Get temporary registration as a foreign engineer (EBK)
Engineers Board of Kenya · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply on the EBK eCitizen portal under 'Temporary engineers new application' (Form EBK 5) and pay KSh 150,000. You must be a licensed professional engineer in your home country, coming to Kenya for specific work.
- Fee
- KSh 150,000Temporary engineer application feeKSh 150,000Temporary engineer annual fee
- Where
- Online on the EBK eCitizen portal (ebk.ecitizen.go.ke). EBK office: Fortis Suites, 9th Floor, Hospital Road, Nairobi.
What you need
- Proof of registration as a professional engineer in your home country
- Certified copy of your valid practising licence and professional membership from your home country
- Proof of engineering work done and completed in the past three years
- Letter from your employer naming the specific project and how long you will work on it
- Detailed career report on your professional practice, with client details
Steps
- Sign in to the EBK eCitizen portal and choose 'Temporary engineers new application'.
- Fill in the application (Form EBK 5), upload your documents and pay the fee.
- Be ready to appear before the Board and show proof of the work you did just before coming to Kenya.
Watch out
- Registration lasts only for the work the Board approves, and never more than one calendar year at a time. It can be extended to finish the work.
- To renew, apply at least three months before it expires, with your current EBK licence, an employment contract and proof of good standing.
- If your skills are not available in Kenya, you must undertake to train local engineers.
Who can apply
- Foreign engineers not ordinarily resident in Kenya, coming for specific work, who are licensed professional engineers in their home country
Official sources (3)
- Engineers Act, 2011 (No. 43 of 2011) new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026
- The Engineers Rules, 2019 (L.N. 18 of 2019) new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026
- Engineers Board of Kenya - eCitizen ebk.ecitizen.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026