ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Investment Promotion Act
13. Entitlement to entry permits for expatriates
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
13. Entitlement to entry permits for expatriates
(1)The holder of an investment certificate is entitled to the following entry permits under the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170)—(a)three class A entry permits for management or technical staff; and(b)three class H, I or J entry permits for owners, shareholders or partners.(2)The initial issue of a permit under this section shall be for a two year period.(3)The holder of the investment certificate is entitled to have a permit under this section reissued upon its expiry or issued to a different employee, owner, shareholder or partner.(4)The holder of the investment certificate is not entitled to have a permit issued to a person who is a prohibited immigrant within the meaning of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170).(5)A permit under this section is subject to a conditions that the holder of the permit complies with the laws of Kenya.(6)For each permit under subsection (1) the holder of the investment certificate is entitled to the issue of—(a)a dependant’s pass for each dependant of the person to whom the permit is issued; and(b)such re-entry permits as are required in connection with the permit or with the passes under paragraph (a).(7)Subsections (4) and (5) apply, with necessary modifications, with respect to passes or re-entry permits under subsection (6).(8)An entitlement to a permit or pass under this section is conditional upon—(a)application being made for the permit or pass;(b)the applicable fee, if any, being paid; and(c)any security deposit or bond required under the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170) being paid or provided.(9)Notwithstanding subsection (8)(b), no fee is payable for the initial issue of a permit under subsection (1)(b).(10)If an entry permit described in subsection (1)(a) has already been issued to an employee of the holder of the investment certificate as of the time the investment certificate was issued, that permit shall be deemed to be one of the permits to which the holder of the certificate is entitled under subsection (1)(a).(11)If an entry permit described in subsection (1)(b) has already been issued to the holder of the investment certificate or an owner, shareholder or partner of the holder as of the time the investment certificate was issued, that permit shall be deemed to be one of the permits to which the holder of the certificate is entitled under subsection (1)(b).(12)The Authority shall facilitate the issue of permits and passes that the holder of the investment certificate is entitled to have issued under this section.(13)For greater certainty, nothing in this section limits the issue, under the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (Cap. 170), of other permits or passes in addition to those which the holder of an investment certificate is entitled to have issued under this section.