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When going to Kenya do they always ask for letter of invitation? Is Uganda and Ethiopia also the same? Can someone living in Eastleigh with no address or house number write an invitation letter to the Kenyan embassy?

Thank you.

Moonlight,

What is the nationality of the passport holder ? If its a Western passport, you can get your visa on arrival.

Depends on what you're using to travel. A British passport you get the visa at the airport for $50 or so, a Travel Document you need a Visa and a letter of invitation. I don't know about the address thing but I am sure they have to have an address waayo it's where you'll be staying. That said, there is a lot of info on the Kenyan embassy wesbite and if worse comes worst they answer all your questions if you give them a call.

AbdiWahab252 wrote:Moonlight,

What is the nationality of the passport holder ? If its a Western passport, you can get your visa on arrival.

I have British travel document so it's not a passport.

I have called Ethiopian embassy in London today and they said all you need is British travel document and one recent passport size photo they also said I will get my visa in 24 hours. If I go to Addis Ababa will it be easy for me from Addis Ababa to Nairobi instead of from London to Nairobi because they made it clear without and invitation letter they won't let me in to Kenya.

BlackVelvet wrote:Travel Document you need a Visa and a letter of invitation.

Yes that's also what the Kenyan embassy said to me and they were very very rude.

After staying in Europe for a while, especially in the UK, you get used to people being polite so it comes as a shock. Lakin Kenyans I think, never really had good customer service skills.

Have you checked the website to see what needs to accompany the invite letter? If it's not there, you might have to call them again lol

BlackVelvet wrote:After staying in Europe for a while, especially in the UK, you get used to people being polite so it comes as a shock. Lakin Kenyans I think, never really had good customer service skills.

Have you checked the website to see what needs to accompany the invite letter? If it's not there, you might have to call them again lol

The Lady I spoke to was very rude her English was just as bad as my English. she was speaking Masai English very hard to understand she was talking very fast..... Naac naac naac kulahaa acuudi bilaahi.

Anyways yes i checked the website. Please if you have a time can you check their page and tell me if it's possible for someone in Eastleigh with no address no house number to write invitation letter to the Kenyan embassy?

http://www.kenyahighcommission.net/khcc ... visas.html

Thank you.

your English seems very good to me.

You can't write a letter without providing an address, otherwise it becomes a memo or the like. It can't be that hard to find an address to use. More intersting is the work/resident permit on the list.

COMPLETE 3 APPLICATION FORMS
AN APPLICATION FEE OF £5 (POSTAL ORDERS/CASH, NO PERSONAL CHEQUES
A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION FROM EMPLOYER OR COPIES OF THEIR RESIDENT OR WORK PERMITS
YOUR TRAVEL DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT
3 PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
BANK STATEMENT
LETTER FROM HOST IN KENYA

Do not go to Kenya this year if you have travel document. They put you in jail. Bangaani is the jail you visit man...
Man get a passport.

BlackVelvet wrote: your English seems very good to me.

You can't write a letter without providing an address, otherwise it becomes a memo or the like. It can't be that hard to find an address to use. More intersting is the work/resident permit on the list.

COMPLETE 3 APPLICATION FORMS
AN APPLICATION FEE OF £5 (POSTAL ORDERS/CASH, NO PERSONAL CHEQUES
A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION FROM EMPLOYER OR COPIES OF THEIR RESIDENT OR WORK PERMITS
YOUR TRAVEL DOCUMENT OR PASSPORT
3 PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
BANK STATEMENT
LETTER FROM HOST IN KENYA

Thank you. I will keep searching. I have family living all over Kenya specially in South C but a friend of mine in eastleigh is offering me help on how to get this invitation letter thing.

afisoone wrote:Do not go to Kenya this year if you have travel document. They put you in jail. Bangaani is the jail you visit man...
Man get a passport.

Why this year?

which year are you talking about? 2012?

Waryaa dhagayso anigaa iyaa Flight 13 ah oo kuu sheegayee first you need to travel to Uganda(cos it's easy to get the visa with travel document) then you take a bus to Kenya. that's what friend of mine did.

foolxume2005 wrote:Waryaa dhagayso anigaa iyaa Flight 13 ah oo kuu sheegayee first you need to travel to Uganda(cos it's easy to get the visa with travel document) then you take a bus to Kenya. that's what friend of mine did.

dude that was in the noties if you try this now you will get yourself in trouble.


Moon why dont you physically go to the embassy in London. I bet they will answer all your queries.

^^ I don't man that's what this dude told me. I have my American Passport since 1997, God bless America I don't a need a visa.

foolxume2005 wrote:^^ I don't man that's what this dude told me. I have my American Passport since 1997, God bless America I don't a need a visa.

Dude you need a Visa trust me.