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🇰🇪 Kenya

Nairobi is East Africa's tech and NGO capital. English-friendly, high-energy, and the natural base if you want Safari weekends plus a real city coworking scene.

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Kenya in short

We cover 1 city in Kenya. A mid-range solo month in Nairobi is about $1,400 (our planning estimate, method). The visa tracker has 1 record for Kenya, read on official pages and last checked 28 Sept 2026.

What the official sources say

Permit Class N: Digital Nomads (KEP/N) Open

Status note
Published on the official eFNS infopack; applications via eFNS portal
Income rule
3 months of bank statements/payslips proving monthly income; no minimum amount stated
Stay
Issued for one or two years, renewable
Government fee
Processing US$200 (non-refundable); issuance US$1,000 per year
Insurance
Not mentioned
Checked

Guides for Kenya

How this page is built: visa rows are read from the audited tracker, which links each figure to an official page and dates the check; city figures are editorial planning estimates (method). Rules change, so confirm with the authority before you apply. Researched from official immigration pages and the site's cost dataset.

Earlier summary of the visa route

Scheme

eTA / tourist visa + remote-work visitor options evolving

Maximum stay

Typically up to 90 days per visit (confirm current eTA rules)

Income or savings

None for standard tourist/eTA entry

Difficulty

Easy

These summary figures were carried over from the earlier site and are not individually dated. Where they differ from the official-source records above, the records win.

Cities in Kenya

Figures are planning estimates. Method

Nairobi skyline and East African cityscape, Kenya~$1400/mo est.

Nairobi

East Africa's tech and NGO capital

50 Mbps est.Safety 5/10 est.Growing community