Kenya’s got beautiful scenery, amazing national parks filled with wildlife and gorgeous, white-sand beaches stretching along its coast on the Indian Ocean. But one thing it was missing was a visa for digital nomads – until now, that is.
At the Magical Kenya Travel Expo 2024 in Nairobi on Wednesday October 2, President William Ruto announced the introduction of Kenya’s new Digital Nomad Work Permit, along with a new electronic travel authorisation system.
‘[The permit has been] specifically designed to welcome global digital professionals, allowing them to live and work in Kenya while enjoying the country’s natural beauty and high-quality lifestyle,’ said Ruto, according to Nation.
Tourism is crucial to Kenya’s economy as it supports employment, the growth of the hospitality industry and infrastructure development, and the government is keen to welcome visitors. They’re already on the rise since the pandemic – in 2021, the country welcomed 870,465 visitors, and that surged by 70 percent in 2022 to 1,483,752 people. Clearly it’s worth a visit.
We don’t know much about how the visa application process works, the requirements or its time frame of validity yet, but we’ll bring you all that info as soon as it’s available.
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Want to know what it’s actually like to be a digital nomad? We spoke to people who have taken the leap. And for more info, here are all the countries across the world offering digital nomad visas right now, and here’s our comprehensive ranking of the easiest (and hardest) digital nomad visas to get (in Europe).
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