Kenya visa
 

Hello.

Travelling to Nairobi on Christmas day. Wondering if I should try to get my travel visa ahead of time and if the queue will be very long when I get to Nairobi airport. Also, is there a Consulate General in NYC? Or a good website to get information on what kind of a visa I would need if I'm a UK or Canadian? And how long does it usually take to apply for the visa within the US/Canada? Please advise.

Cheers!

I was in Nairobi a year ago and had no problem getting a visa at the airport. There was no queue at all, but then I got off a plane coming from Kigali with few passengers needing visas. I suspect that after a flight coming from USA or Canada there will be a fair number of passengers queuing up.

Personally, with only a month to go before departure, I wouldn't want the worries of waiting for my passport to arrive back in the mail from the Kenyan Embassy/High Commission. If you decide to get your visa at the airport, have US$50 in cash for the fee.

You should read these posts:

1. Visa
6 responses; most recent on 11/22/2003, 07:59 am

2. Kenya/Tanzania Visa can you obtain upon arrival
10 responses; most recent on 11/22/2003, 07:58 am


3. Visas to Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt (photos needed)?

gtrekker2003

I would agree with Thyrm and get your visa upon arrival in Nairobi. On three occasions I haven't had any wait at all. In September there were quite a few people waiting in line to get their visa but it was still only about a 10 minute delay. Just print up a visa application on line from the Kenyan Embassy, fill it out in advance, sign it and have it with your $50.00 in hand when you get off the plane.

I know you'll have a wonderful trip. Please be sure to post a trip report when you get home so we can all hear about it.

Jan

I've always gotten my Kenyan and Tanzanian VISAs in NYC, both have offices here.

If you live in the area it is convenient; otherwise, wait till you arrive in-country and do it upon arrival.

Hi:

The Kenyan High Commission in Canada has a web site at -
http://ncf.davintech.ca/freeport/gov...ica/kenya/menu

From the web site I obtained their e-mail address ([email protected]) & requested the visa forms which they e-mailed back to me fairly quickly & the instructions indicated everything needed.

Since I live in Ottawa, I dropped the forms & my passport off in the morning and picked them up plus the visas that afternoon.

Hope this helps.

Z

There are also embassies for both Kenya and Tanzania in Washington, DC. Found them to be faster than the ones in NYC.

SusanLynn -

How much faster in Wash than NYC when all I had to do was drop off the Kenyan application (photo and $$) and picking up that afternoon or the next morning (don't recall which); then over to Tanzania and repeating the same. Two or three days, all done.

But we're rather spoiled in NYC - most countries have at least consular offices (some even Embassies and lots of tourist offices) because of the UN; so far for any country I've needed a Visa, this has saved me having to put my passport into the mail.