Kenya: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 91
- Consulates
- 29
- missions abroad
- 47
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 77
Live & travel in Kenya
Monthly budget
$1,550/mo
Prices vs USA: 35%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 129.94 KES
Internet access
35%
of people online
Air quality
20.3
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
English, Swahili
Emergency
999 · 112
Plug types
BS 1363
Calling code
+254
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 18, 2026
3.2
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.3
- Safety2.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality3.0
- Climate5.0
SOS · Kenya999Restaurants, cafés and dishes in KenyaCarnivore · Forodhani Restaurant · Ugali · Githeri · Changaa · Mutura · Nyama choma
Government consensus
Increased caution· 2 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaIncreased caution· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Digital nomad visa
- Class N Permit (Digital Nomads)Verified Nov 9, 2026Min. income: $4,600/moDuration: 12 monthsUS$55,000/year foreign income per Immigration Regulations (seen in search excerpt; eFNS page lists no amount)Official site
Programme rules change; always confirm on the official site linked on each card.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 12, 2026 · Jamhuri Day
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 28, 2027 · Easter Sunday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
Cities in Kenya
Traveller essentials · Kenya
- Emergency
- 999 · 112
- Calling code
- +254
- Currency
- KES
- Plug types
- BS 1363
- Drives on the
- left
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Time zone
- Africa/Nairobi
Foreign missions in Kenya
AlgeriaNairobi1AngolaNairobi1ArgentinaNairobi1AustraliaNairobi1AustriaNairobi1BangladeshNairobi1BelarusNairobi1BelgiumNairobi1BotswanaNairobi1BrazilNairobi1Burkina FasoNairobi1CanadaNairobi2ChileNairobi2ChinaNairobi1ColombiaNairobi1Costa RicaNairobi1CzechiaNairobi1DenmarkNairobi1DjiboutiNairobi1DR CongoNairobi1EgyptNairobi1EritreaNairobi1EthiopiaNairobi1FinlandNairobi1FranceNairobi1GermanyNairobi1GhanaNairobi1GreeceNairobi1HungaryNairobi1IndiaNairobi1IndonesiaNairobi1IranNairobi1IrelandNairobi1IsraelNairobi1ItalyNairobi1JapanNairobi2KuwaitNairobi1LebanonNairobi1LibyaNairobi1MalawiNairobi1MalaysiaNairobi2MaliNairobi1MexicoNairobi1MoroccoNairobi1MozambiqueNairobi1NetherlandsNairobi2NigeriaNairobi1NorwayNairobi1PakistanNairobi1PhilippinesNairobi1PolandNairobi2PortugalNairobi1RomaniaNairobi1RussiaNairobi1RwandaNairobi1Saudi ArabiaNairobi2SenegalNairobi1SerbiaNairobi1Sierra LeoneNairobi1SlovakiaNairobi1SomaliaNairobi1South AfricaNairobi1South KoreaNairobi1South SudanNairobi2SpainNairobi1Sri LankaNairobi1SudanNairobi1SwedenNairobi1SwitzerlandNairobi1TanzaniaNairobi1ThailandNairobi1TunisiaNairobi1TürkiyeNairobi1UgandaNairobi1UkraineNairobi1United Arab EmiratesNairobi1United KingdomNairobi1United StatesNairobi2Vatican CityNairobi1ZambiaNairobi2ZimbabweNairobi1
Kenya missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1DR CongoKinshasa1EgyptCairo1EthiopiaAddis Ababa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Hamburg2GuineaConakry1IndiaNew Delhi1IranTehran1IrelandDublin1IsraelTel Aviv1ItalyRome, Milan2JapanTokyo1NamibiaWindhoek1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigeriaAbuja, Lagos2OmanMuscat1RussiaMoscow1RwandaKigali1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh, Jeddah2SerbiaBelgrade1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1South SudanJuba1SpainMadrid1SudanKhartoum1SwedenStockholm1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2UgandaKampala1United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.1ZambiaLusaka1ZimbabweHarare1
Who can enter Kenya without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Kenya?
91 missions, 81 countries.
Emergency: Kenya?
999 (fire department), 112 (fire department), 999 (emergency medical services), 112 (emergency medical services), 999 (police), 112 (police)
Who can enter Kenya without a visa?
77: Algeria, Angola, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, and Cape Verde…