ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORISATION (ETA)


ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORISATION (ETA)

Please contact eTA through the chat on www.etakenya.go.ke in case of any queries or read the FAQs on the eTA website or below.

Already paid and issued eVisas are valid and can be used to enter Kenya until the expiry of their validity.

Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)

General Information

The Ministry of Interior and National Administration, State Department for Immigration and the Citizen has developed and is operating the Republic of Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA).

Kenya eTA is a semi-automated system that determines the eligibility of visitors to travel to Kenya. An eTA offers permission to travel and is authorised by the Government of the Republic of Kenya. An eTA does not determine whether a traveller is admissible to enter Kenya. Immigration officers will determine admissibility upon travellers’ arrival.

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