Refreshed 11 Oct 2026
What changed in visa rules
Every refresh compares the new data with the previous snapshot. The latest one found 4,084 category changes worldwide and 1,600 changes to allowed stay.
Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 2026. Most changes below reflect that switch and eight months of rule changes, not changes made this week.
Easier for Kenyan passport holders 6
AfghanistanVisa required→eVisa
BoliviaeVisa→Visa on arrival90 days
DR CongoVisa on arrival7 days→Visa-free
MozambiqueVisa on arrival30 days→Visa-free30 days
NigeriaeVisa90 days→Visa on arrival
PalestineVisa required→Visa-free
Harder for Kenyan passport holders 11
AustraliaeVisa→Visa required
Côte d'IvoireeTA90 days→eVisa
DjiboutiVisa on arrival90 days→eVisa
GuineaeVisa90 days→Visa required
GuyanaeVisa→Visa required
IsraeleVisa→Visa required
South KoreaeVisa→Visa required
OmaneVisa→Visa required
Papua New GuineaeTA30 days→eVisa
Saudi ArabiaeVisa→Visa required
SeychellesVisa-free90 days→Visa on arrival90 days
Changes for visitors to Kenya 39
Burkina FasoVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
BruneiVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BotswanaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
BelizeVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Central African RepublicVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
CongoVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- Côte d'IvoireVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
CameroonVisa-free60 days→eTA
Cabo VerdeVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days- DjiboutiVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
FijiVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
GabonVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
GrenadaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
GambiaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- GuineaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
Equatorial GuineaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
GuatemalaeTA90 days→eVisa- GuyanaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
HonduraseTA90 days→eVisa
JamaicaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
ComorosVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Saint LuciaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
LiberiaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
LesothoVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
MaliVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
MauritaniaVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
MaldivesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
MalawiVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- MozambiqueVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
NauruVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days- Papua New GuineaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
- SeychellesVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
SenegalVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa-free60 days→eTA90 days
EswatiniVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
TongaVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
TuvaluVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
VanuatuVisa-free90 days→eTA90 days
Refresh history
- 11 Oct 2026Switched the main source to Wikipedia's visa articles (edited as recently as this week) from the Passport Index data of Feb 20264,084 category changes
- 17 Feb 2026Passport Index data update (January 2025 to February 2026)2,761 category changes