COVID Test requirements for arriving passengers

• Passengers must have a negative PCR based Covid-19 certificate carried out within 96 hours prior to departure date.

• The mandatory Ministry of Health Travellers Health Surveillance online Form must be filled out and submitted prior to travel. The online form should be accessed from the Ministry of Health website: https://ears.health.go.ke/airline_registration/.

• After submitting the travel surveillance form, Passengers are advised to download the QR code. Passengers will be required to display the received QR codes to port health officials on arrival for them to be allowed to proceed to arrival immigration.

• Arriving passengers will be required to undergo a 14-day quarantine except if you are coming from the exempted countries.

• Locator forms to be completed and left with the operator for the purposes of traceability.

List of quarantine exempt countries

The list of approved States whose travelers are exempt from quarantine can be accessed here.

E-VISA Application Process

The procedure for application has been modified and simplified to make it more user friendly with three simple steps. The E-Visa portal now has a dedicated website: www.evisa.go.ke, and visa approval is real-time.