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Changing tourist visa for work permit in Kenya?

by Rehab
(Cairo, Egypt)

Hello, I'm flying to Kenya next week on a tourist visa and I hope that I can find a job there.

I love Kenya a lot, so if I find a job is it possible to apply for a work permit while I'm there?

Thank you.

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Changing tourist visa for work permit in Kenya?

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Apr 12, 2012
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Oct 27, 2010
working permit
by: Irene O

Dear sir,

To change your tourist visum into a working permit is not that easy.. First of all there are not a lot of jobs available in Kenya. If someone want to employ you the company who applies for your working permit has to prove why they cant employ a Kenyan for the same vacancy.

They want to discourage foreigners to get a working permit as Kenyans have as understandable, priority.

If you would be lucky to get a job then you apply for a working permit which can take months to get it. There is also a fee for it and it depends which class your job belongs to how much the fee will be. Approx between 50.000 ksh and 200.000 ksh a year.

I went through it all myself and I would definetly not risk to stay or work without a permit.

I wish you good luck
Regards Irene O

Oct 26, 2010
Work permit in Kenya
by: Arjen (webmaster)

I understand you are encouraged to use a tourist visa when making short visits to Kenya, also as a business traveler, but indeed you need a work permit or Special Pass if you want to work as a foreigner in Kenya.

I think finding a job will be harder than getting the permit (or am I too optimistic about bureaucracy in Kenya now?).

You can get a work permit, or a Special Pass for short-term assignments in Kenya, from the Office of the Director of Immigration Services in Nairobi.

More info:

http://www.kenyarep-jp.com/visa/work_entrypermit_e.html

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