Kenya | Immigration service fees to increase By: Andres Trujillo December 4, 2023 News Comments are off for this post. The government of Kenya announced it will revise fees for certain government services, including visas, work permits and passports. Key Read More
Old generation of passports to be phased out By: Daniel Telaneus October 5, 2022 News Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – MEDIUM The Kenyan government has announced that it will be launching its new biometric e-passport at the end Read More
Immigration documents now required to be uploaded online By: Sydney Wolak December 4, 2020 News Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – MEDIUM What is the change? Kenya is now requiring work permit, special pass and dependent pass applicants to Read More
COVID-19: Amnesty lifted for foreign nationals that stayed over six months By: Sydney Wolak September 30, 2020 News COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – HIGH Kenya recently lifted an amnesty granted to foreign nationals who were in the country when its COVID-19 Read More
COVID-19: International flights resume, with updated entry restrictions By: Sydney Wolak August 7, 2020 News COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – HIGH Kenya recently allowed international air travel to resume and has updated its entry restrictions. Key Points: International Read More
COVID-19: International flights suspended, quarantine, curfew measures implemented By: Sydney Wolak March 26, 2020 News COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – HIGH Effective March 25, the government has suspended all international flights until further notice and imposed mandatory quarantine Read More
Travel restrictions imposed, immigration services limited By: Sydney Wolak March 19, 2020 News COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – HIGH As of March 16, the Department of Immigration is limiting access to immigration services. Additionally, foreign nationals Read More
COVID-19 update: Ghana, Kenya, Niger and South Africa By: Sydney Wolak March 12, 2020 News COVID-19 Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – MEDIUM African countries are responding to the spread of the COVID-19 virus with policies ranging from arrival screening Read More
Immigration update: Work permit applications, enforcement of special pass rules By: Sydney Wolak July 8, 2019 News Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – MEDIUM Kenyan immigration officials have begun requiring companies to provide a tax compliance certificate when submitting work permit Read More
New e-passport causing long processing times By: Hennessey Knoop February 15, 2019 News Comments are off for this post. IMPACT – MEDIUM What is the reminder? Kenyan nationals currently holding a non-biometric Kenyan passport must obtain the new biometric e-passport Read More