How to get a Palestinian Territory visa from Kenya

• The tourist visa is issued to Kenyans who are visiting the Palestinian Territories for leisure, tourism and pilgrimages.
• You should expect lengthy personal questioning and baggage searches by security officials on arrival and departure from the Palestinian Territories.
• If you arrive with valuable personal items, for example, camcorder, laptops, digital camera etc., you may be required to pay a deposit that is refundable on or after departure.
• Security officials might request access to personal e-mail accounts or other social media accounts from applicants as a condition of entry.
• Foreigners in the Palestinian Territories can take up paid or unpaid employment during their time in the country.
• Be sensitive about taking pictures of people in Muslim and Orthodox Jewish areas. Don’t take photographs of military or police personnel.
• Make sure you carry identification with you at all times.
• The penalties for smuggling and trafficking in illegal drugs are severe. Those caught in possession can expect a prison sentence.
• You are required to dress modestly. Local residents can react strongly to anyone (particularly women) dressed inappropriate.
  
• Same-sex sexual relations between consenting adults is frowned on in some places in the Palestinian Territories. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in the West Bank but is illegal in Gaza, where it carries a 10 year prison sentence. The locals can be hostile towards homosexuals.
• Travelers under the age of 18 are required to provide the unabridged original copy of their birth certificate. This certificate must carry both names of the parents.
  

• This visa is issued to Kenyans traveling to the Palestinian Territories for business.
• Holders of this visa can negotiate and sign business contracts with their partners in the country, and also attend business conferences and summits.
• The Palestinian business community is highly entrepreneurial; businesses aspire to a high level of professionalism and product quality.
• Large enterprises are internationally connected, with global partnerships, despite the restrictions in place.
• Surprisingly, the labour force of the Palestinian Territories is highly educated, multilingual, and well versed in the technologies and practices needed to do business successfully on a global level.
• Getting business permits as an alien can be extensive and highly bureaucratic. Business travelers are advised to visit the relevant government departments for trust-worthy information.
• The business letter provided should state whether the finances of the applicant in the country would be taken up by the host company or the sponsoring company.
• Proof of previous business dealings between the two companies should be provided, if any.
• Applicants of this visa are expected to return to their country after their visa expires.

Tourists in the Palestinian Territories can visit Haram ash-Sharif, Jerusalem, The church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Abraham Mosque, Hebron, and Deir Ghassaneh, Ramallah.