How many countries can Kenya citizens visit without a visa?

Kenya passport holders can access 66 of 198 destinations without a pre-arranged visa: 38 visa-free, 25 visa on arrival, 3 with an eTA.

How strong is the Kenya passport in 2026?

It ranks #128 of 199 passports worldwide by open destinations.

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🇰🇪 Kenya passport: where can you go in 2026?

Updated 2026-08-18

Everything a Kenya passport can do in 2026: where it goes visa-free, and which third-country documents unlock even more.

66/198

destinations open without a pre-arranged visa

Travel freedom rank: #128 of 199

visa-free 38 · on arrival 25 · eTA 3 · e-visa 42 · visa required 90

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Visa-free / eTA e-VisaOn arrival Visa required

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Some visas do double duty. One of these documents in a Kenya passport opens extra countries with no visa of their own:

🇪🇺 Schengen visa (multiple-entry)+14🇺🇸 US visa (B1/B2 etc.)+13🇪🇺 EU residence permit+13 🇺🇸 US Green Card+12 🇬🇧 UK visa+9 🇬🇧 UK residence permit+7

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Visa-free destinations 11

🇫🇯 Fiji 120d 🇨🇺 Cuba 90d 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 90d 🇲🇺 Mauritius 90d 🇸🇨 Seychelles 90d 🇿🇦 South Africa 90d 🇹🇿 Tanzania 90d 🇲🇾 Malaysia 30d 🇵🇭 Philippines 30d 🇸🇬 Singapore 30d 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Visa on arrival 8

🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇴 Macau 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka

e-Visa destinations 17

🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇮🇳 India 🇮🇱 Israel 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇲🇳 Mongolia 🇴🇲 Oman 🇶🇦 Qatar 🇷🇺 Russia

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🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia 🇰🇷 South Korea 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Visa required 63

🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇹 Austria 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇱 Chile

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🇨🇳 China 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇵 Japan 🇰🇼 Kuwait 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇦 Morocco 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇿 New Zealand 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇪 Peru 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇾 Uruguay 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

📖 Unlock more with a visa you may already hold

A strong third-country visa can add dozens of destinations to a Kenya passport. Plain-English guides computed for Kenya citizens:

Schengen visa (multiple-entry) → +15 countries US visa (B1/B2 etc.) → +14 countries UK visa → +10 countries

✈️ No third-country visa? See which borders wave you through on arrival: visa on arrival for a Kenyan passport (25 countries).

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