Kenya immigration forms: which form to use and where to get it

What you need

• Form 25: work permit (Classes A to M) and exemption
• Form 27: also needed for Class D (employment) and Class G (business) permits
• Form 28: dependant's pass
• Form 30: student pass and internship/research pass (stamped by the institution)
• Form 32: special pass (stamped by the organisation)
• Form 22: extension of a visitor's pass
• Form 16: re-entry pass
• Form 50: foreign national certificate (alien card)
• Form 23: permanent residence
• Citizenship: Form 1 regaining, 3 dual citizenship, 4 endorsement, 6 renunciation, 8 marriage, 9 widows/widowers, 10 lawful residents, 11 children, 13 stateless, 14 migrants, 15 descendants

Steps

1. Log in to eFNS (fns.immigration.go.ke) with your eCitizen account. If you don't have one, register for free on eCitizen.
2. Choose the service you need and fill in the online form. At the end, print the form the portal gives you (it carries the right form number).
3. For citizenship forms, sign the printed form before a Commissioner for Oaths.
4. Pay online, then take the printed form and your documents to the Immigration headquarters (Nyayo House, Nairobi) when asked.

Who can apply

• Foreign nationals applying for a pass, permit, alien card, permanent residence or Kenyan citizenship.
• Kenyans applying for a passport use Form 19, through eCitizen.