Class N Digital Nomad Permit

1. Visa12 months
2. Renewrenewable

• Leads to residency
• Leads to citizenship

Country

Kenya

Visa name

Class N Digital Nomad Permit

Local name

—

Program type

Formal dn visa

Status

Active

Initial duration

12 months

Max duration

—

Income requirement

$2,000/month ($24,000/year)

Application fee

$200

Tax status

Territorial

Application method

online, in country

Processing time

21–21 days

Can apply in-country

Yes

Multiple entry

Yes

Can open bank account

No

Renewable

Yes

Class N (KEP/N) is an active residence permit for remote work. eFNS issues it for one or two years and says it is renewable. No published instrument caps the number of renewals, so 24 months is the longest single grant, not a confirmed total stay. The stored initial period is the one-year grant. The Seventh Schedule covers an employee of a company based outside Kenya and a freelancer working for such a company. The live eFNS page also lists a shareholder or a person conducting business for a foreign company. The holder must not take paid or unpaid work, or any other income-generating activity, for an employer or company domiciled in Kenya. The Schedule requires a clean criminal record from the country of habitual residence. The eFNS checklist does not repeat that item, and it does not ask for a degree or health insurance. Legal Notice 155 of 1 October 2024 set an assured annual income of USD 55,000 from outside Kenya. The text of Legal Notice 198 of 16 December 2024 substitutes USD 24,000. Kenya Law's consolidation, current through 30 May 2025, still prints USD 55,000 and does not list Legal Notice 198. eFNS does not print a number; it asks for three months of bank statements or payslips. The stored threshold follows the December amendment. The monthly figure is that annual amount divided by twelve. The threshold is denominated in US dollars, so the dollar fields are the same amounts, not a conversion. eFNS charges a non-refundable processing fee of USD 200 and an issuance fee of USD 1,000 for each year of validity. The 2025 Service Delivery Charter agrees the issuance fee is USD 1,000 a year, but it groups Class N with other classes at a processing fee of KES 20,000. Pay the invoice the portal generates. Apply on eFNS with Form 25. Print-outs must be presented at Nyayo House or a regional office, and a person already in Kenya submits current immigration status. A letter of no objection from the home-country embassy in Kenya, proof of accommodation, and the foreign company's contacts are required. A dependant's pass is issued to dependants of a permit holder. The charter sets that pass at KES 10,000 where the sponsor holds a work permit, about USD 77 at the Central Bank of Kenya indicative rate of 129.91 shillings per dollar posted on 9 October 2026. The charter's service target is 21 working days for a new work or residence permit and 10 working days for a renewal. Those figures are targets, not a guaranteed calendar range. Kenya taxes income accrued in or derived from Kenya. There is no nomad exemption or flat rate. A resident is taxed on employment income for services rendered in Kenya or outside Kenya, and on the whole profit of a business carried on partly in Kenya. Residence is a permanent home plus any presence in the year, 183 days in the year, or an average of more than 122 days in the year and in each of the two preceding years. Resident bands in force from 1 July 2023 are 10, 25, 30, 32.5 and 35 percent, with personal relief of KES 28,800 a year. A non-resident is taxed on employment income only where the employer is resident in Kenya or has a Kenyan permanent establishment. Foreign-national registration is a separate charter item at KES 5,000 a year.

1. Oct 10, 2026
   • Max duration months 24 none

   maximum stay is no longer stored as 24 months. eFNS issues the permit for one or two years and says it is renewable, with no total cap (https://fns.immigration.go.ke/infopack/permits/classN/).