Online application and payment on eCitizen, then an in-person appointment at the Kenya Embassy in Washington, DC for biometric capture. The passport can be returned by prepaid mail.
Step by step
- Register on eCitizen using a US phone number starting with +1.
- Log in, choose Directorate of Immigration Services, then the passport application.
- Complete the form, upload photos and scans (JPEG or PNG), and pay the passport fee online.
- Download and print the application form and receipts.
- Book an appointment on the Embassy's appointment page.
- Attend in person with the signed form and original documents for biometric capture, and leave a prepaid return envelope.
Documents to bring
- Printed eCitizen application form and payment receipts
- Original Kenyan national ID and a copy (18 and older)
- Copy of birth certificate (original and copy for first-time applicants)
- Current passport bio-data page (original and copy) for replacements
- Two 2x2 inch photos taken within the last month, white background, no glasses
- Lost passport: affidavit, police report, letter explaining the loss and copy of the lost passport if available
- First-time minors: copies of parents' Kenyan ID and passport; a parent or guardian must attend
- Prepaid return envelope (UPS, USPS Express or USPS Priority with tracking); letter-size envelopes not accepted
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