Kenya eTA information
Do you need a Kenya eTA for a transit or layover?
The official tourism application distinguishes travellers who remain within the airport or ship without crossing immigration. Your route, baggage and airport arrangements determine whether you can actually remain airside.
Start with the border question
If you must pass immigration to collect baggage, change airport, stay landside or enter Kenya, do not treat the journey as a simple airside transit. Check the current official rule for your nationality and itinerary.
Confirm the practical connection
Ask the airline whether bags are checked through and whether the connection stays inside the international transit area. An itinerary alone may not show every operational requirement.
Use the official route for the decision
KenyaEntry's current paid flow is Tourism / adult / one traveller. It does not determine transit eligibility, issue an eTA or override an airline or immigration instruction.
Sources and review
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03. Official information can change; check the source for your journey.
- Official Kenya eTA application requirements — Government of Kenya
- Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Regulations — eTA provisions — Kenya Law
- Arrival procedures and traveller responsibilities — Kenya Directorate of Immigration Services
KenyaEntry is an independent private Kenya eTA application-assistance service and is not affiliated with the Government of Kenya.
KenyaEntry assistance costs USD 40. The standard USD 30 government fee is separate and paid through the official government route.
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