Kenyan passport holders can apply for a Djibouti Tourist Visa in one of the following three ways: in person at the Djibouti Embassy in Kenya, online for the Djibouti e-visa, or on arrival at Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport akaمطار جيبوتي الدولي in Arabic, aka Aéroport international Ambouli en Francais.
This guide gives you the information you need to apply for a Djibouti visa as a Kenyan living in Kenya.
In my experience, applying for the Djiboutian visa in Kenya proved to be actually pretty simpler and easier as compared to getting into Djibouti.
When I decided to visit Djibouti, I found very scanty information on the application process for a Djibouti visa.
Leave alone the Djibouti visa requirements for Kenya passport holders.
There was barely any information online.
So I found an e-mail address to which I sent to the Djibouti Embassy in Nairobi Kenya asking for the requirements.
But lo and behold when I got there, there were some additional requirements that I wasn’t privy to based on the information sent to me via e-mail.
I decided to apply for my Djibouti visa in person for two main reasons.
One, as I completed my online application for the Djibouti visa, at the point of payment, I soon learned that it would cost me US$60 if I just walked over to the Djibouti Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya located on the 2nd Floor of International Life House and lodged the application in person.
It costs US$90 to lodge your Djibouti visa application on arrival or and a whooping US$ 120 Djibouti e-visa unless you’re looking for a 1 to 3 day stay where the amount is US$60.
Besides, both the in person and online Djibouti visa applications take 48 hours to process.
The other reason I chose to go the in person route is because of the comfort and peace of mind just knowing that I have all my paper work ready before leaving home.
In the last few months, Djibouti has been famous for changing its visa application processes on a whim. I didn’t want to be caught off-guard.
Anyhow, here goes the Djibouti visa application requirements for Kenyans. The requirements are similar whether you’re applying for your Djibouti visa online, in person at the Djibouti Embassy in Kenya, or in person on arrival at the Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport.
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Djibouti Basic/Tourist Visa Application Requirements
One (1) Passport size photograph
Original Passport
Copy of Passport’s bio data page
Letter of invitation or travel order justifying the Applicant’s visit to Djibouti
Dully filled and signed application form
Hotel Reservation
Flight Booking
Yellow fever certificate
🏠 Looking for accommodation in Djibouti?
Check out Booking.com and Airbnb for the best room rates as Djibouti is a rather expensive destination.
I personally use either of these two booking sites for all of my stays and therefore highly recommend them.
I spent my first night at China Shandong Restaurant and Hotel, a budget bed and breakfast.
The hotel is located about 300 m walk to the beach and offer free airport pickup no matter what time you arrive. My flight from Nairobi was delayed and they picked me up from the airport at 3 am in the morning.
Djibouti Business Visa Application Requirements
One (1) Passport size photograph
Original Passport
Copy of Passport’s bio data
Company Profile
Letter of recommendation from the company
Dully filled and signed application form
Hotel Reservation
Flight Booking
Yellow fever certificate
Djibouti Visa Fees
1 month or less US$ 60
3 months US$ 90
6 months US$ 120
Travel Tips:
- Please have the exact amount of you Djibouti Visa fees in US $ as the embassy or visa officer will not be responsible to give change or other claims.
- Unless you’re a diplomat, you must avail yourself in person if making the Djibouti visa application at the Embassy in Kenya.
- Please retain all your boarding passes. I was asked to show mine. So you never know.
- Other than the fact that it costs US$30 less to apply for the Djibouti visa at the embassy back home, it doesn’t grant you any privilege than those who have to get it on arrival. On arrival at Djibouti airport, I still had to go through the all same processes required of those applying for their Djibouti visa on arrival. I submitted my passport to the immigration officer who asked me one thousand and one questions, then asked me to wait as he handed over my passport to the back to another officer. The officer then sent the passport to a small room at the front of the immigration booth. Then back to the back officer. Then the back officer called me for further interviewing. I guess it also had a lot to do with the fact that I was visiting Djibouti for tourism and didn’t have a travel order which apparently is supposed to be written to you from Djibouti by someone vouching for you or something of the sorts. Anyhow, the officer eventually let me in.
- If you’re self-employed or a freelancer like myself, please carry your business card and copy of your business registration certificate. I hadn’t carried other. Fortunately for me my business in online so I simply asked the visa officer for his phone and opened my Etsy shop page. Lol! The things we do to gain entry into other people’s countries 🙂
Visa Application Submission Days and Time
Monday – Thursday 9 am to 3 pm
Friday 9 am to 12 noon
Visa collection Days and Time
Monday – Thursday 12 noon to 4 pm
Friday 12 noon to 2 pm
Djibouti Visas are processed within 48 working hours. However, in some cases, the period may be extended up to
two weeks. So please process your paper work in good time.
Contact / Address / Location of Djibouti Embassy in Kenya
International Life House, 2nd Floor, Mama Ngina Street,
P.O. Box 34446 – 00100
Nairobi, Kenya,
Tel: +254 020 2122859 or 0731 808042
Email: djiboutiembassy.ke@gmail.com
Travel Tips for Djibouti
Accommodation in Djibouti
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How to get there
Kenya airways has direct flights from Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to Djibouti.
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