Work visa Kenya
Class D permit (employment)
Run by Directorate of Immigration Services, Kenya
People offered a job by a specific employer in Kenya who have skills or qualifications not available in Kenya. EAC members pay no permit fee.
- Job offer
- Required: a specific employer in Kenya, who must name a Kenyan understudy
- Language
- Not stated on the official page
- Education
- Certified academic and professional certificates
- Work experience
- Skills or qualifications not available in Kenya. No minimum years are stated.
- Government fee
- KES 20,000 processing fee (non-refundable) plus KES 500,000 issuance fee per year. EAC members: gratis.
- Processing time
- 21 working days (service charter, permits)
- Money you must show
- Not stated on the official page
- When and to whom you pay
- Processing fee paid on application through eFNS; issuance fee paid on approval
Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says
Read on fns.immigration.go.ke on 2026-10-18: for a person with "skills or qualifications that are not available in Kenya"; processing fee "KES 20,000/=". Service charter PDF on immigration.go.ke: "Class A & D: Ksh. 500,000/- per year" and "East African Community (EAC) Members/Refugees and Diplomats : Gratis"; timeline "21 working days". Another official page.