Government launches for application of the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)
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Government through the Immigration and Citizen Services launches the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) application website after scrapping Visa
Government through the Immigration and Citizen Services launches the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) application website after scrapping Visa.
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration under the Department of Immigration and Citizen Services has started implementing President William Ruto’s Visa-free directive.
The Ministry announced the opening of a new website for the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) application.
According to the notice, all travelers coming to Kenya will be required to apply and pay for the electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) before travel.
Travelers can obtain authorization to enter the nation without a visa using the recently launched digital platform, www.etakenya.go.ke.
So far, the first batch of travelers with no Visas arrived in the country on Friday, January 5.
However, during the implementation, the following categories of travelers will be excluded;
Holders of valid Kenya Passports or one-way Emergency Certificate issued by Kenya Missions abroad.
Holders of Kenya Permanent Residence, valid Work Permits and Passes.
Holders of valid United Nations Conventional Travel Document issued by the Government of Kenya.
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Members of the Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations Accredited to Kenya.
Citizens of the East African Partner States; These countries include Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. (Exempted for Six (6) months).
All passengers in transit through Kenya arriving and leaving by the same aircraft or transferring to another aircraft and who do not leave the precincts of Airports in Kenya.
All passengers arriving and leaving by the same ship, and who do not leave the ship.
Members of the crew of any ship, aircraft, train, vehicle or carrier, whose name and particulars are included in the crew manifest of the ship, aircraft, train, vehicle or carrier, and who is proceeding in such ship, aircraft, train, vehicle or carrier to a destination outside Kenya.
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