Operations & Immigration · Investor permit
Your Kenya investor work permit — Class G, handled
Owning a Kenyan company and living in Kenya are two different things. The Class G permit is what lets you reside and run your business here as its investor — and we prepare, file and see the whole application through, so you deal with one firm, not the immigration queue.
- Live and run your business in Kenya as its investor
- Valid two years · renewable
- We prepare and file the entire application
All-inclusive fee · Class G
$10,000
Typically 2–3 months, end to end. Government charges included. The $100,000 investment qualifier is explained in full below.
Who Class G is for
Owning a company and living in Kenya are two different things.
Setting up a Kenyan company gives you a business. It does not, by itself, give you the right to live here and run it. The Class G investor permit bridges that — and it’s one of three routes, depending on how you’ll earn your living in Kenya.
Class G · Investor
You’ll run your own Kenyan business and live here as its investor.
$100,000 invested · valid 2 years
See the requirementsClass D · Employment
You’ve been offered a job by a Kenyan employer — they sponsor the permit, not your own company.
A different permit — talk to us.
Class N · Remote work
You’ll live in Kenya while working remotely for a company based outside it (assured income from $55,000 a year).
A different route we also handle.
Haven’t set up the company yet? Set up your Kenyan company
Requirements & the $100k rule
Requirements and the $100,000 rule
It’s a balance you show — not a fee you pay us.
- Held in your name or the company’s.
- Released for any use once the permit issues.
- Waived entirely if a Kenyan company offers you employment.
What we’ll need — and what we handle.
What you provide
- Passport copies — cover, back and bio-data pages
- Two recent passport-size photos
- Documentary proof of at least $100,000 capital — with its source and present location
- Company documents — Certificate of Incorporation and CR-1 / CR-2 / CR-8 / CR-12
- KRA Tax Compliance Certificate — the company (and the individual, on renewals)
- Your current immigration status, if you are already in Kenya
- The business particulars — name, type, and proposed place / physical address
- Any dependants’ details (name, date of birth, gender, country of birth)
- Copies of any previous Kenyan permit or pass held
What we prepare and file
- Application Form 25 and Form 27 — completed and filed online
- The signed cover letter to the Director General of Immigration
- Payment of the government processing fee (already inside your all-inclusive fee)
- Assembling, submitting and following the file through the eFNS portal
Once we know your home country, we confirm exactly which documents apply.
Not sure your funds qualify? Ask us
Transparent pricing
One fixed fee — everything in it.
No staged invoices and no surprise government charges at the counter. The $10,000 covers our preparing and filing your entire Class G application — and the statutory government charges are already inside it, not billed on top.
What the fee covers
- Preparing, signing and filing your full Class G application
- All statutory government charges — included, not billed on top
- Following your file through the eFNS portal to the decision
Statutory charges are set by the Directorate of Immigration Services and included in the fee above; the permit itself is granted at the Directorate’s discretion. What we hold to is the work — a complete, correctly-filed application.
How it works
Four steps, handled — you never fly in.
Everything happens by email and WhatsApp. You send your documents; our Nairobi team prepares the forms, files your Class G application through the eFNS portal, and follows it to the decision. Most applications conclude in 2–3 months.
- 01
You
You send us your documents
Your passport, proof of the $100,000 capital and your company papers, by email or WhatsApp. We confirm exactly which documents apply to your home country.
- 02
Our team
We prepare the application
We complete Form 25 and Form 27 and draft the cover letter to the Director General of Immigration, then have everything signed and assembled.
- 03
Our team
We file through the eFNS portal
Your application is submitted online and the government charges are paid — already inside your fee. We track the file and answer any queries on your behalf.
- 04
The Directorate
The Directorate decides
The Directorate of Immigration Services reviews and makes the final decision. On approval we collect your permit, passport endorsement and Foreign Nationals Certificate — and tell you the moment anything moves.
The final decision is the Directorate’s, not ours — and it can occasionally run longer than 2–3 months. What we control, we hold to: a complete, correctly-filed application and a straight answer at every step.
What you receive
What you hold — lawful status to live and work in Kenya.
When the Directorate approves your application, three things land in your hands: the permit itself, and the two records that make your residence official. We see each one through to collection.
Class G work permit — approved for 2 years
Your investor permit, approved by the Department of Immigration through the Foreign Nationals (eFNS) portal — the official authority to live in Kenya and run your business as its investor, valid two years and renewable.
- Passport endorsementThe Class G permit endorsed against your passport, so your lawful status is recorded on the document you travel on.
- Foreign Nationals Certificate (Alien Card)The biometric residence card every foreign national staying over 90 days must hold — we see you through the registration and collection.
These are the Directorate’s own documents — not ours to issue. What we do is prepare the application, follow it through, and see you through to collection.
Why work with us
Ten years getting foreigners established in Kenya.
Since 2015 we’ve been the on-the-ground team for international investors making Kenya home — a focused senior practice across company formation, tax, compliance and immigration, led by Edwin Maina.
- Work permits secured
- 50+
- Years in market
- 10
- Countries served
- 20+
- Success rate
- 90%
Beyond the permit
The permit is the start of your time in Kenya — we stay your team for the rest of it.
Dependants’ passes
Your spouse and children brought onto the right status alongside you.
Renewals & status changes
Your two-year renewal refiled on time; class changes handled as your situation shifts.
Permanent residence
When you qualify, we prepare the application.
Tax compliance
The company’s KRA compliance kept current — a renewal requirement, not an afterthought.
Immigration advisory
Straight answers on the rules as they change.
One team, one file
A named contact who knows your case — in your time zone.
Led by Edwin Maina, Principal.
Common questions
What investors ask before filing.
Straight answers to the questions serious applicants ask most. If your case has a wrinkle, ask — we’ll tell you plainly how it would run.
It’s a single all-inclusive fee of $10,000 (USD). That covers preparing and filing your full Class G application, and the statutory government charges are already inside it — not billed on top. No staged invoices, and nothing extra to settle at the counter.
Most applications conclude in 2–3 months, end to end. The final decision rests with the Directorate of Immigration Services, so it can occasionally run longer — what we hold to is a complete, correctly-filed application and a straight answer at every step.
No. It’s investment capital you demonstrate — a balance held in your name or the company’s, not money paid to us or the government. Once your permit issues, it’s released for any use you like. And it’s waived entirely if a Kenyan company offers you employment.
Class G is the investor route, so it’s tied to a business you own or invest in here. If your company isn’t set up yet, that’s simply the first step — and we handle the company formation on the same desk, then move straight on to your permit.
Yes. Your spouse and children are brought onto the right status through a dependant’s pass, which we prepare alongside your permit so the household moves together.
The Class G permit is valid 2 years and is renewable. We refile your renewal before it lapses — and because current company tax compliance is part of that, we keep it in order rather than leaving it to the last minute.
It can. After a qualifying period of continuous lawful residence, investors can apply for permanent residence — and we prepare that application when you reach the threshold.
Get started
Start your investor work permit.
A short message is all we need to begin. We’ll reply personally with the next steps, the documents we’ll need, and your timeline — no obligation.
- $10,000 all-inclusive — government charges included
- Valid 2 years · renewable
- We prepare and file the whole application — you never fly in
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