No visa needed

Do citizens of Burundi need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Burundi don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 180 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Burundi: the passport opens 18 countries visa-free; Gitega — Nairobi: ≈ 800 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 180 days

Can I travel to Kenya without a visa on a Burundi passport?

Yes, citizens of Burundi don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 180 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Burundi passport you can visit 18 countries visa-free, 27 with a visa on arrival and 49 with an e-visa; 104 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Burundi passport ranks 175th of 199.
Burundi passport: visa-free access to 18 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Burundi and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Seychelles, Benin, Mauritius, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for Burundi. Burundi visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Gitega — Nairobi: about 800 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Gitega 12:00 — Nairobi 13:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 4th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Burundi.