No visa needed

Do citizens of Eritrea need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Eritrea don’t need a visa for Kenya and can stay up to 90 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 Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Nairobi: ≈ 1,860 km, about 3 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of Eritrea don’t need a visa for Kenya for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kenya visa rules at a glance

With a Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Eritrea and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Uganda, Rwanda, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, don’t need a visa for Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Asmara — Nairobi: about 1,860 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 13th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.