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Hosting my Ethiopian brothers and sisters

Last activity 20 September 2018 by JL Alexander

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ckimari

Hello ( Salam new?)
I travel a lot to Ethiopia where i have work and would like to host Ethiopian on short stay here in kenya. Nairobi

JL Alexander

Kenya tourist visa is not required for citizens of Ethiopia for a stay up to 90 days

ckimari

no its not sir

Longonot62

ckimari.  What is it that you are asking, or suggesting?

ckimari

@longonot62 i am willing to host for few days am here any Ethiopian in kenya trying to settle down

JL Alexander

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VISA Applications will be handled on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 9am to 12.30pm.
Processed Visas will be collected in the afternoon, from 2pm to 4pm.
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“Effective 1st February 2016, children under 16 years are exempted from VISA regulations, and as a result do not require a VISA to enter Kenya.
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The following countries have concluded visa abolition agreement with Kenya:

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San Marino
Nationals (Passport holders) of the following countries do not require visas to enter Kenya:

Barbados
Maldives
St. Lucia
Belize        Swaziland
Botswana    Mauritius    Seychelles
Brunei Darussalam    Namibia    The Gambia
Burundi    Nauru    Tanzania
Cyprus    Papua New Guinea    The Bahamas
Dominica    Rwanda    Tonga
Fiji Island        Trinidad and Tobago
Ghana    Samoa    Tuvalu
Grenada    St. Kitts and Navis    Uganda
Jamaica     Sierra Leona    Vanuatu
Kiribati     Singapore    Zambia
Lesotho     Solomon Islands    Zimbabwe
Malawi    South Africa (For less than 30 days stay)    St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Malaysia (For less than 30 days stay)       
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Afghanistan    Iraq    Senegal
Azerbaijan    Kosovo    Somalia
Armenia    Lebanon    Syria
Cameroon    Libya    Palestine
Eritrea    Mali    Tajikistan
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (Formerly North Korea)       
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JL Alexander

https://www.ethiopianforeignpolicy.com/ … hout-visa/

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