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Class K Permit - Ordinary Resident with Assured Foreign Income

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Is this aimed at retirees, pensioners, financially independent people, passive-income holders or another profile?

The Kenya Class K Residence Permit is designed for foreign nationals aged 35 or older who can demonstrate an assured annual income of at least US$24,000 derived from pensions, annuities, or other sources outside Kenya.

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    The Kenya Class K Residence Permit is designed for foreign nationals aged 35 or older who can demonstrate an assured annual income of at least US$24,000 derived from pensions, annuities, or other sources outside Kenya.

Which types of income/assets are accepted according to the official source?

Accepted income types are pensions, annuities, or other sources outside Kenya. The income must either be remitted to Kenya or reliably drawn from external sources.

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    Applicants must have an assured annual income of **at least US$24,000**, derived from pensions, annuities, or other sources outside Kenya. The income must either be remitted to Kenya or reliably drawn from external sources.

What income, savings or financial-resources threshold applies and how does family affect it where officially specified?

The income threshold is at least US$24,000 per year. Family adjustment is not evidenced in the supplied IMI record.

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Limits of the record
  • This founder-authorized IMI record is secondary snapshot evidence and does not independently establish complete current law or every exception.
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    Applicants must have an assured annual income of **at least US$24,000**

Can the holder work locally, run a business or perform other economic activity? What is the family position?

A Dependant's Pass is issued to the spouse and children of a work-permit holder. The official source does not state whether a Class K holder may work, run a business or perform other economic activity, or what rights the Dependant's Pass confers.

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Limits of the record
  • the source does not state whether a Class K holder may work, run a business or perform other economic activity in Kenya
  • the source does not state what residence or work rights the Dependant's Pass confers
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    Depedant’s pass for spouse and children of work permit and permanent resident holders

How long is the status granted, what is required for renewal, what physical-presence obligations matter, and what longer-term residence direction exists?

Holders of work permits for at least seven years who have been continuously resident in Kenya for the three years preceding the application may apply for permanent residence. The official source does not state how long the Class K permit is granted for, what renewal requires or any physical-presence obligation.

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Limits of the record
  • the source does not state how long the Class K permit is granted for, what renewal requires, or any physical-presence obligation
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    persons holding work permits for at least seven (7) years and have been continuously resident in Kenya for three (3) years preceding making of the application;

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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