Application for a Birth Certificate for Kenyan Citizens Born Abroad
Requirements:
- Duly filled applicant’s details form
- Form BDA1 duly filled (Click to download form)
- Original and copy of child’s foreign birth certificate
- Original foreign birth certificate in English or Plurilingual birth certificate
- Original and a copy of child’s foreign passport
- Original and two certified copies of parents’ passports
- Original and two certified copies of parents’ birth certificates
- Two certified copies of parents’ National Identity Card (new generation) (front and back). If one parent is non-Kenyan- two certified copies of foreign passport.
- Two copies of proof of legal stay of parents in their country of residence
- Proof of having regained Kenyan citizenship and or declaration for dual citizenship
- Fee: €145.For Payment Click here . ( For more information click here)
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier ( The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it).
Duplicate Birth/Death Certificate
Requirements:
- Duly filled applicant’s details form
- General search form ( click to download form)
- Two copies of birth certificate/death certificate
- Passport bio-data page of the applicant/s
- Statement explaining loss of original certificate;
- € 20 processing fee. For Payment Click here
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier ( The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it)
Certificate of Good Conduct
Requirements:
- Duly filled applicant’s details form
- An Authenticated Copy of Police Clearance use the link dci.ecitizen.go.ke/verify
- Letter/Email request to the Embassy for fingerprints
- Application form duly filled (biographical details) (Click here to download form)
- Original Passport and Original second generation Kenyan ID card for certification
- 1 coloured passport size photograph
- €20 processing fee for the certificate
- €60 Fee certification of documents and letter of request for finger prints.
- Total: € 80,00. For Payment Click here
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier ( The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it).
Certificate of no impediment to Marriage
Requirements:
- Duly filled applicant’s details form
- Application Form MA5 duly filled. (Click here to download Form)
- Duly filled Declaration of Commitment to Marriage form (fiancé and fiancée) (Letter of Commitment to Marriage)
- Original and a copy of Kenyan birth certificate
- Original Kenyan passport and original passport of fiancé or fiancée with two copies of each for certification. (if a foreigner, to be Certified and Stamped by a Notary Public)
- Copy of valid Foreign Resident Permit
- 2 coloured passport size photographs each
- In case of divorced partner, attach divorce decree that is authenticated by Prefettura.
- € 110 processing fee for the certificate of no impediment to marriage
- € 40 processing fee for the Nulla Osta (only for persons intending to get married in Italy)
- € 60 fee for certification of documents.
For Payment Click here
NOTE: If both parties are Kenyan Citizens they will be required to pay the processing fee for each party respectively.
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier ( The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it).
Information for Foreign parties intending to marry in Kenya
For more information contact the Registrar of marriages
Obtaining a duplicate Marriage Certificate
Requirements:
- Duly filled applicant’s details form
- Photocopy of original marriage certificate;
- Letter of request explaining loss of original;
- General search form for marriage (click to download Form)
- € 20 processing fee. For Payment Click here
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier (The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it).
Certificate of No Impediment to the transport of human remains/Ashes
The funeral agencies in charge of preparing the body for transportation should provide the following:
Requirements:
- Letter of request
- A letter from the Health Department confirming that there was no contagious disease at the time of death (Estratto di atto di morte).
- Telephone number of next of kin in Kenya.
- Death certificate
- Passport copy of the deceased
- Burial permit
- € 20 processing fee. For Payment Click here
- The Application can be personally delivered to the Embassy, or sent by a courier.
- The applicant has to arrange for collection of passport once finalized by courier ( The Couriers way bill to be sent to the Embassy via email – consular@embassyofkenya.it).
On receipt of the above documents, the Embassy will issue a certificate of no objection for the human remains to be transported to Kenya. Further documentation may be needed in case of the transport of human ashes for Non-Kenyans.

