Benefits
Benefits for youBenefits for you
Live in Kenya
You can enter Kenya during the entry period on your pass and stay for the time it is valid.
Travel and return
A re-entry endorsement is available for holders who need to leave and return to Kenya, for a separate fee.
Travel on your own valid passport or another accepted travel document.
How to apply
Applying onlineApplying online
Gather your documents
Prepare the required documents for the dependant’s pass application.
See required documentsFill in the application online
Your Kenyan spouse creates or signs in to an eFNS account, selects “Apply now”, “Submit Applications” and “Dependant Pass”, and fills in Form 28 for you. Your spouse can do this whether you are in Kenya or abroad.
Fill in the applicationSubmit your application
Your spouse uploads the required documents and submits the application through eFNS.
Submit the applicationPrint the application
Your spouse prints and signs the completed Form 28. To print it again later, your spouse can find it under “My Applications” in eFNS.
Print the applicationWait for the decision
Your spouse waits for the decision and responds to any requests from Immigration. Your spouse can follow the progress through eFNS and its email notifications.
Track the applicationPay the fee
After approval, your spouse opens “Dashboard” and “Payments” in eFNS and pays the invoice using an available online payment method. If online payment fails, your spouse can print the invoice and take it with a banker’s cheque to the Immigration counter at Nyayo House in Nairobi.
Pay the feeHand in the application
Your spouse presents the signed application printout and supporting documents at Immigration headquarters at Nyayo House in Nairobi, unless Immigration directs otherwise.
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Print the issued pass
Once the pass is issued, print it from eFNS.
Print the passGet your pass endorsed
In Kenya, take your passport and printed pass to an immigration office to have the pass endorsed. The pass lets you remain in Kenya during its validity.
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Documents needed
Family certificates and recordsFamily certificates and records
Marriage certificate
Provide a certified copy of your marriage certificate. Your marriage to your Kenyan spouse must be legally recognised.
Considerations
Things to think aboutThings to think about
Pass conditions and limits
Follow your pass conditions and do not work or trade, run a business or do professional or other income-generating activity, even unpaid.
You need a student pass to study or train at a Kenyan institution.
Renew your pass or obtain another lawful status before it expires, or leave Kenya.
Pass can end
Your pass ends on expiry, or if the person who applied for you dies, cannot or does not support you, or leaves Kenya apparently for good.
It also ends if you stop depending on them, work or earn income, their permanent residence ends, or a child holder turns 21.
Immigration can also cancel it after giving you enough notice and a chance to be heard.
Discuss
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r/Kenya
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