The government has reminded Kenyans that the country will phase out the old generation passports on November 30, as had been previously communicated.
This was communicated by Immigration service Director General Alexander Muteshi in a press release adding that renewal and replacing of the old ones will however carry on both locally and abroad.
“Renewal/replacement of the old generation Kenya passport will continue normally in all our passport application centres locally, and in our missions abroad after this deadline,” he said.
That notwithstanding, the director noted that the nation will migrate to the new passports from December 1.
“The Directorate of Immigration Services wishes to remind the general public that the deadline for phasing out of the old generation Kenya passport is 30 November 2022,” he said.
The e-passport system was launched in the country in September 2017.
This was in compliance with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) document 9303 and the East African Community Summit resolution.
In a subsequent meeting in 2021, the EAC Council of ministers agreed to do away with the old-generation passports for all member states by November 2022.
The new e-passport will enable EAC member states including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to enter and exit the member countries freely.
Old and New ePassport pic.twitter.com/ZphyhMcbtV— Immigration Kenya. (@ImmigrationDept) October 17, 2022
Requirements to replace a passport
The Immigration department requires five documents to apply for the e-passport. These are;
1. Online application forms
2. 2 copies of Invoices
3. Original ID and a copy
4. 3 passport-size photos
5. Old passport and a copy of the last 2 pages
