Preparation for your ePassport Biometrics
All Kenyans 18 yrs and above must have their own ecitizen.go.ke account.
Application Procedures
- Register on www.ecitizen.go.ke
- Login into your account
- Click on Directorate of Immigration Services (New Applications)
- Click on passport application.
- Read the instructions carefully then fill the application form.
- Select the mode of payment and pay for the passport fees.
- Download and print the application form and application receipts.
- Log back into your account
- Click on history
- Select your application (starts with epp1 or cpp1)
- Click on edit
- Continue filling your application.
Please print/make copies of your documents and arrange in the following order when coming for your biometrics appointment:
Categories:
(1) Replacement of passport (Current holders of passports being phased out)
- Receipts – Government copy and Customer copy (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- Application form (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- 2(two) passport-size pictures
- Original and copy of Passport Bio-data page only (page with picture)
- Copy of Birth certificate
- Original and copy of Applicant’s valid Kenya National ID (For person’s aged 18 years and above)
- Original and copy of Marriage Certificate and/or divorce decree (If changing name due to Marriage).
- Copy of Certificate of Registration (For citizens of Kenya by registration)
- Receipts – Government copy and Customer copy (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- Application form (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- 2(two) passport-size pictures
- Copy of the lost Passport (if available)
- Copy of Birth certificate
- Copy of Applicant’s valid Kenya National ID (For person’s aged 18 years and above)
- Affidavit
- Police report
- Personal letter explaining the circumstances of the loss
- Original and copy of Marriage Certificate and/or Divorce Decree (If changing name due to Marriage/Divorce)
- Copy of Certificate of Registration (For citizens of Kenya by registration)
- Receipts – Government copy and Customer copy (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- Application form (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- 2(two) passport-size pictures
- Original and copy of Passport Bio-data page only
- Copy of Birth certificate
- Original and copy of Applicant’s valid Kenya National ID (For person’s aged 18 years and above)
- Original and copy of Marriage Certificate and/or divorce decree (If changing name due to Marriage).
- Personal statement explaining circumstances for the damage.
- Sworn affidavit to support (8) above.
- Copy of Certificate of Registration (For citizens of Kenya by registration)
- Receipts – Government copy and Customer copy (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- Application form (Downloadable from your ecitizen account)
- 3(three) passport-size pictures of applicant
- 1(one) passport-size picture of the parent filling the application
- Copies of Parents’ documents (Kenya National ID and Kenya Passport)
- Copy of Applicant’s valid Kenya National ID (For person’s aged 18 years and above)
- Original and copy of Birth certificate