General Reports

[Tonsillol]

Installed under android from the play store. When you start the app it asks for camera rights to scan your passport and to make a selfie of you. Scan of your passport means just to hold your phone at the site from your passport with your ID data. Surprisingly this works good. Next is the selfie, this will be added to your eTA document. So maybe not too silly funny smiling when you taken your selfie. LOL. Now the usual questions will come, how long you want to stay, where you want to go and so on. Then the upload from the flight itinerary and hotel reservation is coming. You can save and leave the app and when you come back you can resume. Last but not least the payment with credit card (35 $). In my case I get a mail after two days that it's finished (eTA document as attachment).

So it was easier as I thought with the app. But as I'm not a fan of tons of apps at my phone, I will delete the app soon.

[Rwenotmen]

{Not putting in 'Photo Gallery' as these are NOT trophies, heehee}.

Continuing from another discussion, I'm sharing a recent (2024) example of Catfishing I experienced on last trip.

This Kenchic has username of 'Venesa' and posted the first two pics on her profile.

Although I never met her in-person we did videochat and she sent me her real pics, the other two.

[Neddy69]

I entered Kenya Wednesday and asked the Immigration officer if the extension procedure changed. The extension remains unchanged. You can go through the eFNS site and apply for a free extension. Even though you are allowed 3 months, the site assigns you 60 days. You print out the approved extension and take it to Immigration. You can apply a second time I'm told but I never have.

The other way is take your passport to Immigration and hope they stamp it. Don't offer a gratuity because some offices will have you arrested. If you have a 'friend of a friend', you can pass 2 k-3 k in your passport and get a stamp. If you're an idiot, you can pay 5 k and demonstrate your supreme stupidity for paying for something legally free.

I know of someone who paid 7000 KES. If you know someone who knows someone who knows someone. The tariff on coast if you don't want to do it yourself in Mombasa. Is 1000 KES per month. If you pay more than 3000 KES you're being taken for a ride.

Mwalimu.

[Slowalk]

Is it on a website or through your contact? EVISA was formerly free on the eCitizen site but initially automatically approved for 60 days, as I've tried to explain multiple times. If you go through a contact for gratuity 'fee', you can get 90 days.

I entered Kenya Wednesday and asked the Immigration officer if the extension procedure changed. The extension remains unchanged. You can go through the eFNS site and apply for a free extension. Even though you are allowed 3 months, the site assigns you 60 days. You print out the approved extension and take it to Immigration. You can apply a second time I'm told but I never have.

The other way is take your passport to Immigration and hope they stamp it. Don't offer a gratuity because some offices will have you arrested. If you have a 'friend of a friend', you can pass 2 k-3 k in your passport and get a stamp. If you're an idiot, you can pay 5 k and demonstrate your supreme stupidity for paying for something legally free.

[Slowalk]

For those currently in Kenya, I confirm that the extension of ex Evisa costs 5000 kes and is released in a few days.

Is it on a website or through your contact? EVISA was formerly free on the eCitizen site but initially automatically approved for 60 days, as I've tried to explain multiple times. If you go through a contact for gratuity 'fee', you can get 90 days.

[Oiste]

For those currently in Kenya, I confirm that the extension of ex Evisa costs 5000 kes and is released in a few days.

[Slowalk]

I submitted an eTA on Sunday afternoon and it was in my email box approved Tuesday morning. The website was simpler and the total cost was less than $35. It took my credit card without issue. Just like the eVISA site, I still needed to creat an airline itinerary and hotel reservations for the first few days upon arrival. It's a visa by a different name.

Thats good information about being able to web chat, OT.
Has anyone tried to get a free extension online yet? I'm sure you still use the eFNS site (when it's working).

[OnlyTeco]

I Applied through ETA website and waited 4 days without reply and then entered chat with them through ETA website and informed them that I should travel after 3 days, received the visa on email within 1 hour.

[Mahku]

I'm curious how much did you have to pay for the visa.

It was 50 plus some service charge of a dollar plus a credit card fee to make a total of $55.

[Pcdilwj]

I finally went the e-visa route. And most impressively the approval came in just 12 hours. In fact it was only 2 hours or so into the first working day. So now I have peace of mind. The ETA site is still saying 'in a few days. ' Glad I'm not waiting around for that. So in the next week I can focus on communicating with girls I might meet. Thanks to Slowalk, Neddy, and Leblon for information and ideas.

I'm curious how much did you have to pay for the visa.

[Mahku]

I finally went the e-visa route. And most impressively the approval came in just 12 hours. In fact it was only 2 hours or so into the first working day. So now I have peace of mind. The ETA site is still saying 'in a few days. ' Glad I'm not waiting around for that. So in the next week I can focus on communicating with girls I might meet. Thanks to Slowalk, Neddy, and Leblon for information and ideas.

[Neddy69]

Keep trying the eVISA site. Try at an off hour. Sometimes their wimpy servers are inadequate for high volume. Good luck, sincerely.

Perhaps fly to TZ and get a visa on arrival and cross a land border.

There's a trick. You can still apply for eVisa. Via eCitizen. The eVisa site is shut down for good. Furthermore eTA. 27. December. Of course it's Kenyan time. LOL.

https://dis.ecitizen.go.ke/auth/login

Mwalimu.

[Slowalk]

And now that it's December 27th, the site now says it will be ready in 'a few days. ' It also makes clear that the site as it exists now is just a dummy site. If you try to apply as it is now, it won't be processed. Great. So my departure is Jan. 4th. Evisa site has been down. Apparently this ETA site processing will be at least 3 business days. I may be in a fix for my flight. I think I may just get a cheap onward ticket from Nairobi to show to the airline checkin to avoid offloading.

Keep trying the eVISA site. Try at an off hour. Sometimes their wimpy servers are inadequate for high volume. Good luck, sincerely.

Perhaps fly to TZ and get a visa on arrival and cross a land border.

[Mahku]

And now that it's December 27th, the site now says it will be ready in 'a few days. ' It also makes clear that the site as it exists now is just a dummy site. If you try to apply as it is now, it won't be processed. Great. So my departure is Jan. 4th. Evisa site has been down. Apparently this ETA site processing will be at least 3 business days. I may be in a fix for my flight. I think I may just get a cheap onward ticket from Nairobi to show to the airline checkin to avoid offloading.

[Slowalk]

Hi Slowalk. Maybe I ask where you got this information?

I opened the link and tried to fill out my info. The website states it in the rotating header.