Kenya has abolished visa requirements for all foreign visitors from 1 January 2024, and instead implemented an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) system.
[4] Citizens of the following countries are exempt from the eTA fee (however, an eTA application is required):[5] Kenya has signed visa exemption agreements with the following countries, but they have not yet entered into force: In February 2014, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda issued an East African Tourist Visa.
On 30 October 2023, President William Ruto of Kenya declared the forthcoming elimination of visa requirements for all African visitors by the end of the year.
[11] An updated statement was issued during Kenya's 60th Independence Day celebrations on 12 December 2023, wherein the president declared that the decree would be expanded to encompass all countries globally, commencing in January 2024.
2 Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the partially recognised republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia each span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.