No visa needed

Do citizens of Niger need a visa for Kenya?

Citizens of Niger 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 Niger: the passport opens 30 countries visa-free; Niamey — Nairobi: ≈ 4,160 km, about 5.5 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 Niger passport?

Yes, citizens of Niger 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 Niger passport you can visit 30 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 46 with an e-visa; 101 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Niger passport ranks 142nd of 199.
Niger passport: visa-free access to 30 countries; Kenya passport: 38.
Citizens of Niger and Kenya can travel together visa-free to 13 countries, for example: Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Singapore, Philippines, Micronesia, and Hong Kong.
Citizens of Kenya, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Niger. Niger visa for citizens of Kenya

Travelling to Kenya: good to know

Niamey — Nairobi: about 4,160 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 5.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Niamey 12:00 — Nairobi 14:00.
Local currency: Kenyan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KES 130.
Kenya is the 70th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Niger.