All Kenyans who attain the age of 18 years are eligible to issuance of Identity Cards

Kenyans who acquire citizenship by registration are also entitled to issuance of identity cards

Kenyans with 1st generation Identity Cards are required to apply for 2nd generation Identity Cards

Collection of IDs is strictly only via postal services.

‍As a measure in support of the containment of the spread of Covid-19, applicants are advised to provide at the time of application, a secure, registered and trackable self-addressed envelope with pre-paid postage stamps for the dispatch of their critical documents. The envelope should have sufficient return postage and clearly indicates full names and postcode of the applicant.

In line with the UK Government guidelines, everyone coming to the Mission must wear a mask and note that social distancing rules will be enforced.