Regaining Kenya citizenship and Dual Citizenship disclosure

Kenyans who were born before 27 August 1987 and had acquired other citizenship before 27 August 2010 (the date of promulgation of COK, 2010) are deemed to have lost their Kenyan citizenship and hence are required to apply to regain their Kenyan citizenship under the provision of Article 14(5) of COK, 2010. Elsewhere, all Kenyans who are Dual citizens and above the age of maturity are required to file an application for Dual citizenship disclosure. All duly signed applications can be mailed to DC, NY or LA for onward transmission to Nairobi for processing.

Birth Certificate for Kenyan children born abroad

A Birth can be Registered only if the following conditions are met:

Application for Registration of the Birth outside of Kenya of a child who is a citizen of Kenya can be made by any person having knowledge of the birth.
Documentary evidence should be produced in proof of the birth. A note of the kind of documentary evidence needed is given below.
This form should be signed by the applicant and, where there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, countersigned by a member of that mission

Documentary Evidence (for No. 2 above)

The documentary evidence to be produced of the birth may be a certificate of birth issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or, if certificates are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the birth given by the Doctor, Midwife or other person who attended the birth.

Where a person is unable to produce satisfactory documentary evidence, the application may still be completed and forwarded to the Registrar, who will advise what alternative evidence may be accepted.

When completed, this application should be sent to –

Kenya Embassy Washington D.C
2249 R St NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20008

Requirements:

Duly complete Form BDA 1.
Certified or Notarized copy of child’s Foreign Birth Certificate.
Copy of child’s Foreign Passport (if any).
Applicant above the age of maturity (18 years and above) should show proof of Dual Citizenship Disclosure.
- 2 (two) copies of BOTH parents’ current Kenyan passports, Birth Certificates and 2nd Generation ID cards (if one parent is non-Kenyan – Certified or Notarized copy of Foreign passport and birth certificate).
- 2 (two) copies of BOTH parents’ Kenyan passport valid at the time of birth of child
Processing fee of $50 – Money order / Cashier’s cheque only (Payable to Embassy of The Republic of Kenya).
A self addressed stamped envelope for the return of your documents. The envelope should have enough postage for: FedEx, Express Mail, Certified Mail or Priority Mail with delivery confirmation (NB: Metered stamps and Regular mail are not acceptable).