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Moving abroad from Kenya: visa routes and where to apply

Which of the destinations we track keep a mission you can reach from Kenya, what each one says, and how many routes sit behind it.

Nairobi is a regional diplomatic hub and it shows: the great majority of the destinations we track are reachable from Kenya, and the few that are not are small European states. Nairobi is also the accredited post for several neighbours, which is why applicants from across East Africa travel here.

63
destinations you can file for
7
need a journey
441
routes at reachable destinations
28
of those need no employer

How these reach verdicts are sourced

Every entry on this page carries the page it came from and the month it was recorded. Where that source is not the destination's own missions directory, the entry says so and is marked unverified — we are re-sourcing them against official pages, and a verdict changes badge automatically once its destination is done.

Where you can file from Kenya

Ordered by how many routes we track, so the destinations with most to read come first.

Canada

Reachable

Canada maintains a High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

United States

Reachable

US Embassy resident in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

14 routes

Germany

Reachable

Germany has an embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

13 routes

Australia

Reachable

Australia maintains a High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Denmark

Reachable

Denmark has an embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ethiopia

Reachable

Ethiopia has an embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Ireland

Reachable

Ireland maintains a direct embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

Uganda

Reachable

Ugandan High Commission resident in Nairobi, Kenya (with a consulate in Mombasa).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

10 routes

France

Reachable

France maintains a direct embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Iceland

Reachable

Iceland covers Kenya via non-resident accreditation from its embassy in Kampala, Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Portugal

Reachable

Portugal has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

9 routes

Austria

Reachable

Austria maintains a resident embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Bangladesh

Reachable

Bangladesh maintains a High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Croatia

Reachable

Croatia covers Kenya via non-resident accreditation from its embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Hungary

Reachable

Hungary maintains a direct embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Indonesia

Reachable

Indonesia maintains a direct embassy in Nairobi, which also has concurrent accreditation to DR Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Latvia

Reachable

No resident Latvian mission; the Embassy in Cairo (Egypt) holds concurrent accreditation to Kenya. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Philippines

Reachable

The Philippines has a resident Embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

South Africa

Reachable

South African High Commission resident in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Türkiye

Reachable

Turkish Embassy resident in Nairobi, Kenya, which also covers Seychelles.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Argentina

Reachable

Argentina maintains a resident embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Bulgaria

Reachable

Bulgaria's embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is concurrently accredited to Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Ghana

Reachable

Ghana maintains a high commission in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

India

Reachable

India maintains a high commission in Nairobi and an assistant high commission in Mombasa.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Italy

Reachable

Italy has a resident embassy in Nairobi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Kuwait

Reachable

Kuwait has a resident Embassy in Nairobi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nepal

Reachable

No mission in Kenya; covered by Nepal's Embassy in Cairo, Egypt (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Netherlands

Reachable

The Netherlands has a resident Embassy in Nairobi (also accredited to Eritrea, Seychelles, Somalia).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

New Zealand

Reachable

No mission in Kenya; covered by New Zealand's Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (named concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Nigeria

Reachable

Nigeria has a resident High Commission in Nairobi (also accredited to Seychelles and Somalia).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Slovenia

Reachable

Covered by the Slovenian embassy in Cairo, Egypt (concurrent accreditation). Wikipedia source.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Switzerland

Reachable

Switzerland maintains a resident embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

United Arab Emirates

Reachable

UAE maintains a resident embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Namibia

Reachable

No mission in Kenya; covered by Namibia's High Commission in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Oman

Reachable

Oman has a resident Embassy in Nairobi (also accredited to Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Peru

Reachable

Peru has a resident Embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Poland

Reachable

Poland has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Romania

Reachable

Romania has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Rwanda

Reachable

Rwanda has a resident High Commission in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Sweden

Reachable

Sweden has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Taiwan

Reachable

Covered by Taiwan's Representative Office in Hargeisa, Somaliland and its Liaison Office in Pretoria, South Africa — both TECO-style offices, not formal embassies.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Thailand

Reachable

Thai Embassy resident in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Trinidad & Tobago

Reachable

Covered by Trinidad and Tobago's High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, whose stated concurrent accreditation list includes Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

6 routes

Botswana

Reachable

Botswana maintains a High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Chile

Reachable

Chile has an embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, with concurrent accreditation to several neighboring countries.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Greece

Reachable

Greece maintains a direct embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Malaysia

Reachable

Malaysia has a resident High Commission in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Saudi Arabia

Reachable

Saudi Arabia has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Tanzania

Reachable

Tanzanian High Commission resident in Nairobi, Kenya (with a consulate-general in Mombasa).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Belgium

Reachable

Belgium maintains a resident embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Finland

Reachable

Finland has an embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Jamaica

Reachable

No resident Jamaican mission; the High Commission in Pretoria (South Africa) holds concurrent accreditation to KE. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Uruguay

Reachable

Covered by Uruguay's Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, whose stated coverage includes Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

Zambia

Reachable

Zambian High Commission resident in Nairobi, Kenya (which also covers Eritrea, Seychelles and South Sudan).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

4 routes

El Salvador

Reachable

Covered by El Salvador's embassy in Rabat, Morocco (concurrent accreditation).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Norway

Reachable

Norway has a resident Embassy in Nairobi (also accredited to Seychelles, Somalia).

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Sri Lanka

Reachable

Sri Lanka has a resident High Commission in Nairobi. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Slovakia

Reachable

Slovakia has a resident embassy in Nairobi.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

2 routes

Zimbabwe

Reachable

Zimbabwean High Commission resident in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

1 routes

Where you cannot, and where you would go instead

These destinations take no visa applications in Kenya. Each names the post that handles them, so the journey is a cost you can plan rather than discover.

Estonia

Not reachable

Kenya is listed only as an embassy Estonia plans to open, not yet an operating mission.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Lithuania

Not reachable

No resident Lithuanian mission and no named regional hub covers this country; Lithuania's only African missions are in Egypt and South Africa. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

8 routes

Luxembourg

Not reachable

No resident Luxembourg mission and no named regional hub covers this country. (Note: Luxembourg's former embassies in Mali and Niger were closed in 2025.) (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

3 routes

Malta

Not reachable

No resident Maltese mission and no named regional hub covers this country. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

5 routes

Mauritius

Not reachable

No resident Mauritian mission and no named regional hub covers this country; Mauritius's African network is limited to Egypt, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mozambique, and South Africa. (Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of' page, used as a secondary/aggregated source citing the destination's own MFA data; the official MFA site was not queried directly in this pass due to search-tool budget limits.)

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Singapore

Not reachable

Not covered by any Singaporean mission.

Recorded 2026-08 · Source: en.wikipedia.org

Not yet re-checked against this destination's own missions page.

7 routes

Routes at these destinations that need no employer

As far as we have read the official rules. A route needing no sponsor still has its own requirements.

This page is about where you apply from, not what passport you hold

The research behind it records whether someone applying from Kenya can reach a mission of each destination. That is a fact about where you are, not about your nationality. The two usually coincide and sometimes do not — and where a route restricts by nationality in its own published rules, that restriction is on the route, not here. Of the routes we track, only two record one at all.

Questions people applying from Kenya ask

Is Nairobi the accredited post for the region?
For several destinations, yes. If you are applying from Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda or Zambia, check your own country's page — some of your applications may be routed here.
Which destinations cannot be reached from Kenya?
A short list, given below with the accredited post for each. None is a destination we track many routes for.
What does this page not tell me?
Whether you qualify. It answers where you can lodge an application, which is the question before that one and the one most guides skip.

Which of these are actually open to you?

This page says where you can apply. Which routes you match — against your qualifications, your funds and your language — is what an account works out, across every route we track rather than one country at a time.

Check my routes

Fursa is an independent information service, not a law firm or a registered immigration adviser. We link every figure to the official source so you can check it yourself.