Get a Certificate of Identity (travel document for foreigners)
Directorate of Immigration Services · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply online on the DIS eCitizen portal and pay KSh 3,050. It's a travel document for foreigners, and it takes about 14 working days.
- Fee
- KSh 3,050Certificate of Identity
- How long
- About 14 working days
- Where
- Online on the DIS eCitizen portal
Steps
- Apply online on the DIS eCitizen portal (dis.ecitizen.go.ke).
- Pay the KSh 3,050 fee.
Watch out
- This is for foreigners. Kenyan citizens travel on a Kenyan passport instead.
Who can apply
- Foreigners (non-Kenyans). It is not a document for Kenyan citizens.
Official sources (3)
- Types and Fees immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Directorate of Immigration Services Delivery Charter 2025 immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Kenya Citizenship and Immigration - eCitizen dis.ecitizen.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026