Inside Cupboard Secretary Kithure Kindiki has introduced a big rise in charges for acquiring passports and different important paperwork, just some months after the Excessive Court docket suspended the implementation of latest prices in November final 12 months.
As of March 1, people making use of for an peculiar 34-page passport will now face a payment of Ksh7,500, a big rise from the earlier Ksh4,500. In the meantime, the price of a 50-page passport has elevated to Ksh9,500 from the prior Ksh6,000.
A memorandum from the Ministry of Inside, dated February 29 and addressed to regional coordinators, outlined the up to date prices. Notably, the payment for a 66-page passport has surged from Ksh7,500 to Ksh12,500.
Concurrently, Kenya has revised visa charges, with the price of a single-entry visa doubling to $100 from the earlier $50. The payment for a multiple-entry visa has elevated to $500 from $100, whereas transit visas now value $50, up from $20.
Moreover, dad and mom making use of for everlasting residence for his or her youngsters born outdoors Kenya will now be required to pay Ksh750,000, up from the earlier Ksh500,000.
Equally, spouses of Kenyan residents searching for everlasting residence will see a rise to Ksh150,000 from the prior Ksh50,000.
This transfer comes after Prof Kindiki, in November, revoked the gazette discover for the upward revision of prices, charges, and levies associated to providers offered by the State Division for Immigration and Citizen Providers.
The revocation aimed to permit extra public participation, responding to authorized challenges in opposition to the preliminary increment.
Prof Kindiki had directed the State Division for Immigration to conduct public participation on the matter by December 10, 2023 earlier than the brand new adjustments are effected.