Kenyan VISA application goes online

All foreigners who want to visit Kenya are now required to submit their applications online, seven days before traveling to the country.

This comes after new procedures were announced earlier by the Ministry of Immigration and Registration of persons.

“No more manual visa applications from 1st July, 2015, all applications will be made via www.ecitizen.go.ke,” a message on the Immigration website indicated.

Visitors who came to the country received VISAs upon arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and other entry points in the country.

Under the new laws, the process of applying for a visa will take seven days and will depend on the terms and conditions of the Ministry of Immigration.

However, foreigners are expected to use the old process until the end of next month when the new rules will come into force.

The visitors will then submit their applications online on the www.ecitizen.go.ke portal.

This moves comes at a time when the Government is trying to fight terrorism.