- All passports applications are now done online through www.ecitizen.go.ke
Passport Requirements
All applicants must fill the application forms Form PP1
1. New Passport
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- Duly completed Temporary Permit application form
- National Identity Card and copy
- Two coloured Passport size photographs
- For an applicant under eighteen (18) years: