How To Check If Your Passport Is Ready For Collection
Kenyans whose passports have been delayed for months can now smile as the Directorate of Immigration Services published a list of all passports that are ready for collection across the country on its website.
According to the Directorate of Immigration Services, 7,501 passports are ready for collection in Nairobi while 1,540 applicants in Eldoret have been given the green light to pick the important travel document.
The passports have been released in batches; the first week of release was between September 25 – 29 while the second release will be between October 2 and 6.
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Those who applied for their new passports In Embu, 1,072 are ready for collection while in Kisii, 1,479 are also ready for collection. In Nakuru, 1,000 passports are ready while 1,160 have been printed and awaiting collection by applicants in Mombasa. In Kisumu, the department said 1,602 passports are ready.
To access the full list, click here https://immigration.go.ke/nairobi-passport-delivery/
Kenyans have been advised to check their names to confirm the day they are required to pick up their passports, failure to which they risk being penalized.
Earlier, CS Kithure Kindiki’ had warned that passports that stay uncollected after the period will be disposed of and the owners penalized by the law. The delay in passport printing was attributed to the breakdown of a machine, the shortage of e-passport booklets, and the limited storage capacity of current servers.
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“The Directorate has two aged e-passport machines with each of them having the capacity to print 800 per day…M2 printer broke down in April hence the need to replace a laser engraving unit that could only be procured from the manufacturer based in Germany,” Principal Secretary Julius Bitok said.
How to Check
- Click on the Interior Ministry’s official website: immigration.go.ke
- Scroll down and click the Announcements tab which includes press releases, public participation, tenders, and Gazette Notices. A list containing various counties and the due dates will appear.
- Select the county where you applied and access the list
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