Get a re-entry pass (dependant pass holders)
Directorate of Immigration Services · sources read 2 Oct 2026
If you hold a dependant pass, apply for a re-entry pass on the eFNS portal (fns.immigration.go.ke), print Form 16 and upload your documents. After paying, take your passport to the immigration counters for endorsement.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- About 1 day
- Where
- Online on the eFNS portal (fns.immigration.go.ke), then the immigration counters for endorsement
What you need
- Copy of your valid passport bio-data page
- Proof of residence of the principal (the person you depend on)
- Two current colour passport photos with a white background
- Copy of your dependant pass
- Passport bio-data pages of both you and the principal
Steps
- Apply on the eFNS portal (fns.immigration.go.ke), upload the documents and print Form 16.
- After paying, take your passport to the immigration counters to have the re-entry pass endorsed in it.
Watch out
- It is only for people who hold a dependant pass.
- The pass is endorsed in your passport, so bring the passport itself, not just a copy.
Who can apply
- Holders of a dependant pass.
Official sources (3)
- Re-entry Pass processing and endorsement immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Directorate of Immigration Services Delivery Charter 2025 immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Foreign Nationals Services (eFNS) fns.immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026