Passport holder of countries referred to as CATEGORY THREE COUNTRIES are required to submit a paper based application for a visa to the Department of Immigration services. They do not qualify for an eVisa from the government electronic services.
Nationals of the following Category 3 Countries require a referral visa.
Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan |
Cameroon | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Formerly North Korea) | Eritrea |
Iraq | Kosovo | Lebanon |
Libya | Mali | Palestine |
Senegal | Somalia | Syria |
Tajikistan |
The categorization takes into consideration the following factors
- Applicants against whom there is some local objections or doubt in the country where the application is made.
- Stateless persons or persons not holding valid passports or other travel documents issued by their own country of nationality, including recognized refugee holders of the United Nations Refugee Travel Documents.
- Prohibited immigrants as enumerated under Section 33 (1) and (2) of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011.