Africa
Kenya
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Education and criminal checks in Kenya are allowed, but locally registered entities to support the application.
Background check summary
Education Checks: some restrictions
Criminal: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
5
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
9.42685798
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
East African Community passport (EAC) (Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan)
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Non-EACWork pemitAlien ID CardDependant's Pass
Body name
Ministry of Interior
Foreign Citizens
Non-EACWork pemitAlien ID CardDependant's Pass
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
39.72
Population
53,771,296
capital
Nairobi
GDP ($/capita)
1000
TLD
.ke
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Kenyan Shilling
Net migration
-0.1
Literacy(%)
85.1
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