@Snowmoon
Welsh looking for information about Kenya
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Registration: 04 March 2018
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American marrying Kenyan national by tanzonholiday2016
Hello, I am American and currently residing in Texas. I am engaged to a Kenyan citizen and we will be married in October. My fiance still lives in Kenya and I am planning to move to Nairobi in June 2017 after completing my university degree. What ...
Hi, Tanzonhoilday2016 and Longonot62 I would find this very difficult too, which is why I continue to work in my own country, not certain how it's going to be maintained but ensures we have an income. If ones partner (Kenyan) is not working, ... Read More
Can a non-Kenyan open a bank account? by housniy
I'll be in Kenya on a tourist visa for a few months from August. As a tourist, can I open up a bank account and receive money from the US?
Please share how this might be possible, it would be very nice to have this facility. I have a number of accounts in the UK but none in Kenya where I hope to make my home. Read More
Can a non-Kenyan open a bank account? by housniy
I'll be in Kenya on a tourist visa for a few months from August. As a tourist, can I open up a bank account and receive money from the US?
Interesting: When putting money on M-pessa. My experience of trying to buy a phone with sim required personal ID, Kenyan friends stepped in.. ATM is costly Exchange rates in banks another issue entirely!. I find myself having to shop around with ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
Thank you Torwest for explaining, i'm a little clearer now. Good to read I can extend my visa if needed to 6 months as I reduce my work in the UK. Hope it's ok for me to have employment in my own country?. I understand I'm unable to ... Read More
Can a non-Kenyan open a bank account? by housniy
I'll be in Kenya on a tourist visa for a few months from August. As a tourist, can I open up a bank account and receive money from the US?
http://www.boakenya.com/account-opening-requirements/ wondered if this might be useful, Read More
Can a non-Kenyan open a bank account? by housniy
I'll be in Kenya on a tourist visa for a few months from August. As a tourist, can I open up a bank account and receive money from the US?
Passport, Read More
Can a non-Kenyan open a bank account? by housniy
I'll be in Kenya on a tourist visa for a few months from August. As a tourist, can I open up a bank account and receive money from the US?
I was not permitted to open an individual account with KCB, only a joint account with my husband, They wanted to see my passport and keep a copy of this for their records, they explained I would have to be a citizen to open my own account. I'm ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
Perhaps I was unclear, my husband is Kenyan, lives in kenya, I was referring to his income i.e would he need to prove his income for me to gain citizenship. I currently work in UK, have good income it's fairly tough living apart for years. I am ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
Well this is excellent news thanks. Of course it will last not expecting anything other than eternity!. Would my husband have to prove his income, I'm afraid my Kiswahili is poor, I rarely meet people speaking this language only when I go to ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
A foreigner can apply for a permanent visa after 3 years, has this changed from 7 years?. If this can be obtained would the foreigner still have to prove an additional income from elsewhere? Then apply for a dependancy pass?.. or would there be no ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
Thank you this is clearer for me now, bureaucracy is not my forte... I'm hearing a lot of different things which may suit different people into different situations, it's making a little sense now.. Regarding lawyers and information ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
They are two separate issues then , Good to hear that dependancy pass is costing less, do you have any idea? my friends say they use the dependancy pass for two years and he pays 100,000 each year and says it's renewable every two years is this ... Read More
New members of the Kenya forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Kenya forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi , Saw your message in the expat .com. Would it be ok for me to inquire as to where your NGO operates in Kenya. The local community where i am based parts of the year could certainly use some support and the kinds of services you offer. I would ... Read More
class k visa by FaithBosi
Hi everyone, Please this is urgent,my boyfriend,retired ,is planning to move to kenya from USA permanently. The problem is,getting a class k visa is a hassle,he gets social security or pension,not sure how people from the other side call it,but ...
A friend of mine has a dependency visa class K as his wife is Kenyan: He pays 100000ksh per year he cannot work and has to rely solely on his wife's income, renewed 2 yearly. He has an ID card. Not that people like to hear this but i abhor ... Read More
Work Permit In Kenya by annakagenya
Dear all, For those in need of work pemits here in kenya. Kindly note the following, 1] Register a company with kenya n director. 2]Account opening with a minimum deposit of about 10m. 3] Government costs of approximately kshs.350,000. 4] To achieve ...
You can buy land with your Kenyan spouse, but the title deed has to be in his/her name. Was informed that; you can set up a company with your spouse and share the company's assets and jointly own the land . If in both names, it's all so ... Read More