How to Apply for Birth Certificate While Living Abroad

This is only applicable if your child was born abroad but to Kenyan parents and takes longer as documents have to be sent from Kenya. Visit the Kenyan embassy where you live and submit:

• Two Application Forms (BDA – Birth and Deaths Registration form) duly filled ( Click here to get the Form)

• Two photocopies of both parents’ passports. The copies of the Kenyan parent’s passport have to include pages 29-32(for the A SeriesPassport), pages45-48(for the B-series Passport), pages61-64(for the CSeries Passport), and the photo page.

• Two photocopies of the child’s Birth certificate or notification issued by the civil authorities or the hospital in the country of birth (either an international version or copies of the original and an official English translation)

• Two self-addressed stamped A5 envelopes for postage purposes.

• Two copies of parents’ marriage certificate either international or translated into English if legally married.

• A non-refundable fee of $10.00 for each certificate payable only by bank transfer (Embassy of theRepublic of Kenya, IBAN: DE63100400000266014004) or EC-Debit card at the Embassy. Cash payments will not be accepted. Overpaid amounts will not be refunded. Enclose a copy of the bank transfer slips together with the application.