Kenyan Embassies Abroad - Foreign Embassiess in Kenya
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Visas and visitor's passes Check that your passport will remain valid for at least six months beyond the end of the end of the year your projected stay in Kenya,and ensure it has plenty of spare pages for stamps if travelling further afield in Africa. Nationals of the United Kingdom,USA,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,all EU countries and Japan all need visas to visit Kenya.Requirements change however,and you should always check in advance with a Kenyan Embassy,Consulate or High Commission to confirm the current situation.Visas can be obtained in advance from any Kenya Embassy,Consulate or High Commission and sometimes from a British Embassy in countries where Kenya has no diplomatic representation.Visas normally take 24-48 hours to process,require two passport size photos and usually an air ticket out of the region,not just Uganda or Tanzania).This requirement is usually waived if the embassy is satisfied of your alternative arrangements or financial responsibility.A single entry visa does cost £ 35 or USD 50 and is valid for three months.It is also possible to pay in Kenyan Shillings at the Airport in Nairobi.Multiple entry visas cost roughly double that.Remember that Kenyan diplomatic missions are closed on Kenyan public holidays.Transit visas are valid for seven days and can be bought on arrival for 20 USD. Although it is possible to get a visa on arrival at the Airport it is best avoided if you are arriving at night .Although this is generally a hassle free formality,it does leave you open for potential problems caused by corrupt officials preying on your fear of being refused a visa.It also generally requires you to stand in line and can take up to one hour,so if you decide to take this option,get off the plane quickly.On arrival in Kenya you will be issued with a visitor's pass usually limiting the lenght of stay to three months,though variuos factors may determine the lenght of time granted,including your appearance,how much money you have and fortunately how long you actually want to stay.Your visa allows re-entry after visits to Uganda or Tanzania,assuming of course you have a visa for these countries.For other trips outside Kenya,you will need to reapply for a visa to get back in .It is important to remember the time limit that has been stamped on your visitor's pass when you arrive,and to renew it well in advance.You will certainly have to renew after three months.Confusion can arise if,for example,you can't decipher KVP5W/H which means "Kenya Visitor Pass 5-week-holiday",if in doubt you better ask.There have been a number of cases of travellers overstaying the limits of their visitor's passes by a few days and finding themselves invited to spend the night behind bars while a suitable fine was discussed,anything up to the equivalent of 150 USD or even more ! Extensions to visitor's passes can be done at the immigration offices in Nairobi,Mombasa,Lamu or Kisumu.You can only renew your pass for a further three months ,giving a six months maximum stay in all,after which you have to leave East Africa.
Customs Duty free allowance is one bottle of spirits or wine,and one carton of 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or half a pound of tobacco.If you are stopped at the customs benches,you will be normally ask if you have any photographic equippment,video camcorders,cassete players and so on.Unless you are some kind of professional,with mountains of specialist gear,there shouldn't be any question of paying duty on personal equipment,though some customs officers like to make notes of it all in your passport to ensure it is re-exported.If you have friends in Kenya,however,and are taking presents for them,you are likely to have to pay duty if you dclare these items.Even if you have nothing to declare,corrupt customs officers may ask you for a bribe before clearing you.You can of course refuse and they usually give up on you after half an hour or so .Alternatively you can kick up a fuss.There are strict laws about wildlife products,the export of products made from elephant,rhino and sea turtle are prohibited.The collection of coral is also not allowed.Always check to see what permits are required,especially for the export of any plants,insects and shells. Kenyan Embassies Abroad Kenya has diplomatic representation in many countries.Where there is no Kenyan embassy or high commission,visas can be obtained from the British Embassy or high commisssion.Kenya maintains the following embassies and consulates abroad: Australia : QBE Building,33 Ainslie Ave,Canberra,ACT 2601,Tel 06247-4788,Fax 275-6613 Belgium : 1-5 Avenue de la Joyeuse,1040 Brussels,Tel 02 230-3065,Fax 230-8462 Canada : 415 Laurier Ave,Ottawa,Ontario,KIN 6R4,Tel 613 563-1773,Fax 233-6599 Egypt : 7 El Mohandes Golal St,Mohandessen,Giza,Cairo,Tel 091 345 3628,Fax 344-3400 Ethiopia : Fikre Miriam Road,PO Box 3301,Addis Ababa,Tel 610303,Fax 344-3400 France : 3 Rue Cimarosa,75116 Paris,Tel 01 45533500,Fax 45539532 Germany : Villichgasse 17,5300 Bonn Bad Godesburg 2,Michael Placa,Tel 0228 356042,Fax 358428 India : E-66 Vasant Marg,Vasant Vihar,110057 New Delhi,011 687-6538,Fax 687-6550 Italy : Via Icilio No 14,00153 Rome,Tel 06 578-1192,Fax 5742-2788 Japan : 24-3 Yakumo,3 Chome,Meguru-ku,Tokyo 152,Tel 03 723-4006,Fax 723-4488 Netherlands : Niewe Parklaan 21,2597 The Hague,Tel 070 350-4215,Fax 355-3594 Nigeria : 52 Oyinkan Abayomi Drive,Ikoyi,PO Box 6464,Lagos,Tel 01 682768,Fax 685532 Pakistan : Sector G-613,House 8,St 88,PO Box 2097,Islamabad,Tel 051 211243,Fax 212542 Rwanda : PO Box 1215,Kigali,Tel 82774,Fax 86234 South Africa : 302 Brooke St,Menlo Park,Pretoria,Tel 012 342-5066 Sudan : Street 3 Amarat,PO Box 8242,Khartoum,Tel 43758,Fax 452264 Sweden : Birger Jarlsgatan 37,2tr,10395 Stockholm,Tel 08 218330,Fax 209261 Tanzania : NIC Investment House,Samora Avenue,PO Box 5231,Dar es Salaam,Tel 051 463662,Fax 465119 Uganda : Plot No 2030,Muyenga Kansanga Rd,PO Box 5220,Kampala,Tel 041 267369,Fax 267369 United Kingdom : 45 Portland Place,London W1N 4AS,Tel 0171 636-2371,Fax 323-6717 USA : 2249 R St NW Washington DC 20008,Tel 202 387-6101,Fax 462-3829 Zaire : 4002 Ave de l'Ouganda,BP 9667,Zone Degombe,Kinshasa,Tel 012 33205 Zambia : Harambee House,5207 United Nations Avenue,PO Box 50298,Lusaka,Tel 01 227938,Fax 263150 Zimbabwe : 95 Park Lane,PO Box 4069,Harare,Tel 04 792901,Fax 723042 Foreign Embassies in Kenya Countries which maintain diplomatic missions in Kenya include: Australia : Riverside Drive,Nairobi,PO Box 39341,Tel 445034,Fax 444617 Belgium : Limuru Road,Muthaiga,Nairobi,PO Box 30461,Tel 741564,Fax 741586 Mitchell Cotts Building,Mombasa,Tel 220231,Fax 312617 Burundi : Development House,Moi Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 44439,Tel 218458,Fax 219005 Canada : Comcraft House,Haile Selassie Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 30481,Tel 214804,Fax 226987 Denmark : HFCK Building,Koinage Street,Nairobi,PO Box 40412,Tel 331088,Fax 331492 Djibouty : Comcraft House,Haile Selassie Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 59528,Tel 339633,Fax 339168 Egypt : Harambee Plaza,Haile Selassie Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 30285,Tel 225991,Fax 21560 Eritrea : Rehema House,Westlands,Nairobi,PO Box 38651,Tel 443163,Fax 443165 Ethiopia : State House Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 45198,Tel 723027,Fax 723401 France : Barclays Plaza,Loita Street,Nairobi,PO Box 41784,Tel 339783,Fax 220435 Germany : Williamson House,4th Ngong Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 30180,Tel 712527,Fax 714886 Palli House,Nyerere Ave,Mombasa,Tel 314732,Fax 314504 Greece : IPS Building,Kimathi Street,Nairobi,PO Box 30543,Tel 340722,Fax 314504 India : Jeevan Bharati Building,Harambee Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 30074,Tel 222566,Fax 334167 Israel : Bishops Road,Nairobi,PO Box 30107,Tel 722182,Fax 715966 Italy : Jubilee Building,Moi Ave,Mombasa,Tel 314705,Fax 316654 Japan : ICEA Building,Kenyatta Ave,Nairobi.PO Box 60202,Tel 332955,Fax 216530 Malawi : Waikaya Way,Westlands,Nairobi.PO Box 30453,Tel 440569,Fax 440568 Mauritius : Union Towers,Moi Avenue,Nairobi,PO Box 49326,Tel 330215 Mozambique : 159 Kyuna Road,Kyuna,Nairobi,PO Box 66923,Tel 581857,Fax 582478 Netherlands : Uchumi House,Nkrumah Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 41537,Tel 227111,Fax 339155 New Zealand : Minet-ICDC House,Mamlaka Road,Nairobi,PO Box 47383,Tel 722467,Fax 722549 Pakistan : St Michael's Road,Westlands,Nairobi,PO Box 48579,Tel 443911,Fax 443803 Rwanda : International House,Mama Ngina Street,PO Box 48579,Tel 334341,Fax 336365 Seychelles : Agip House,Waiyaki Way,Westlands,Nairobi PO Box 20400,Tel 445599,Fax 441150 Somalia : there is currently no functioning Somali Embassy in Kenya South Africa : Lonrho House,Standard Street,Nairobi,PO Box 42441,Tel 228469,Fax 223687 Spain : Bruce House,Standard Street,Nairobi,PO Box 45503,Tel 335711,Fax 332858 Sudan : Minet-ICDC House,Mamlaka Road,Nairobi,PO Box 74059,Tel 720853 Sweden : International House,Mama Ngina Street,Nairobi,PO Box 30600,Tel 229042,Fax 218908 Alba Petroleum,Miji Kenda Road,Mombasa,Tel 314065,Fax 492804 Tanzania : Continental House,corner of Uhuru Highway and Harambee Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 47790,Tel 331056,Fax 218269 Palli House,Nyerere Ave,Mombasa,Tel 229595,Fax 227077 Uganda : Uganda House,Baring Arcade,Kenyatta Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 60853,Tel 330801,Fax 330970 United Kingdom : Visa and Immigration Section,Bruce House,Standard Street,Nairobi,PO Box 30465,Tel 335944,Fax 333196,recently the British Embassy has moved to Upper Hill Road USA : Moi Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 30137,Tel 334141,Fax 340838 Zaire : Electicity House,Harambee Ave,Nairobi,PO Box 48106,Tel 229771 Zambia : Nyerere Road,Nairobi,PO Box 48741,Tel 724796,Fax 718494 Zimbabwe : Minet-House,Mamlaka Road,Nairobi,PO Box 30806,Tel 721045,Fax 726503 |
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