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Kenya Class R Permit - East African Community National

11 facts quoted from the official source

Kenyan work or residence permit for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.

Route type
Free movement
Can bring
—
Not stated in the official source
Requirements
7
each quoted below
Who qualifies

Who this route is for

Every item below is the government’s own wording, quoted from the official source. Whether you personally qualify depends on your full profile.

7 requirements quoted from the official source.

The conditions that decide it
  • Class Specific BasisThe applicant must provide EAC citizenship and a beneficial proposed activity.
  • Form 25The prescribed Form 25 is required.
  • Online Efns ApplicationThe permit application is submitted online through eFNS.
  • Passport And PhotosPassport bio-page and recent photographs are required.
  • Permit Committee DecisionIssue is subject to the statutory permit determination process.
  • Qualifying PurposeThe route is for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.
  • Tax ComplianceApplicable organisation and individual tax-compliance evidence is required.
Also stated by the source
  • Cover LetterA signed cover letter to the Director of Immigration Services is required.
  • Eligibility summaryThe route is for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.
  • Official source basisThe route is for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.
  • Report summaryThe route is for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.
Family

Who you can bring

— Not stated in the official source. The official page for this route does not address dependent-family rights, so we do not publish a claim either way.
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FAQ

Straight answers

01Who qualifies for this route to Kenya?
The official source states: Kenyan work or residence permit for work, business, trade or professional activity by an EAC citizen.

Every answer is quoted from the official fns.immigration.go.ke page for this route, last read 2026-07-27.

We checked 11 points against the official source; 11 are quoted on this page. The other 0 are either not addressed by the source or not yet backed by a quote — we would rather show you the edge of the record than fill it with a plausible guess.

See the 0 open points

Fees, validity and processing time are not published in the official source for this route. We publish a number only when the official text states that number.

Not stated in the official source — the official source names no exclusion for this route.

The source

Where every quote comes from

Official government source fns.immigration.go.keLast read 2026-07-27 Every quote on this page is from this Kenya government page.
Compiled from official sources · pending independent re-check · Last checked 2026-07-27 · Our methodology
 · Compiled by António Mira · How we verify · Not legal advice — rules change; confirm with the official source before deciding.
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