Class A
Prospecting and Mining
Focus: prospecting and mining activity
Common risk areas: prospecting rights, investment capital, and sector licenses
Class B
Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Focus: agriculture and animal husbandry operations
Common risk areas: land, lease, investment capital, and sector approvals
Class C
Prescribed Profession
Focus: prescribed professional practice
Common risk areas: qualifications, local registration, memberships, and benefit-to-Kenya evidence
Class D
Employment
Focus: specific employment with a Kenyan employer or approved scheme
Common risk areas: job description, skills-unavailability justification, and employer support
Class F
Specific Manufacturing
Focus: specific manufacturing activity
Common risk areas: manufacturing approvals, investment evidence, and operating documents
Class G
Specific Trade, Business or Consultancy
Focus: specific trade, business, consultancy, or non-prescribed profession
Common risk areas: company records, capital proof, CR12, and tax compliance
Class I
Approved Religious and Charitable Activities
Focus: approved religious or charitable work
Common risk areas: organization registration, secondment records, and charitable approvals
Class K
Ordinary Residents
Focus: ordinary residence based on assured external income
Common risk areas: income proof, remittance evidence, and eligibility records
Class M
Refugees
Focus: refugee-linked work or business authorization
Common risk areas: recognition records, refugee documentation, and support letters
Class N
Digital Nomads
Focus: remote work in Kenya for a foreign employer or foreign clients
Common risk areas: remote-work evidence, foreign income structure, and stay planning
Class P
UN, Diplomatic and International Organization Staff
Focus: staff linked to UN, diplomatic, inter-governmental, or international NGO hardship-country posts
Common risk areas: accreditation, organizational support, and hardship-post documentation
Class Q
Professionals Working for Religious or Charitable Organizations
Focus: prescribed professionals serving religious or charitable organizations
Common risk areas: professional qualifications, charitable-employment proof, and institutional support
Class R
EAC Nationals
Focus: East African Community nationals residing, working, trading, or practising in Kenya
Common risk areas: EAC nationality proof, business or employer records, and local activity evidence
