Kenya: Implementation of the revised fees, charges and levies by the State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services

published on 11 April 2024 | reading time approx. 2 minutes

On 7 November 2023, the Government through the Special Issue of Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXV-No. 239 increased charges for immigration and citizen services which triggered a lot of public reaction. Following this, the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration through gazette notice Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXV-No. 241 dated 14 November 2023, revoked the earlier gazette notice, to allow for public participation which was conducted from 14 November 2023 to 5 December 2024.

The gazette notice revised further the charges for immigration and citizen services, which were to be effected as of 1 January 2024. This was however not the case.

On 8 April, 2024, the government through the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Services officially updated the electronic Foreign Nationals Management System (eFNS), to apply the revised charges, levies and fees for the respective immigration services as per the Kenya Gazette Vol. CXXV-No. 241 dated 14 November 2023.

eFNS is an electronic platform provided by the Department of Immigration Services under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. The portal hosts a variety of foreign nationals Services which include Passes, Permits, Alien ID card (Foreign National Certificate), Permanent Residence or Kenya Citizenship.

Below is a schedule of some of the revised charges as enumerated in the Gazette Notice:

Item	Current fees	Proposed new fees
All classes of Work permit non- refundable processing fees	Kes. 10,000	Kes. 20,000
Class D – Employment	Kes 200,000 per year	Kes. 500,000 per year
Class G – Investors permit	Kes. 100,000 per year	Kes. 250,000 per year
Special pass application	Kes. 15,000 per month	$200 per month
Depedant’s pass for spouse and children of a Kenyan citizen	Kes 5,000	Kes. 20,000
Depedant’s pass for work permit and permanent resident holders	Kes. 5,000	Kes. 10,000
Student’s pass	Kes. 5,000	$100
Visitors pass extension	Free	$50
Alien ID Cards (Foreign National Certificate)	Kes. 1,000 per year	Kes. 5,000 per year
Replacement of Alien ID	Free	Kes. 2000

Following the update of the eFNS platform, it should be noted that all new applications and applications pending approval will be processed with the revised rates.