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A dummy ticket for Kenya is a flight reservation PDF used to prove you have return travel planned when applying for your Kenya visa or entering at the border. Kenya embassies and consulates require this document — but won't accept a non-refundable ticket purchase before visa approval. MyJet24 generates a professional PDF with a booking reference in 30 seconds, free.
An onward ticket for Kenya is a verifiable Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines or RwandAir flight reservation that the Department of Immigration Services and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) or Mombasa (MBA) check-in agents require alongside a valid Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA). Kenya replaced its visa-on-arrival system in January 2024 with a mandatory free eTA applied online at etakenya.go.ke; all nationalities except East African Community members must obtain it before travel. Travellers arriving from yellow fever endemic countries must present a valid vaccination certificate. MyJet24 issues an NBO-routed PDF with a real PNR — free, no credit card required.
A dummy ticket for Kenya is the document you submit to the embassy or VFS centre with your visa application. It shows your planned travel dates so the consular officer can verify your trip duration aligns with the visa category requested. This page focuses on the embassy-submission requirements, processing-time considerations, and visa-fee context for Kenya.
The Kenya embassy reviewer wants: (1) full passenger name matching your passport application, (2) flight dates that fall WITHIN the visa-validity window you requested, (3) a round-trip itinerary if your visa category is short-stay, (4) a real-format PNR / booking reference, and (5) IATA-code airports rather than city names alone. Inconsistency between this booking and your hotel-reservation dates is the most common red flag.
For Kenya visa applications, the dummy ticket is one document among several (visa form, photos, financial proof, hotel booking, travel insurance). Embassies rarely process applications on dummy ticket alone — but a missing or invalid dummy ticket is a documented reason for refusal. Submit early enough that your itinerary dates remain valid throughout the embassy processing window plus a buffer of 5–10 days.
A dummy ticket (also called a flight itinerary or temporary flight reservation) is a legitimate placeholder booking used to satisfy visa application requirements. When applying for your Kenya visa, embassies ask for proof that you have onward or return travel planned — but they don't want you to buy a non-refundable ticket before approval.
MyJet24 generates a free flight reservation PDF with a booking reference in airline format. You can use it for your visa application, present it to immigration, or show it at check-in as proof of onward travel.
Kenya replaced its eVisa with the Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) in January 2024. The eTA portal at etakenya.go.ke requires a confirmed travel itinerary as a mandatory upload. Airlines into Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO) — including Kenya Airways, British Airways, Emirates, and Ethiopian Airlines — check return tickets at check-in. A free screenshot has no real PNR. A MyJet24 dummy ticket ($7.90) provides a live GDS booking reference that passes the eTA portal upload check and airline gate verification — significantly increasing acceptance probability.
Kenya now uses the eTA system for all foreign nationals (replaced eVisa Jan 2024). The eTA is mandatory for all visitors including previously visa-exempt nationalities. Apply at etakenya.go.ke before travel.
| Entry Type | Duration | Fee | Onward Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|
| eTA (all nationalities) | 90 days | USD 30 | Yes — portal upload |
| East African Tourist Visa | 90 days — Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda | USD 100 | Yes — eTA portal upload |
| Work Permit (Class G) | 2 years, renewable | USD 2,000+ | Not required after permit |
Sources: Kenya eTA Portal · Kenya Department of Immigration
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When applying for your Kenya visa, the embassy or consulate requires a flight itinerary as part of your application. Buying a non-refundable ticket before visa approval is risky — if your Kenya visa is denied, you lose the full ticket price. A dummy ticket from MyJet24 solves this problem: it provides a legitimate flight reservation PDF with a booking reference that satisfies embassy requirements without financial risk.
A MyJet24 dummy ticket for Kenya includes your full passenger name matching your passport, departure and arrival airports (including Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta (NBO), Mombasa (MBA)), travel dates aligned with your visa application, and a booking reference number. The PDF is generated in under 30 seconds and is accepted by Kenya embassies, consulates, and immigration checkpoints worldwide.
A dummy ticket is just one part of your Kenya visa application. Use MyJet24's free tools to prepare all required documents — from flight reservations to embassy cover letters — in one place.
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Real feedback from travelers who used MyJet24 for their visa applications
"B1/B2 interview at the Amman embassy. The officer asked one question about my travel dates. I pointed to the MyJet24 printout. He moved on. Entire interaction around the flight: five seconds. Visa approved. There is nothing complicated about this. You need a document, this gives you one, it is real, it works."
"My brother has been in Toronto for six years. Six years. I have never visited because every time I start the visa process the costs pile up and I stop. This time a friend at church said stop paying agents for dummy tickets, there is a free one. I did not believe her. But she was right. That small thing, that one free document, was the difference between me finishing the application and giving up again. I am writing this from Pearson Airport. I made it."
"Works. Booking reference is real. Nairobi embassy did not blink. Moving on."
