Applying for a Kenyan ID in the UK
Forms, citizenship paperwork, appointments and return delivery: my Kenyan ID application, written up so the next person doesn’t have to guess.
This collection describes my own experience. Requirements can change, and other people’s circumstances may be different. I have linked the original sources alongside the relevant parts of each post.
The short version
Nine steps, the documents to prepare, Brian Harris & Co and links to the Kenya High Commission.
The full account
- Why I applied for a Kenyan ID
My Kenyan identity, travelling home, plans for the future and where I started with the application.
- Making sense of the citizenship paperwork
The declaration I had to understand, and why declaring and regaining citizenship are different processes.
- Getting my declaration witnessed
Finding a solicitor, leaving the signature blank and getting the form signed and stamped.
- Preparing my documents and return envelope
The copies, photographs and self-addressed envelope I took with me.
- Booking and attending my ID appointment
Booking through the High Commission, handing over my paperwork and having my fingerprints taken.
- Receiving my ID and what I would do differently
What came back by post and the things I wish I had known earlier.