Passport Requirements

All applicants must fill the application forms  Form PP1

1. New Passport

    • Be a Kenyan Citizen
    • Duly completed Passport application Form PP1
    • Applicant’s Birth, Adoption or Registration (original and photocopy) Certificate In some instances an applicant’s parent(s) birth certificate maybe required
    • New generation National Identity Card (original and copy)
    • Three coloured Passport size photographs of the applicant with one of photos duly certified as true likeness of the applicant by the recommender
    • Certified copy of the recommender’s National Identity Card

2. Replacement of Passport after (Expired / Filled up) 5/10 years

    • Duly completed Passport application form Form PP1
    • Expired or filled up Passport being replaced and its copy
    • Three coloured Passport size photographs of the applicant with one of photos duly certified as true likeness of the applicant by the recommender
    • Certified copy of the recommender’s National Identity Card

3. Replacement of Mutilated Passport

    • Duly completed Passport application form
    • Mutilated Passport to be replaced and its copy
    • An affidavit detailing the circumstances under which the mutilation occurred
    • Three coloured Passport size photographs of the applicant with one of photos duly certified as true likeness of the applicant by the recommender
    • Certified copy of the recommender’s National Identity Card

4. Replacement of Lost Passport

    • Original Birth Certificate
    • Duly completed Passport application form
    • Three coloured Passport size photographs of the applicant with one of photos duly certified as true likeness of the applicant by the recommender
    • An affidavit detailing the circumstances under which the loss occurred
    • Police abstract
    • Certified copy of the recommender’s National Identity Card
    • Letter explaining circumstances of loss

5. Diplomatic Passport

    • Duly completed Passport application form
    • Letter of authority from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Old Passport or original Birth Certificate and National Identity Card together with their respective photocopies
    • Certified copy of the recommender’s National Identity Card
    • Three coloured Passport size photographs of the applicant with one of photos duly certified as true likeness of the applicant by the recommender

6. Temporary Permit

    • Duly completed Temporary Permit application form
    • National Identity Card and copy
    • Two coloured Passport size photographs
    • For an applicant under eighteen (18) years: