What do I need to know?

To facilitate a search into the records of those applying for a Police Clearance/Certificate of Good Conduct, the Kenyan police will require the applicant’s fingerprints to be taken by the police authorities in the country of residence at the time of application and on a prescribed Kenya Police Clearance Form

The fingerprints must be taken at a police station and have an official endorsement with the police station seal or official stamp. 

Photocopied prints or prints used in previous years are not acceptable. 

For foreigners, the Kenya police require documentary support for the period lived in Kenya as well as stating the immigration status by the time. This evidence can be in form of copies for residence permits, passport endorsements or copies of alien registration, letters from place of employment (appointment letters).


STEPS FOR MAKING AN APPLICATION

Kenyan Citizens:
An application letter to the Embassy indicating in full, your telephone number, residential and postal address, and reasons for the application;
Complete Police Clearance Application Form;
A complete set of rolled and plain fingerprints and palm of hands which should be taken by a police official at your local police station bearing an official stamp;
Copy of Kenyan Passport;
Copy of Kenyan Birth Certificate; 
One clear photocopies of the Kenyan second-generation Identity Card; and
A non-refundable fee of €15.00 Payable to the Mission’s Account.

Non-Kenyan citizens:
An application letter to the Embassy indicating in full, your telephone number, residential and postal address, and reasons for the application;
Complete Certificate of Police Clearance Biographical Details- Finger and palm prints taken at the nearest Police Station ;
One certified photocopies of the applicant’s passport;
Documentary proof showing that the applicant resided in Kenya for three months or more;
If the applicant is below 18 years, two certified copies of the Birth Certificate;
A self-address envelope with sufficient stamps (Austrian only). For more information on postal charges, please contact the Embassy. 
A non-refundable fee of €15.00 Payable to the Mission’s Account.


Note for all applicants
Payment of the fee does not guarantee that a Police Clearance Certificate will be issued.
Processing may take at least two months.
Fingerprints not taken on the prescribed form and without police endorsement seal or stamp are not accepted for processing by the Kenyan police.