Kenyans with ordinary passports will be allowed to enter South Africa visa free from January 2023.
This was announced by South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa and Kenya’s President William Ruto during a joint address at State House on November 9, 2022.
The address came during Ramaphosa’s first official state visit to Kenya under the presidency of Dr. Ruto.
“Kenyans holding ordinary passports will be allowed to enter South Africa on a visa-free regime for up to 90 days per calendar year,” President Ruto announced.
The visa free entry pass to South Africa will be valid for a period of 90 days per year.
“With the view of allowing Kenyans to visit South Africa on a free-visa basis, we have discussed the thorny issue of visas. We agreed that indeed that Kenyans should be able to visit South Africa without requiring them to have visas. This will commence on the 1st of January 2023. Our officials will speed up the processes to implement this move,” said Preident Ramaphosa.
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President Ruto and President Ramaphosa further said that they had agreed on a return policy in instances of breach of immigration laws and regulations.
“The two countries have also agreed on a return policy when immigration laws and regulations are breached to make sure that bad elements that try to infiltrate our borders are dealt with firms and decisively,” said President Ruto.
