| Kenyan Visas / Visa into Kenya | | | | funds' are usually linked to snap judgments about |
| Visas are now required by almost all visitors to | | | | your appearance. If it's fairly obvious that you aren't |
| Kenya, including Europeans, Australian, New | | | | intending to stay and work, you'll generally be given |
| Zealanders, Americans and Canadians, although | | | | the benefit of the doubt. |
| citizens from a few smaller commonwealth countries | | | | Local tourist Information offices |
| are exempt. Visas are valid for three months from | | | | Considering the extent to which the country relies on |
| the date of entry and can be obtained on arrival at | | | | tourism, it's incredible to think that at the time of |
| Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. | | | | writing, there was still no tourist office in Nairobi. |
| Cost of Visa to Kenya | | | | There are a handful of information offices elsewhere |
| The visa fee is UK £35 or US$ 50 for a single | | | | in the country ranging from helpful private concerns |
| entry visa, and UK £ 70 or US$100 for multiple | | | | to under funded government offices; most can at |
| entries. If you have any other currencies, you'll have | | | | least provide basic maps of the town and brochure |
| to change them into shillings and then back into | | | | on local business and attractions. |
| dollars. Tourist visas can be extended for a further | | | | DIANI BEACH: Tel: 040-3202234, Barclays centre |
| three-month period-but seven day transit visas (US$ | | | | LAMU: Tel, 042-633449, Off Kenyatta Rd |
| 20) cannot. | | | | MALINDI: Tel, 042-20689; Malindi Centre, Lamu Rd |
| Where to get your Kenya visa | | | | MOMBASA: Tel, 041-225428; ; Moi |
| It's also possible to get visas from Kenyan Diplomatic | | | | Avenue |
| missions overseas, but you should apply well in | | | | Tourist Information Offices Abroad |
| advance, especially if you're doing it by mail. Visas are | | | | The ministry of Tourism maintains a number of |
| usually valid for entry within three months of the | | | | overseas offices. Most only provide information by |
| date of issue. Applications for Kenyan visas are | | | | telephone, post or email. |
| simple and straight forward in Tanzania and Uganda, | | | | CANADA: Tel, 905-8913909; ; Hurontario St, Suite |
| and payment is accepted in local currency. Visas can | | | | 100, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 451) |
| also be issued on arrival at land borders with Uganda | | | | GERMANY: Tel, 089-23662194; think@magnum.de ; c |
| and Tanzania. | | | | o The magnum group, Herzogspitalstrade 5,D-80331 |
| Multiple entry Visa to Kenya | | | | Munich) |
| Under the East African partnership system, visiting | | | | ITALY: Tel, 02-48102361; kenya@adams.it ; c/o |
| Tanzania or Uganda and returning to Kenya does not | | | | Adam & Partner Italia, Via Salaino 12, 201144 |
| invalidate a single entry Kenyan Visa, so there's no | | | | Milano) |
| need to get multiple entry visas unless you plan to go | | | | NETHERLANDS: Tel, 020-4212668; ; Leliegracht 20, |
| further a field. The same applies to single entry | | | | 1015 DG Amsterdam) |
| Tanzanian and Ugandan visas; though you do still | | | | SPAIN: Tel, 93-2920655; ;c/o Tuset 10, 304a, 08006 |
| need a separate visa for each country you plan to | | | | Barcelona) |
| visit. Always check the latest entry requirements | | | | UK: Tel, 020-78367738; kenya@iiuk.co.uk; 69 |
| with embassies before travel. | | | | Monmouth St, London WC2H 9JW |
| It's always best to smarten up a bit if you are | | | | USA: Tel, 1-866-44-53692; ; Carlson Destination |
| arriving by air; request for evidence of 'sufficient | | | | Marketing Services, P. |