See the passport ranking page for details.
Can visa-free rules change?
Yes, visa agreements change periodically. This data is current as of Aug 2026 — always confirm with the embassy before travel.

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