Passport
Kenya: passport 2026 and visa-free countries
Passport: Kenya. 69 countries and territories without a prior visa, rank 69 of 199. Entry terms and length of stay for every destination as of 4 October 2026.
Destinations by entry terms, 226 in total
- 43Visa-free
- 4ETA
- 22On arrival
- 39eVisa
- 118Visa required
KenyaPassport strength
An above-average passport 69
Rank 69 of 199. 69 of 226 destinations without a prior visa. Key countries this passport opens without a visa: 4.
Weak spots
Where a visa is needed and what is weaker 157
A prior visa is needed for 157 destinations, electronic or consular. Below are the main ones and the criteria where the passport is weaker. A second passport closes these gaps.
Schengen AreaVisa required
United KingdomVisa required
United StatesVisa required
CanadaVisa required
AustraliaVisa required
New ZealandVisa required
JapanVisa required
South KoreaVisa requiredWhat the passport gives
What a Kenya passport gives
rank 141 of 199
Balanced index: all criteria weighted equally. Open sources, licences and method on the index page.
Ranking for your goal →- Mobility2769 destinations without a prior visa
- Stability and rule of law36score -0.63 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale
- Quality of life41HDI 0.628
- Health and longevity2963.6 years life expectancy
- Education50education index 0.61
- Taxes45up to 35%, no inheritance tax, worldwide income taxed
- US access0no E-2, visa required
- Plan B and family100dual citizenship allowed, passes to children
All destinations
Destinations by entry terms 226
The score adds up the first three types: destinations you can travel to without a visa arranged in advance.
Visa-free 43
Entry on your passport
Antigua and BarbudaCaribbean · 180 days
BahamasCaribbean · 90 days
BarbadosCaribbean · 180 days
BeninAfrica · 90 days
BotswanaAfrica · 90 days
British Virgin IslandsCaribbean
BurundiAfrica · 90 days
Cayman IslandsCaribbean
Cook IslandsOceania · 31 days
CubaCaribbean · 90 days
DominicaCaribbean · 21 days
DR CongoAfrica
EritreaAfrica
EswatiniAfrica · 30 days
EthiopiaAfrica · 365 days
FijiOceania · 120 days
GambiaAfrica · 90 days
GrenadaCaribbean
HaitiCaribbean · 90 days
Hong KongAsia · 90 days
JamaicaCaribbean · 180 days
KiribatiOceania · 30 days
LesothoAfrica · 90 days
MalawiAfrica · 90 days
MalaysiaAsia · 30 days
MauritiusAfrica · 90 days
MicronesiaOceania · 30 days
MontserratCaribbean
MozambiqueAfrica · 30 days
NamibiaAfrica · 90 days
NiueOceania · 30 days
PhilippinesAsia · 30 days
RwandaAfrica · 180 days
SingaporeAsia · 30 days
South AfricaAfrica · 90 days
South SudanAfrica · 90 days
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesCaribbean · 30 days
TanzaniaAfrica · 90 days
Trinidad and TobagoCaribbean
UgandaAfrica
VanuatuOceania · 120 days
ZambiaAfrica · 90 days
ZimbabweAfrica · 90 daysETA 4
Electronic authorisation online
Ghana
Seychelles
Sri LankaOn arrival 22
Visa issued at the border
BoliviaAmericas · 90 days
CambodiaAsia · 30 days
Cape VerdeAfrica
ComorosAfrica
Guinea-BissauAfrica · 90 days
IndonesiaAsia · 30 days
IranMiddle East · 30 days
JordanMiddle East
LaosAsia · 30 days
MacaoAsia
MadagascarAfrica · 90 days
MaldivesAsia · 30 days
MaliAfrica · 90 days
NepalAsia
PalauOceania · 30 days
SamoaOceania · 60 days
SenegalAfrica · 90 days
Sierra LeoneAfrica
St. LuciaCaribbean · 42 days
SudanAfrica
Timor-LesteAsia · 30 days
TuvaluOceania · 30 dayseVisa 39
Applied for online before travel
AfghanistanAsia
AlbaniaEurope
BahrainMiddle East
BhutanAsia
Burkina FasoAfrica
CameroonAfrica
ChadAfrica
ColombiaAmericas
Côte d'IvoireAfrica
DjiboutiAfrica
EcuadorAmericas
El SalvadorAmericas
Equatorial GuineaAfrica
GabonAfrica
IndiaAsia
IraqMiddle East
KazakhstanAsia
KyrgyzstanAsia
LiberiaAfrica
LibyaAfrica
MauritaniaAfrica
MoldovaEurope
MongoliaAsia
MyanmarAsia
NigeriaAfrica
PakistanAsia
Papua New GuineaOceania
QatarMiddle East
RussiaEurope
São Tomé and PríncipeAfrica
SomaliaAfrica
St. HelenaAfrica
SurinameAmericas
SyriaMiddle East
TajikistanAsia
ThailandAsia
TogoAfrica
United Arab EmiratesMiddle East
VietnamAsiaVisa required 118
Through a consulate
AlgeriaAfrica
American SamoaOceania
AndorraEurope
AngolaAfrica
AnguillaCaribbean
ArgentinaAmericas
ArmeniaMiddle East
ArubaCaribbeanAustraliaOceania
AustriaEurope
AzerbaijanEurope
BangladeshAsia
BelarusEurope
BelgiumEurope
BelizeAmericas
BermudaAmericas
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and SabaCaribbean
Bosnia and HerzegovinaEurope
BrazilAmericas
BruneiAsia
BulgariaEuropeCanadaAmericas
Central African RepublicAfrica
ChileAmericas
ChinaAsia
Costa RicaAmericas
CroatiaEurope
CuraçaoCaribbean
CyprusEurope
CzechiaEurope
DenmarkEurope
Dominican RepublicCaribbean
EgyptAfrica
EstoniaEurope
Falkland IslandsAmericas
Faroe IslandsEurope
FinlandEuropeFranceEurope
French GuianaAmericas
French PolynesiaOceania
French West IndiesCaribbean
GeorgiaEurope
GermanyEurope
GibraltarEurope
GreeceEurope
GreenlandEurope
GuamOceania
GuatemalaAmericas
GuineaAfrica
GuyanaAmericas
HondurasAmericas
HungaryEurope
IcelandEurope
IrelandEurope
IsraelMiddle East
ItalyEuropeJapanAsia
KosovoEurope
KuwaitMiddle East
LatviaEurope
LebanonMiddle East
LiechtensteinEurope
LithuaniaEurope
LuxembourgEurope
MaltaEurope
Marshall IslandsOceania
MayotteAfrica
MexicoAmericas
MonacoEurope
MontenegroEurope
MoroccoAfrica
NauruOceania
NetherlandsEurope
New CaledoniaOceaniaNew ZealandOceania
NicaraguaAmericas
NigerAfrica
North KoreaAsia
North MacedoniaEurope
Northern Mariana IslandsOceania
NorwayEurope
OmanMiddle East
PalestineMiddle East
PanamaAmericas
ParaguayAmericas
PeruAmericas
PolandEurope
PortugalEurope
Puerto RicoCaribbean
Republic of the CongoAfrica
RéunionAfrica
RomaniaEurope
San MarinoEurope
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East
SerbiaEurope
Sint MaartenCaribbean
SlovakiaEurope
SloveniaEurope
Solomon IslandsOceaniaSouth KoreaAsia
SpainEurope
SwedenEurope
SwitzerlandEurope
TaiwanAsia
TongaOceania
TunisiaAfrica
TürkiyeEurope
TurkmenistanAsia
Turks and Caicos IslandsCaribbean
UkraineEuropeUnited KingdomEuropeUnited StatesAmericas
UruguayAmericas
US Virgin IslandsCaribbean
UzbekistanAsia
Vatican CityEurope
VenezuelaAmericas
YemenMiddle EastHow to strengthen the passport
A second citizenship opens the countries where this passport needs a visa. We count the better of the two passports.
- +125
Austria
Europe · new destinations
+98St. Kitts and Nevis
Caribbean · new destinations
- +91
Antigua and Barbuda
Caribbean · new destinations
- +86
Grenada
Caribbean · new destinations
- +86
Dominica
Caribbean · new destinations
- +85
El Salvador
Latin America · new destinations
Frequently asked questions
Kenya: how many countries are visa-free?
In the BRIDGES index as of 4 October 2026: 69 of 226 countries and territories, 43 visa-free, 4 with an ETA and 22 with a visa on arrival. That is rank 69 of 199.
Kenya: is a Schengen visa needed?
Yes, a Schengen visa is required, applied for in advance at a consulate or visa centre.
Kenya → United Kingdom: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Kenya → United States: is a visa needed?
Visa required. Through a consulate.
Kenya → United Arab Emirates: is a visa needed?
eVisa. Applied for online before travel.
How can the list of countries be expanded?
A second citizenship. For example, a passport of Austria adds 125 destinations without a prior visa, St. Kitts and Nevis adds 98. We will match a programme to your travel and budget.