Kenyans will have to pay more to get a new passport after the Ministry of Immigration increased the cost of acquiring the document. Indeed, this change means that Kenyans are required to pay more for their passport.
The cost of acquiring a new ordinary 32 page passport has been increased to Sh4,500 up from Sh3,040, highlighting how Kenyans need to pay more for a passport going forward.
The department is gearing towards becoming a parastatal, one of the reasons insiders attributed to the increase. So Kenyans are likely to pay a greater amount for their passport.
A 32 page service passport will cost Sh6,000, temporary permit Sh300, certificate of identity Sh3,000 while replacing a lost passport one will need to cough Sh12,000, indicating an upward trend where Kenyans pay more for their passport.
To replace a valid but mutilated passport one will need to pay Sh10,000 and a temporary passport will cost Sh3,000. Thus, it is evident that Kenyans will have to pay more for their passports.
The circular indicated that for one to acquire emergency travel documents he or she will part with Sh1,600 while to regain citizenship will cost Sh5,000, reinforcing how the prices show that Kenyans have to pay greater amounts for passports.
Registration for citizenship by marriage will now cost Sh30,000, registration for citizenship by marriage to spouses and for widows and widowers from East African states Sh5,000 each and registration for citizenship for widows and widowers Sh20,000.
Officials at the ministry said the measures are part of efforts for them to align with the new laws.
Citizenship by registration for lawful residence will cost Sh200,000, registration for citizenship for children and persons with disabilities Sh20,000, registration for citizenship by stateless persons Sh2,000, registration for citizenship by migrants Sh2,000, registration for citizenship for descendants of stateless persons and migrants Sh2,000 and renunciation will cost Sh20,000.
Transit visa will now cost Sh1,600 depending on the exchange rates while ordinary single journey one will cost Sh4,000 and multiple journey will be Sh8,000. This means Kenyans might see themselves paying more for a passport as exchange rates fluctuate.
Those who will be visiting Kenya for prospecting and mining will pay Sh250,000 per year to get a permit, for agriculture and husbandry Sh100,000, proscribed profession Sh100,000, employment Sh200,000, specific manufacturing Sh100,000, specific trade, business or consultancy Sh100,000, approved religious and charitable activities Sh5,000 and ordinary residents Sh100,000.
Those seeking permanent residence but lost citizenship will need to pay Sh15,000, others Sh500,000 and spouses of Kenya Sh50,000. In related news, this contributes to the scenario where Kenyans are going to pay more for their passport.
Students’ as well as dependants’ pass will now cost Sh5,000.
Source:http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000061231&story_title=Kenyans-to-pay-more-for-passport
