No visa needed

Do citizens of Chad need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 60 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 Chad: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; N'Djamena — Nairobi: ≈ 2,830 km, about 4 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 60 days

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

Yes, citizens of Chad don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 60 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Chad passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 102 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Chad passport ranks 161st of 199.
Chad passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Chad and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Benin, Rwanda, Gambia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Chad. Chad visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

N'Djamena — Nairobi: about 2,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: N'Djamena 12:00 — Nairobi 14:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 28th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Chad.