An “Emergency Certificate” is a one-way travel document which is issued to Kenyan nationals only in cases of genuine emergency, to Kenyans who do not have a valid passport or have a mutilated or lost passport at the time when they wish to travel to Kenya.

This document is merely intended to facilitate travel to Kenya, and does not allow for a return journey. The person to whom it was issued must, therefore, obtain a valid Kenyan passport during their stay in Kenya, so as to ensure that they can actually leave Kenya again.

The applicant must present himself/ herself to the Embassy in PERSON for an interview.

Requirements for Emergency Travel Documents

1. An application letter clearly indicating IN FULL, the reasons for emergency, your residential address, telephone number, email, and postal address;
2. Application to be submitted at least three (3) official days to travel date;
3. Two (2) passport size photographs;
4. Copy of Birth Certificate;
5. Copy of Kenya Passport and National Identity Card;
6. Ticket itinerary to Kenya;
7. Police Report if passport is lost (also translated to English)
8. Processing fee of € 20

When you have all these documents, please call the Embassy to make an appointment to come personally and make the application.