Kenya has revived its plan for a "golden visa" programme, a residency-by-investment scheme designed to attract foreign investors to the country.

The proposal, reported by Investment Migration Insider, marks a renewed attempt by Nairobi to court high-net-worth individuals and foreign capital through a formal investor visa track. The term "golden visa" refers to programmes that grant residence rights to foreign nationals in exchange for qualifying investments in a host economy.

Kenya has considered such a scheme before, and the current initiative represents a revival of that earlier plan rather than an entirely new policy direction. The country's government has previously explored channels to deepen foreign investment, and a golden visa would formalise that effort by tying long-term immigration status to an investment contribution.

At this stage, the available reporting does not specify the investment thresholds, quota levels, eligibility criteria, or an effective date for the programme. Those details will determine which categories of foreign investors the scheme can reach and how it compares with competing programmes elsewhere in Africa and beyond.

Investment migration programmes of this type typically require applicants to make a defined financial contribution — through real estate, business investment, government bonds, or job creation — in exchange for temporary or permanent residence rights. Governments adopt them to stimulate capital inflows, and they often sit alongside existing work-permit and investor-permit routes.

For prospective applicants and immigration practitioners, the revival of Kenya's plan signals that a new pathway may become available, but no scheme is confirmed to be in operation yet. Anyone considering investment-based routes to Kenyan residence should rely on official announcements from Kenyan immigration authorities and relevant government departments, which will publish the binding terms, thresholds, and application procedures if and when the programme is enacted.

Passport File will monitor official Kenyan government channels and update readers as concrete parameters — investment amounts, eligibility rules, and timelines — are confirmed.