Travel Restrictions Entering Kenya from the United Arab Emirates for Vaccinated Travelers

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
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Summary

Border Status

Allowed

Travel is allowed with restrictions

Allowed

Transit is allowed

Policies
Quarantine icon

Possible Quarantine

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Possible COVID-19 Test

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Mandatory Masks

Last Major Change

Cases Per Million

0.01
Increased by -0.01
at 3/16/2023

Vaccinated

26.50%
Increased by 26.50%
at 2/19/2023
Return Status
Allowed

Travel is allowed

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The information on this page is applicable to people who are fully vaccinated and traveling from the United Arab Emirates to Kenya.

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Visas

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates

Border Status

Allowed

Travel is allowed with restrictions

Border Type
Air Land Sea
Description

Travelers can enter Kenya. Before traveling, please check the documentation, quarantine, and testing requirements.

Start Date
Last Change
Allowed

Transit is allowed

Border Type
Air
Description

Travelers can transit through Kenya.

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Before You Leave

Not Required

Proof of pre-departure COVID-19 test is not required for vaccinated travelers

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Travel Purpose
Business Medical Tourism
Description

Fully vaccinated travelers don’t need a COVID-19 test before traveling to Kenya.

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Mandatory

Mandatory proof of COVID-19 vaccination for Kenya

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Travel Purpose
Tourism Business Medical
Description

Travelers must have a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing proof of complete vaccination. Travelers must have the prescribed doses of a specific COVID-19 vaccine latest shot at least 14 days before arrival (not including the day of vaccination).

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This vaccination requirement doesn’t apply to the following travelers:

  • Travelers under the age of 12.
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Last Change

For Transit

Not Required

Proof of pre-departure COVID-19 test is not required for transit

COVID-19 Test icon
Travel Purpose
Transit
Description

Travelers don’t need a COVID-19 test before transiting through Kenya.

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Last Change

On Arrival

Possible

COVID-19 test may be required on arrival

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Description

Travelers arriving without a valid COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative pre-departure COVID-19 test must take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test on arrival. Also, travelers with symptoms of COVID-19 on arrival must take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test. Travelers must take the rapid antigen test at their own cost of 30 USD.

Travelers who test COVID-19 positive must take a COVID-19 PCR test at their own cost of 50 USD.

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This testing requirement doesn’t apply to the following travelers:

  • Travelers under the age of 12.
Start Date
Last Change
Possible

Quarantine may be required for vaccinated travelers

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Travel Purpose
Tourism Medical Business
Description

Fully vaccinated travelers don’t need to quarantine on arrival in Kenya. However, symptomatic travelers who tested positive for COVID-19 on arrival test must self-quarantine as per the government guidelines.

More Details

This quarantine requirement doesn’t apply to the following travelers:

  • Travelers under the age of 12.
Minimum Quarantine Duration
No Time Period
Start Date
Last Change
Possible

Passenger locator form may be required

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Travel Purpose
Tourism Medical Business
Description

On arrival in Kenya, travelers who show flu-like symptoms must complete the passenger locator form on the jitenge platform.

Relevant Documents and Resources
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While There

Mandatory

Masks are mandatory in certain settings

Masks icon
Description

Travelers must wear masks on personal service vehicles, aircraft, and in health centers, offices, supermarkets, markets, and places of worship.

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Last Change

COVID-19 Risk Information

High Risk
COVID-19 transmission is high in Kenya.
Daily New Cases Per Million more information indicator
0.01
Increased by -0.01
at
Positive Test Rate more information indicator
11.07%
Decreased by 2.26%
at
Percent Vaccinated more information indicator
26.50%
Increased by 26.50%
at
People Vaccinated more information indicator
14,317,039
Increased by 14,317,039
at
Reproduction Rate more information indicator
0.54
Decreased by 0.08
at

Data is sourced from Our World In Data , and risk levels are assessed and scored based on the CDC guidelines .

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