Entry rules · Tunisia passport
Do Tunisia passport holders need a visa for Kenya?
No visa needed for a short visit. Tunisia passport holders can stay in Kenya visa-free for up to 60 days.
Checked against official sources on 31 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa-free. No visa needed for a short visit.
- Stay
- Up to 60 days
- Status
- Verified 31 Oct 2026
- Official source
- Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Tunisia passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa-free
🇹🇳 Tunisia ETA not required for up to 60 days
The principal Regulations are amended by deleting regulation 18.
The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
More quotes (8)
Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo and Tunisia,
Made on the 30th May, 2025.
the Mandatory Travel Health Insurance has now been operationalized with effect from 5th October 2026.
NB:Nationals of African countries outside the EAC who are exempt from eTa must comply unless they fall within the exempt category.
Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria Angola Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sudan Togo Tunisia
15G. The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
5. Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo and Tunisia,
ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORISATION (ETA), KENYA. On 1st January, 2024, The Republic of Kenya initiated the process towards the implementation of a Visa Free Regime. Therefore, we would like to inform that the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services, Kenya has finalized the development of a Digital Platform www.etakenya.go.ke to ensure that all travelers to Kenya are identified in advance through an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system. In view of the above, all visitors coming to Kenya, shall henceforth be required to have an ETA before entering the Republic of Kenya.
Stay: up to 60 days
Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days
Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo and Tunisia,
Made on the 30th May, 2025.
More quotes (3)
Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria Angola Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Gabon Guinea Guinea Bissau Liberia Madagascar Mali Mauritania Morocco Niger Nigeria Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sudan Togo Tunisia
15G. The category of persons set out in the Seventeenth Schedule are exempted from the requirement of obtaining eTA before travelling into the country.
5. Nationals of the following African countries for a period not exceeding sixty (60) days－ Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo and Tunisia,
Kenya for other passports
- Visa-freeUp to 90 days
- Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Comoros, Cyprus, Dominica, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa-freeUp to 60 days
- Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sudan, Togo
- Visa-freeUp to 180 days
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
- eTA
- Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
- eTAUp to 90 daysPublic data
- Taiwan
How this rule was checked
On 31 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Kenya, chiefly Directorate of Immigration Services, Republic of Kenya. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
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Government travel advice for Kenya
- United States
- Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas and all but essential travel to others
- Canada
- Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Kenya as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Tunisia passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Kenya visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Tunisia passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Tunisia passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Kenya.