This comprehensive guide will provide you with the information you need to replace your mutilated or damaged Kenyan passport. A mutilated or damaged Kenyan passport is a passport that has been physically damaged or destroyed in some way. This can be due to a range of factors, including water damage, fire damage, physical damage, and other forms of mishandling.
A mutilated or damaged Kenyan passport may be difficult to use for international travel, as it will not meet the requirements set by the government of Kenya. To obtain a new passport, applicants must submit an application form with supporting documentation and fees.
Documents Required For a Mutilated Kenyan Passport
- Applicants MUST appear in person for digital photo and biometrics capture.
- An eCitizen pre-filled passport application form and three invoices.
- Mutilated passport.
- Original National ID Card & photocopy (copy certified by a lawyer).
- Original birth certificate and photocopy.
- Three current passport-size photos.
- Recommenders ID card copy (certified by a lawyer).
- Letter explaining how you mutilated the passport.
- The application must be recommended in Section 7 by a citizen of Kenya. The person recommending the applicant must not be an immediate relative.
- Payment of the prescribed fee of Ksh. 20,050
Passport photographs
1. The photographs must be three in number.
2. The photographs must be taken full-face without a hat.
3. The photographs must not be mounted.
4. The size of the photographs must not be more than 2½ inches by 2 inches or less than 2 inches by 1½ inches.
5. The photographs must be printed on normal, thin photographic paper and must not be glazed on the reverse side.
6. The person recommending the applicant is required to endorse the reverse side of one copy of the photographs with the words: I certify that this is a true likeness of the applicant, Mr. (Mrs. or Miss) and add his signature.
Application
Kenyans will have to start the application process for their passport on the eCitizen platform.
- Log into e-citizen
- Select Directorate of Immigration Services
- Select passport application
- Choose the passport owner (yourself or your child)
- Choose the passport type (ordinary or diplomatic)
- Choose the type of application (mutilated passport or lost passport)
- Fill in the required details and download an application form
- Upload required documents
- Book an appointment with the Immigration Department in the County
- Attend your appointment with the required documents.
Once you complete your application, you will need to pay for your passport. You can pay for your passport via Safaricom M-Pesa, Debit Card, Credit Card, Prepaid Debit Card, Airtel Money and eCitizen Agent.
Book an appointment
You will then be required to book an appointment on the eCitizen platform. You should choose a date that works for you and the immigration centre where you want to submit your application. The immigration centres that are currently processing the new Kenyan passports in Kenya are in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kisii, Eldoret, and Embu.
The passports are also being issued at the Kenyan embassy in Washington, DC. At the centres, immigration officials will receive your application and required documents and also take your fingerprints, digital photo, and signature.
Mutilated Kenyan Passport Fees
Ksh. 20,050
The Kenya Passport will be available for collection 30 days after successful application.
