Immigration and Visas
Apply for or renew a Kenyan passport
Apply and pay on eCitizen, book an appointment and give your biometrics at a Passport Processing Centre to get a Kenyan e-passport.
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Immigration and Visas
Get a Somalia e-visa (ETAS)
Foreign visitors must apply online on Somalia's E-Visa/ETAS portal before travel, upload their documents and pay online to receive an electronic authorisation.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Tanzanian e-passport
Fill in the e-passport form online, pay TZS 20,000 with your control number, then submit documents, pay TZS 130,000 and give fingerprints at an immigration office.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Congolese biometric passport (DRC)
Get a tax number, fill in the form on passeport.gouv.cd, pay USD 75 plus bank charges online, then attend biometric capture and collect your new passport.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Rwandan e-passport
Submit your e-passport application and payment on Irembo, then attend DGIE for fingerprints and a photo. Ordinary passports are ready in about 4 working days.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Uganda tourist e-visa
Apply on Uganda's official e-immigration portal for a single-entry tourist visa, then print the approval letter and present it with your passport on arrival.
Immigration and Visas
Get a Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)
Most visitors to Kenya must get an eTA online before travel. Apply on the official eTA portal at least three days ahead and pay the USD 30 fee.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Tanzania e-visa
Visitors who need a visa apply on Tanzania's official online visa portal. The ordinary tourist visa allows a single entry for up to 90 days.
Immigration and Visas
Get a Rwanda tourist visa
All nationalities can get a Rwandan visa on arrival or apply in advance on Irembo. AU, Commonwealth and Francophonie citizens pay no fee for 30 days.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Burundian passport
Request an appointment online with the Commissariat Général des Migrations, then bring your documents to Kigobe. An ordinary passport costs FBU 300,000.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a Somali passport
Get your national ID first, then apply to the Immigration and Citizenship Agency with your birth certificate, CID clearance and photos for an interview.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for a South Sudanese passport
Submit Form 3A with your nationality certificate, birth evidence, photos and a next-of-kin witness; passports are printed by the directorate in Juba.
Immigration and Visas
Apply for or renew a Uganda passport
Start, pay for, schedule and track a Ugandan passport application through the official Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control portal.