KenyaWork
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
Class D is for a person offered specific employment by a specific employer, where the person has skills or qualifications that are not available in Kenya.
This permit is issued to a person who is offered specific employment by a specific employer
The pathway requires a specific employer and employer involvement, including a signed cover letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration Services. The source also asks for Kenyan understudy details and evidence of local recruitment efforts.
Signed cover letter from the employer / company/ organization addressed to the Director General of Immigration Services
The decisive professional fit is skills or qualifications unavailable in Kenya, with the engagement expected to benefit Kenya. The employer must also provide evidence that the vacancy was tested in the local labour market.
who is in possession of skills or qualifications that are not available in Kenya and whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.
The permit is tied to the specific employment and employer described in the source. As a work-permit holder, the principal can sponsor a Dependant Pass for a qualifying spouse or child. The official page does not state broader work rights.
specific employment by a specific employer
Class A & D: Ksh. 500,000/- per year
Lawful residents who have held work permits for a minimum of seven (7) years and have been resident in Kenya continuously for three (3) years preceding the application are eligible to apply for Permanent Residence.
their spouse(s) and children are eligible to apply individually for permanent residence
The 2025 Service Delivery Charter confirms the current issuance fee is Kshs. 500,000 per year (East African Community nationals: gratis); processing is Kshs. 20,000, renewal 10 working days. As a work-permit holder, the principal can sponsor a Dependant Pass for a qualifying spouse or child. Sustained Class D holding also counts toward Permanent Residence (Category B) eligibility: at least 7 years of work permits plus 3 years of continuous residence immediately before applying; once granted, spouse(s) and children can apply individually. This is eligibility to apply, not automatic conversion.
Class A & D: Ksh. 500,000/- per year
Lawful residents who have held work permits for a minimum of seven (7) years and have been resident in Kenya continuously for three (3) years preceding the application are eligible to apply for Permanent Residence.
their spouse(s) and children are eligible to apply individually for permanent residence
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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