Visa Information

Types of visas and the fee charged

Visa fees must be paid on application in cash.
Fees must be sent in cash for applications submitted through the post.

NOTICE ON VISA FEES

Single entry visa	Yen 4,500
Transit visa	Yen 2,000
Multiple entry visa [6 months or 1 year]	Yen 9,000
Referral visa fee	Yen 1,000 [non-refundable] (see Part II & III)
Diplomatic, official, service and courtesy visa. Gratis for official duties on presentation of diplomatic, official or service passports from the relevant organisations and official communication / note verbale.

N.B. Children under 16 years will no longer be exempted from payment of visa fees.

Opening hours and contacts

Visa application and collection hours:

Applications: From 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Collection: 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Visa Processing : Overnight stay
(Note, passports are collected along with visa fees receipts)

Contact: Visa & Consular Section
Embassy of the Republic of Kenya
3-24-3 Yakumo, 3 Chome, Meguro-ku
Tokyo 152-0023
Telephone: 03-3723-4006 / 4007
Fax: 03-3723-4488 or 03-3723-4546
Email:

Notice: Closing days
The Embassy will be closed in observance of the Kenyan public holidays:

Important Notice: The Embassy will also remain closed during Japanese holidays.

Single Entry Visa

Single Entry Visa allows you to enter Kenya once for sightseeing and short term business purposes. The Visa is valid for three months and allows a re-entry to Kenya from Tanzania and Uganda.

Requirements for a Single Entry Visa:

Passport (valid at least six months)
Visa application form, duly completed and signed by the applicant
Passport-size photograph
Itinerary/ flight schedule prepared by travel agents or airline companies, indicating; date, place of departure, arrival, and flight number.
Fee Yen 4.500
Invitation letter (for those visiting friends)
Recommendation letter from the company (for those going for short term business trips or volunteer activities)

Postal application is acceptable.
Please enclose the above requirements together with a self-addressed stamped return envelope and detailed contact information.

Note:

Visa applications without complete requirements will not be processed.
We don’t accept postal application from any travel agencies.

Download Application Form(PDF:269KB)
Guiding Notes – Application Form(PDF:804KB)

Multiple entry visa

Intended for regular visitors, particularly businesspeople, who enter Kenya several times a year. Valid for 6 months or one year. The visa is issued by Immigration HQs in Nairobi, and can be applied for directly in Nairobi. It can also be applied for through the Embassy in Tokyo, in which case processing takes 1-2 months.
[Please note: visitors who travel to Tanzania and/or Uganda from Kenya, and wish to re-enter Kenya a second time (without leaving the territory of the three countries), must apply for a single entry visa (tourist/business) which will enable re-entry without obtaining another entry visa]

The requirements for a multiple entry visa are as follows

Passport (valid at least six months after the final return) + copy of the page containing the biographical data.
Visa application form, duly completed and signed by the applicant.
Two recent passport-size photographs.
Letter from the company/employer, stating the reason why several visits to Kenya are required and indicating whether the visa is to be valid for 6 months or for one year.
A non-refundable referral fee of yen 1,000 (payable on application).

When the visa is approved, the applicant presents him/herself at the Embassy with the following:

Passport
Yen 9,000 visa fee

See below for a list of nationals who must apply for a "referred visa" (including people with stateless/refugee status).

Referred Visas

Visa applications from nationals of the following countries are referred to the Director of Immigration Services, Nairobi, for approval:
Afghanistan/ Armenia/ Azerbaijan/ Cameroon/ Iraq/ Jordan/ Lebanon/ Mali/ Nigeria (Those applying from outside Nigeria)/ North Korea/ Senegal/ Somalia/ Syria/ Tajikistan
Stateless persons (holders of refugee travel documents) are also referred to the Director of Immigration Services.

The requirements for this category of visas are as follows:

Valid passport/travel document with a sufficient number of unused pages for endorsements. Passport/travel document must be valid for at least six months after return.
Visa application form, duly completed and signed by the applicant. Be sure to include home and work telephone numbers.
Three recent passport-size photographs.
Proof of immigration status Japan e.g. alien Registration card.
Invitation letter from the host or organization to be visited in Kenya; or recommendation letter from the employer or the school (in the case of students); or letter from the applicant stating the reasons for visiting.
A non-refundable referral fee of Yen 600 (payable on application).
Applications for referred visas require more time to process. Apply at least six to eight weeks prior to the date of travel.
In case the visa is approved (which is not guaranteed), the applicant presents him/herself at the Embassy with the following:
- Passport/travel document.
- Yen 4,500 visa fee.
- Travel itinerary from the travel agency/copy of the ticket.

Processing

Visa applications presented at the counter before 12.30 p.m. are ready for collection the following day from 2.00 p.m.
Postal applications take about two days from the date of receipt, depending on the speed of the postal service used and the destination.
Processing of referred visas takes at least six weeks to two months, while multiple entry visas take at least one month.

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