Travelling to Kenya
Entry requirements by nationality
- Argentina: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Australia: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Brazil: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Canada: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Chile: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- China: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- France: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Germany: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- India: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Israel: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Italy: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Japan: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Malaysia: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- Mexico: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Netherlands: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- New Zealand: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Singapore: visa-free short stay — up to 90 days per visit
- South Korea: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Spain: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- Ukraine: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United Kingdom: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
- United States: electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required
What you can bring
- Alcohol: allowed, within limits — Spirits (including liqueurs) up to 1 litre, or wine up to 2 litres, duty-free per traveller aged 18 and overDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cannabis: prohibitedDetailscompare everywhere →
- Cash: allowed, must be declared — Kenya Revenue Authority passenger-clearance guidance requires declaring currency of USD 10,000 or more (or equivalent) on the Passenger Declaration Form (F88) on arrivalDetailscompare everywhere →
- Controlled medication: depends on specifics — Kenya Revenue Authority's traveler FAQ lists 'Narcotic drugs' among goods prohibited for import outright (citing the 2nd and 3rd Schedule of the East African Community Customs Management Act), while listing 'Medicaments' generally among restricted goods that may be imported once 'authorization by relevant Government Institutions' is obtained. The FAQ does not say which of these two rules governs a specific controlled prescription medicine (e.g. a stimulant, benzodiazepine, or opioid painkiller), does not name the authorizing institution for medicaments, and states no personal-use quantity or day-supply exception.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Drones: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
- E-cigarettes: depends on specifics — Kenya's e-cigarette import status is actively contested in court, not settled. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced a directive on 31 May 2025 suspending the manufacturing, importation, distribution, sale and promotion of nicotine products and requiring all existing licensees to reapply. On 4 June 2025, Justice Bahati Mwamuye of the High Court issued a conservatory order — following a petition by Susan Awino — restraining the government "from implementing or enforcing the decision suspending all licences and import clearances," pending full determination of the case. A separate, broader ban announcement is also reported for 30 July 2025.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Meat & dairy: depends on specifics — Kenya's Meat Control (Importation of Meat and Meat Products) Regulations require an import permit from the Director of Veterinary Services for meat or meat-product imports, via written application, a fee, and 24 hours' advance notice to the port of entry.Detailscompare everywhere →
- Plants & seeds: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
- Prescription medication: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
- Tobacco: allowed, within limits — Cigarettes, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos, tobacco and snuff not exceeding 250 grammes in total weight, duty-freeDetailscompare everywhere →
- Weapons: depends on specificsDetailscompare everywhere →
From the blog
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-11. Official source