Passports:

1. Where can I apply for a Kenyan Passport?

• Kenyans in Diaspora will be able to apply for the new Kenyan passport from the following Kenyan Embassies and consulates overseas;
  1.Washington DC, USA.
  2.London, UK.
  3.Berlin, Germany.
  4.Paris, France.
  5.Dubai, UAE.
  6.Pretoria, South Africa.
• Ground Floor North Wing Nyayo House, Nairobi
• Uhuru na Kazi building,  Mombasa
• New PC Building Nyanza, Kisumu
• North Rift Regional Office Public Works building, Eldoret
• Central Rift Regional Office, Rift Valley Provincial, Nakuru
• Central Regional Office, Provincial Headquarters, Embu
• North Eastern Regional Office, Garissa  

2. After how long do I need to renew my Passport?

• The current Passports last for 10 years and after this period; you need to re-apply for a New Passport.

 

Visas:

1. Where can I apply for a Visa to travel to Kenya?

         You can apply for a Visa to travel to Kenya from: 

• Embassy of Kenya, Tel Aviv
• If you are an Israeli, you can also apply on arrival at the Immigration Office, at Port of entry in Kenya.

2. How long does visa processing take?

• Single Entry Visa may be issued on application subject to the requirements.
• Multiple Journey Visa may be issued within six (6) weeks or more.
• Transit Visas may be issued on application.
• Diplomatic Visas are issued on application.
• Official/Service Visa is issued on application.
• Referred Visa may be issued within six (6) weeks or more.

 

Kenyan Citizenship

1. Who is a Kenyan citizen?

Kenyan citizenship is governed by Chapter Three (Citizenship) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (2011).

2. How does one become a Kenyan Citizen?

• Birth
• Registration

3. Who qualifies to apply for Kenyan citizenship?

• Spouses, wodows and widowers of Kenyan citizens.
• Lawful Residents – persons who have been ordinarily resident in Kenya continuously for a period of seven years preceding the date of application and must have been so resident under authority of an entry permit or exemption.
• Children and person with disabilities – biological or legally adopted children of Kenyan citizens.
• Stateless and migrant persons – persons who voluntarily migrated to Kenya before 12^th December, 1963 and/or have continuously lived in Kenya.
• Descendants of stateless and migrant persons – persons who have attained the age of 18 years and whose parents had voluntarily migrated to Kenya before 12^th December, 1963 and/or has continuously lived in Kenya.

4. How does a person lose their citizenship?

• By voluntarily renouncing Kenyan citizenship. One needs to apply for a Certificate of Renunciation of Kenyan citizenship. 
• The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act (2011) also provide for the deprivation of citizenship of Kenya, any person who is a citizen by Registration or Naturalization should they commit an offence under this section.

5. What should a person do on acquisition of Dual citizenship?

Inform and register at the Kenya Embassy in Israel or the State Department of Immigration of the same within three months of becoming a dual citizen. 

6. What should a child born in Kenya of mixed parentage (that is, a Kenyan and an Israeli) do to become Kenyan?

The child is a Kenyan citizen regardless of where he/she is or was born. The Kenya Constitution 2010, provides that a person is a citizen by birth if at the date of his/her birth, one of the parents is or was a citizen of Kenya.