Replace a lost citizenship certificate (duplicate)
Directorate of Immigration Services · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Contact the Citizenship Section of the Directorate of Immigration Services to replace a lost citizenship certificate. A duplicate costs KSh 5,000.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000Duplicate citizenship certificateKSh 2,000Storage charge per month, if not collected within 3 months of notice
- Where
- Citizenship Section, Directorate of Immigration Services, Nyayo House, Nairobi
Steps
- Contact the Citizenship Section: citizenshipsection@immigration.go.ke or +254 707 658755.
- Pay the KSh 5,000 duplicate fee.
- Collect the certificate within 3 months of being notified that it's ready.
Watch out
- If you don't collect it within 3 months of notice, you pay a storage charge of KSh 2,000 every month.
Who can apply
- People who were registered as Kenyan citizens and issued a certificate of registration
Official sources (3)
- Citizenship immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Requirements for Citizenship (document checklist) fns.immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- eFNS portal fns.immigration.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026