Renew or replace a Kenyan passport (expired, full, lost or damaged)
Directorate of Immigration Services · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Apply and pay on eCitizen, book an appointment, then take your ID and old passport to a passport centre for biometrics. For a lost passport you also need a police abstract; a lost or damaged passport costs KSh 20,050.
- Fee
- KSh 7,550Renewal (expired or full), 34 pagesKSh 9,550Renewal (expired or full), 50 pagesKSh 12,050Renewal (expired or full), 66 pagesKSh 20,050Replacement of a lost or damaged (mutilated) passport
- How long
- About 14 working days
- Where
- Online on eCitizen (Directorate of Immigration Services), then in person at a passport centre, or at a Kenyan embassy if abroad
What you need
- Printed application form (Form 19) and 2 payment invoices from eCitizen
- Your original national ID card and a copy (adults)
- Your old passport and a copy (expired, full or damaged)
- Lost or damaged: a personal statement explaining what happened, backed by a sworn affidavit
- Lost: a police abstract for the loss, and a copy of the lost passport's bio data page if you have it
Steps
- Log in to eCitizen (dis.ecitizen.go.ke), fill in the passport application, upload your documents and pay the fee.
- Book an appointment on eCitizen and pick a passport centre: Nairobi (Nyayo House), Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, Embu, Kisii, Kericho or Bungoma.
- On the appointment day, go in person with the printed Form 19, both invoices, your ID and old passport (or police abstract if lost) for photo and fingerprints.
- When it's ready, collect it at the same centre with your invoice, original ID and the old passport.
Watch out
- Losing or damaging your passport is expensive: replacement is KSh 20,050, much more than a normal renewal.
- Don't throw away the old passport. You must bring the old booklet when you collect the new one.
- Living abroad? You can renew or replace through the nearest Kenya High Commission or Embassy.
Who can apply
- Kenyan citizens whose passport has expired, is full, or was lost or damaged. A new e-passport is valid for 10 years.
Official sources (7)
- Passports immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Application Requirements immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Type and Fees immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Directorate of Immigration Services Delivery Charter 2025 immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- FAQs immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Passport collection immigration.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Kenya Citizenship and Immigration - eCitizen dis.ecitizen.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026