Visa on Arrival - Kenya
 

Hi all,

Has anyone gotten a VOA at the Nairobi airport before? I usually like to get all of my visas beforehand, but will not have time with this trip. Is it an easy process? I land at 7pm, so I'm hoping there will still be officers available to give me one?

Oh yes, and I am a US Citizen, since I feel like that is necessary info!

Visa on Arrival is dead easy. Complete this form (http://kenyahighcom.org.uk/wp-conten...-for-Visas.pdf) before hand, and also the landing card they will give you on the plane. When you land, go to a VOA immigration desk, pay your US$50, and visa is issued. Usually luggage takes 30-40 minutes to come through, so you should be at the carousel by the time it starts to roll.

Visa officers are available whenever a flight lands.

Thank you road warrior- you have been very, very helpful!

Yep - visa on arrival is dead easy. I did the same by printing out the form online beforehand. For some reason they still tried to get me to fill in the form again at the airport - until they realised it was practically the same thing...

(UK Citizen, the form download from the Kenyan Embassy UK is just formatted a bit differently than the one you actually see on arrival!)

As noted, VOA is straight forward at NBO. I don't even usually pre-print the application form, but get it on the plane instead. Have USD 50 on hand for the fee. Also, the visa you get is "single entry," but you can use it to re-enter Kenya for 3 months, if you stay within East Africa.

Have a good trip.

Thank you!

Good to know I'll be all set for VOA.

Not worried about single entry- I'll only be in the country Tuesday- Saturday!

Visa upon arrival is easy, you'll probably be filling out the forms with 99% of the other travelers on your flight! roadwarriorafrica said that bags take 30-40 mins, I found myself waiting for an hour and a half for mine... you can imagine I was sweating bullets! Just know that once you touch down everyone seems to be on "Kenya time", which is comparable to "Hawai'i time" or "Greek time".