Employment:
Applications may be considered when submitted by prospective employers on behalf of their prospective employees. These may not normally be approved unless the prospective employer(s) can show evidence that they have been unable to fill the particular post(s) due to lack of suitably qualified personnel in the Kenya Labor Market. Those seeking to work in Kenya must therefore ensure that their prospective employers have secured appropriate Entry/Work Permits before they proceed to Kenya.
Foreigners who wish to engage either alone or in Partnership in Business, specific trade or profession would have to furnish evidence that they have obtained or are assured of obtaining relevant license(s), Registration or other authority that may be necessary in order to engage in the contemplated business, trade or profession. In addition, they would be required to prove that they have sufficient capital derived from sources outside Kenya which is certain to be remitted to Kenya for the purpose.
Class A: A person who is offered specific employment by a specific employer who is qualified to undertake that employment, and whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.
Class B: A person who is offered specific employment by the Government of Kenya, the East African Community or any other person or authority under the control of the Government or the Community, and whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.
Class C: A person who is offered specific employment under an approved technical aid scheme under the United Nations Organization or some other approved agency, and whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.
Class D: A person, being the holder of a dependant’s pass, who is offered specific employment by specific employer, whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.
Class E: A person who is a member of a missionary society approved by the Government of Kenya, and whose presence in Kenya will be of benefit to Kenya.
Class F: A person who intends to engage, whether alone or in partnership, in the business of agriculture or animal husbandry in Kenya.
Class H: A person who intends to engage, whether alone or in partnership, in a specific trade, business or profession (other than a prescribed profession) in Kenya.
Class I: A person who intends to engage, whether alone or in partnership, in a specific manufacture in Kenya.
Class J: A member of a prescribed profession who intends to practice that profession, whether alone or in partnership, in Kenya.