APPLICATION & RENEWAL OF KENYAN PASSPORT

KENYA PASSPORT SECTION

THE KENYA HIGH COMMISSION

45 PORTLAND PLACE

LONDON W1B 1AS

TELEPHONE:020 7636 2371/5

FAX: 020 7323 6717

Email: immigrationk@kenyahighcommission.net

If you have any passport queries please click FAQs or Call the Passport Section on +44 020 7636 2371

 

N.B. From the 1st of January 2007 the normal life of an ordinary Kenyan passport will be 10 years, and a fresh passport is issued thereafter.

 

Kenyan citizens wishing to apply for or renew their passports, travel documents or Emergency Certificates can do so at their nearest Kenya Embassy, High Commission or Consulate.


For applications or renewals you need to fill out a form - click on the links below to
download general guidelines and the relevant form

 

Form PP1 to be completed by people whose passports have expired after 10 years from the date of issue (for New passport).
   
REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF A NEW KENYA PASSPORT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 16 YEARS
   
Form PP2 to be completed by under 16 years old.
   
Form PP3 to be completed for the renewal of passports whose validity has expired after 5 years from the date of issue or Passport issued with a restriction clause.
   
REQUIREMENTS FOR A LOST PASSPORT
   
   

New Passport
32 Pages £45
Diplomatic Passport £85

 

Renewal of Passport

32 Pages £15
Diplomatic Passport £25
Certificate of Identity £25
Renewal of Certificate of Identity £12.50
Endorsement of existing valid passport £12.50
   

 
  1. NOTES FOR NEW PASSPORT

    How to complete form: Sections 1, 2, 4 and 5 of this form must be completed by all applicants for new passports.

    Sections 7 and 8 must be completed if the applicant's wife and children under 16 are to be included in the passport. A joint passport for husband and wife cannot be issued if the wife is not a citizen of Kenya. The marriage certificate must be produced.

    NB: A joint passport cannot be used by the wife or children if they are not traveling with the holder of the passport. A new passport is required by a woman on marriage. Children over 16 years of age (14 years if proceeding to the USA) may not be included in an adult's passport.
  2. Recommendation of Application: The application must be recommended in Section 6 by a citizen of Kenya, such as a Minister of Religion, a Medical or Legal Practitioner, an established Civil Servant or Bank Official personally acquainted with the applicant, but not by immediate relatives.
  3. Photographs: Two copies of a recent photograph of the applicant (and also his wife where a joint passport is applied for) must be included with the application. These photographs must be taken full face without hat, and the photographs must not be mounted.

    The size of the photograph must not be more than 2.5 inches by 2 inches or less than 2 inches by 1.5 inches. The photographs must be printed on normal thin photographic paper and must not be glazed on the reverse side.

    The recommender is also required to endorse the reverse side of one copy of the photograph with the words: "I certify that this is a true likeness of the applicant Mr (Mrs. or Miss) .........................." and add his signature. Where a joint passport is applied for one copy of the wife's photograph should be similarly certified.
  4. Children under the age of 21 years of age may not be granted passport facilities without the written consent of the legal guardian, i.e. the father, or if the father is dead, the mother, except where the applicant is married or a member of the armed forces.
  5. Documentary evidence must be produced to support claims to citizenship status.
  6. All applications must be supported by a previous passport or a birth certificate.
  

Citizenship/Travel Document

Section 90 of the Constitution of Kenya states that:-

 

A Person born outside Kenya after 11th December, 1963 shall become a citizen of Kenya at the date of his/her birth if at that date his/her father was a citizen of Kenya.

 

Q. If at the time of my birth one of my parents was not a Kenya Citizen and I was born in Kenya, is it possible that I have dual citizenship? If the answer is yes up to which age?

 

A. Kenya Constitution Section 97 (1) (6) (a) states that:

 

Any person who, upon the attainment of the age of twenty-one years, is a citizen of Kenya and also a citizen of another country other than Kenya shall cease to be a citizen of Kenya upon the specified date (6)(a) that is: twenty-three (23) years.

 

Please check with the Mission if you have need for clarification.

 

Q. If a child is born in Kenya of parents who are not Kenya Citizens, does he/she qualify to be a citizen of Kenya?

 

A. No

 

Q. If I am a single mother holding a Kenya passport, and have a child born outside Kenya, does the child become a Kenya Citizen if the father is unknown?

 

A. No. But when the mother is ready to travel to Kenya with the child she is advised to apply for one way travel document for the child.

 

While in Kenya she should apply for a dependants' pass for the child (in order to regularise the child's immigration status). The mother should then get the child registered as a Kenya Citizen after which she can apply for the child's passport.

 

 

Q. What are the requirements if I need a travel Document/Passport for my child who was born in the United Kingdom?

A. Complete form PP2 for under 16, two photographs, fee of £25 for certificate of identity or £30 for a Passport, child's birth certificate which shows the name of the father and proof that the father was a Kenyan when the child was born.

Q. What if the name of the father does not appear on the birth certificate and the mother is a Kenyan?

A. Complete form PP2 for under 16 years, two photographs, £25 for certificate of identity (one way), birth certificate and mother's passport.

Q. What happens to the child upon arrival in Kenya? Can a passport be applied for him/her?

A. Upon arrival in Kenya, you are advised to apply for a Dependant's Pass for the child at the Immigration Office. Get the child registered as a Kenya citizen. The child can be issued with a passport on application after the registration.

Q. What happens to a child born in the United Kingdom of a Foreign father?

A. Such a child is not a Kenya citizen and cannot be issued with a Kenya passport.

Q. What happens to a person who is under 23 and has dual nationality?

A. If such a person wishes to retain Kenya citizenship, he/she is advised to renounce other nationality before the age of 23 years. Failure to renounce results in automatic loss of Kenya citizenship after age 23.

Q. How long does it take to have a Travel Document issued?

A. It is issued within 24 hours.

Q. Are passports issued at the High Commission?

A. No, they are issued at the Immigration Office in Nairobi.

Q. How long do passports take to be issued?

A. Six weeks or more.

Email: Passport inquires
The passport fee is payable in postal order
or building society counter cheque
payable to "Kenya High Commission".

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