Apply for a KPA port pass (Port Movement/Access Card)
Kenya Ports Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Fill in KPA's Port Movement/Access Card form (Form R13), get it signed by your employer, and hand it in at the KPA Port Pass Office at Gate No. 8 Pedestrian (Docks Stage) in Mombasa. Wait 3 to 5 working days before checking the status; the card lasts 2 years.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Allow 3 to 5 working days before checking your status
- Where
- In person at the KPA Port Pass Office, Gate No. 8 Pedestrian (Docks Stage), Port of Mombasa
What you need
- Completed Port Movement/Access Card form (Form R13), neatly handwritten in black or blue ink and signed by you
- Signature of the authorising person at your employer (parent company) on the form
Steps
- Download and fill in the Port Movement/Access Card form (Form R13) neatly in black or blue ink.
- Have the authorising person at your employer sign it. Forms without this signature are not processed.
- Take the completed form to the KPA Port Pass Office at Gate No. 8 Pedestrian (Docks Stage).
- If you are asked to pay, use M-Pesa Paybill 929929.
- After 3 to 5 working days, check your status on +254 41 211 32 69.
Watch out
- Use the card only for the employer and purpose on your form. Doing other business can get the card withdrawn and cancelled at once.
- Lost card? Report it to KPA Security on +254 721 970 440. A replacement costs a fee and needs a police abstract.
- The card is valid for 2 years from the date of issue.
Who can apply
- KPA employees, government agency staff, port users, KPA contractors and KPA pensioners.
- You must have genuine port-related business.
Official sources (1)
- Port Movement/Access Card Application Form (Form R13) portal.kpa.co.ke · read 3 Oct 2026