A new East African Community (EAC) biometric e-passport will be implemented in Kenya effective November 30, 2022. The e-passport contains identical data from the passport booklet but will be held on a microchip and be used to verify the information displayed in the booklet. This e-passport is intended to curb fraud and tampering with information contained in the passport. Kenyans should acquire the e-passport before the deadline to avoid potential travel issues (though note Kenyans may not need a passport to enter some EAC countries). Kenyan nationals living abroad seeking to acquire a new e-passport can visit a Kenyan embassy in their country of residence or one of the service centres in Nakuru, Kisii, Eldoret and Embu in Kenya, or in Berlin, Paris, London, Washington DC, Dubai or Johannesburg.
Old Generation Passport Expires in 30th November 2022
The Kenya Government is implementing an e-Passport issuing system as per International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards. The passport printing will be centrally done in Nairobi. Applicants will be required to submit applications online on the e-Citizen platform ( visit https://www.ecitizen.go.ke) and present themselves to passport control office in Kenya for processing.
Renewing an Expired/Filled up Passport:
- Two printouts of online completed form 19 and corresponding receipts
- Original and two copies(Bio Data Page) of passport
- Two copies of your Kenyan ID.
- Two copies of Kenyan Birth Certificate
- Two passport sized-photographs 45mm x 35mm (UK Standard Size).
- Applications must be recommended (in Section 7) by a Kenyan citizen, who should provide two copies of his/her passport or ID card
Passport Requirements for a minor
- Two printouts of online completed form 19 and corresponding receipts
- Original and two copies of Birth Certificate
- Two copies of Parents Kenya passport
- Proof of father’s/mother’s Kenya Nationality (Two copies of Kenya passport and Identity card)
- Two copies of completed Parental Consent form ( completed by father or mother)
- Two copies of the Father’s / Mother’s Kenyan Birth certificate (both Sides)
- Applications must be recommended (in Section 7) by a Kenyan citizen, who should provide two copies of his/her passport or ID card
Name Change in Passports
- Two printouts of online completed form 19 and corresponding receipts
- Two copies of marriage certificate, Deed Poll registered in Kenya Gazette, Divorcee Decree or proof of marriage dissolution.
- Original and two copies of current passport
- Two passport size photographs on a white background.
- Two copies of current National Identity Card
- Applications must be recommended (in Section 7) by a Kenyan citizen, who should provide two copies of his/her passport or ID card.
Notes on Photos
- Have a full face and both ears showing
- Be taken against a white background
- Be without shadows in the background
- No smiling or laughing
- Be taken without spectacles
- Size of the face should be 2.5 (two and a half) inches by 2 inches
- Weaves and hair should not cover the forehead or the rest of the face
- Decent photos – ladies should not be wearing strapless tops
- Attach at least 2 photos