New Entry Requirements for Kenya & Tanzania

Kenya

Each traveler is required to purchase mandatory inbound travel insurance through insurance.ecitizen.go.ke. The premium is up to USD 44 per person.

NOTE:

• This insurance policy is still mandatory regardless of whether you have your own travel insurance.
• Certain categories are exempt from this requirement.
• Being exempt from an ETA does not mean you are exempt from the insurance requirement.

SEE THE FULL KENYA COUNTRY GUIDE

Tanzania:

• All travellers are required to fill out an online Traveler's Health Surveillance Form through afyamsafiri.moh.go.tz.
• Starting October 1, 2026, all foreign nationals to Tanzania (excluding foreigners from SADC and EAC partner countries) are required to purchase a mandatory travel insurance policy from NIC: inbound.nicinsurance.co.tz. Note that South Africans are currently exempt from this requirement.

Zanzibar:

• All travelers arriving from or transiting through the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or Kenya are required to complete the Traveler's Health Surveillance Form at healthtravelznz.mohz.go.tz/traveller.

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