Introduction
There is a facility of e-visa for the swiss people, who want to visit Kenya. There are around 2 million people who visit Kenya, every year, this also includes the swiss citizens. With the help of the E-visa, swiss citizens can enter the country hassle-free and without any tension.
The process of e-visa application takes place online and it is a very simple and easy process. The tourist who wants the E-visa needs to book the appointments in Kenya consulates or the embassy of Kenya. There is one more option they can go to the Immigration office for the e-visa, to book their visa and they can enter the country easily.
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Kenya visa is now available for the Swiss Citizens
There are different types of Visa available for Kenya being a Swiss citizen:-
The maximum a person can stay in Kenya using a Kenya visa is for 90 days or it can be extended up to 180 days. There is the person who wants to travel to Kenya for many reasons like Tourism, leisure. Business, employment or there are cases where people go there for medical purposes. The person needs to tell the immigration office what is the reason for them to visit Kenya. So it would be easy for them to give you the visa you wanted.
The duration of an e-visa is for 90 days which is 3 months and it can be extended up to 6 months. Depending upon the reason for the extension.
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There is one condition attached to the extension of the visa, that is the embassy or the immigration office does the extension and they can’t promise the extension. So it is advised that the person must keep this in mind while extending their hotel stay or the accommodation they are staying at. |
There is also another facility for the swiss citizens of “Transit visa ”, that if the tourist is traveling from Kenya or have a connecting flight. They can have a transit visa which is available for 3 days or 72 hours. Various other facilities include the Transit visa for Swiss citizens to enter the country.
There is also a provision of a Travel permit, that can be given to the Swiss citizens, if the citizens of Switzerland stay longer than their expected period, they can travel through the travel permit. There are other types of travel permits that are required for a person to travel. They can be requested at the Embassy or the immigration office or the consulate.
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There is an option for a multiple entry visa for the swiss people, but that visa is only available for the person who comes to Kenya for business purposes. |
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E-visa requirements for Kenya for a Swiss citizen
This application process for e-visa of Kenya is very simple and easy, this can be done online. the application form can be filled within half an hour for a Swiss citizen. It is a straightforward process.
There are several requirements for the e-visa of Kenya, they need to fulfill this process because any mistake can lead to rejection of the visa of Kenya.
The requirements are as follows:-
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Passport
Swiss citizens must hold a passport which must be valid 6 months from the date of entry into the country. there must be at least one blank page in the passport for the country stamp.
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Email address
The tourist must provide the immigration office with an active email address because all the updates regarding the visa will be shared on that email id only.
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Digital passport size photograph
The tourist must provide them with a digital photograph with a white background and the photo should not be older than 6 months before the arrival in the country.
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Travel itinerary
The tourist must provide the immigration officer with a rough travel itinerary, why they are going there, what is the purpose of the visit.
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Return ticket
The tourist must assure them with the return ticket, that they will leave the country.
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Onward travel
The tourist must provide them with onward travel(in case of a transit visa) the tickets of where they are going.
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Online payment
The tourist must pay the fees of the visa online, which needs to be paid using a credit card or the debit card. The processing fees for the visa.
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How can you apply for the Kenya visa being a Swiss citizen
There is an application form that needs to be filled for the online visa application. The tourist need to re-check the information because a slight error can, reject the visa application form.
Some of the information that is required to be filled by the tourist for the visa application form:-
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Personal details
The tourist needs to fill in the personal details, such as name, date of birth, age, gender
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Contact Information
The tourist needs to provide some of the contact information of the applicant.
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Passport details
The tourist needs to provide them with the passport details, such as expiry details, picture of the swiss passport, bio page
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Additional travel documents
The tourist also needs to provide additional travel details or the return ticket. That will prove that you will leave the country.
