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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at
the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
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the_niner_nation writes Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! I won`t be rude and say perhaps you should have planned it sooner! However, it seems to me you have no alternative but to get your visa in Nairobi, it can be done but make sure you have the correct fee ready as you won`t get change. We had to do the same in Zanzibar once and it was OK. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
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"the_niner_nation" wrote: Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! I've always got mine from the Embassy in advance, but it is no problem, and apparently sometimes only a slight delay - though I've always seen long queues in July - to get the visa at the airport. Safari njema Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
"Liz Leyden" wrote in message ... In message "the_niner_nation" wrote: Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! I've always got mine from the Embassy in advance, but it is no problem, and apparently sometimes only a slight delay - though I've always seen long queues in July - to get the visa at the airport. Safari njema Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos Thanks for the useful responses..I will have 10 days after returning from europe before i leave to get my visa..I'd rather avoid getting one at the airport :-) -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
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the_niner_nation writes "Liz Leyden" wrote in message ... In message "the_niner_nation" wrote: Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! I've always got mine from the Embassy in advance, but it is no problem, and apparently sometimes only a slight delay - though I've always seen long queues in July - to get the visa at the airport. Safari njema Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos Thanks for the useful responses..I will have 10 days after returning from europe before i leave to get my visa..I'd rather avoid getting one at the airport :-) It`s up to you but I wouldn`t risk it, there really is no problem with getting it at Jomo Kenyatta ( Nairobi airport) Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
On Sep 9, 1:52 pm, "the_niner_nation"
wrote: Hi....I am in the Uk and planning on visiting Kenya for a 2 week safari at the end of september. I need a VISA for kenya for a single entry...whats the best way to do it? I understand that the Kenyan High Comission needs 3 working days for a personal application in london and a 5 day application for a postal application, but I will be needing my passport for european travel between now and a week before I am due to fly to kenya How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? London is a 300 mile round trip that i need to make twice to get a visa personally. all help appreciated!!! -- Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com I've traveled with people who had no choice but to get their visa at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. They were in the same position as you. When we landed they, went to the visa line while I went to the immigration officer line. They handed over their passport and $50 and within two minutes they had their visa and were through. I got through 10 minutes later. So I'd say it's no big deal to get a visa at the airport, especially if you have a passport from the US, Canada or Western Europe. |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
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Pat Anderson wrote: It`s up to you but I wouldn`t risk it, there really is no problem with getting it at Jomo Kenyatta ( Nairobi airport) I'm with Pat - ten days is too tight - are the English postal strikes over now? - and if you don't get your passport back on time, you're not going anywhere. Slainte Liz -- http://www.v-liz.com - Kenya; Tanzania; Namibia; India; Galapagos |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
In message , Liz Leyden
writes In message Pat Anderson wrote: It`s up to you but I wouldn`t risk it, there really is no problem with getting it at Jomo Kenyatta ( Nairobi airport) I'm with Pat - ten days is too tight - are the English postal strikes over now? - and if you don't get your passport back on time, you're not going anywhere. Slainte Liz Liz, the postal strikes are over but there can be a delay from the Kenya High Commission, if you read from the Commission site it states it takes about a week from receipt of application. Safer to pay $50 dollars on landing in Nairobi. Pat. -- Pat Anderson |
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Getting a VISA for Kenya..
On Sun, 9 Sep 2007 21:52:18 +0100, the_niner_nation wrote:
How painless ( or as I suspect, painful) is it to get a Kenyan Visa on arrival in Nairobi?? It causes a little delay, but I have always bought my visa in Nairobi, never got one beforehand. There are a few tricks to accelerate the visa procedure. 1. Get the form beforehand and have it filled before you land in Nairobi. The last two years the visa forms were always distributed in the plane, but if not, you can download it from http://michna.com/download/kenya_visa_application.png (picked out of my web site http://michna.com/kenya.htm ) and print it. 2. Try to get out of the plane as early and quickly as possible. Open your seat belt two seconds before the fasten-seat-belt sign is switched off. (:-) 3. When the line at the visa counter is long, turn left into the corridor. At the next opportunity, after some 40 m, turn right for another visa counter. Sometimes an official waves you over there anyway, but you can try on your own. Why the rush? Because you don't want your luggage to circle on the belt any longer than necessary. Hans-Georg -- No mail, please. |
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