Consular services include:
Registration of Kenyans
Consular services to Kenyans residing in Burundi or visiting can be offered more efficiently if registration with the Embassy is done promptly upon arrival in Burundi.
It is always advisable to include copies of the relevant pages of your own and your family’s Kenyan passports. These will come in handy in cases of emergency (e.g. stolen passport). For the same reason, you should keep copies of all Kenyan documents at home.
Translation and authentication of documents by the Embassy
The Kenyan Embassy translates and authenticates official Government of Kenya’s documents at a cost and the process takes at least two working days between the time of submission and collection.
Assistance to Kenyans in distress
Kenyans residing or visiting Burundi are strongly urged to ensure that they observe the laws and regulations of this country in order to avoid getting into costly legal processes. Kenyans are particularly urged to keep their immigration status valid at all times, and avoid being at the risk of facing deportation proceedings. All travel documents should in addition be kept valid. It is extremely important to register with the Embassy in case of any eventualities.
If for any reason you are arrested and/or detained:
Requirements for non-Kenyans wishing to conduct a marriage ceremony in Kenya
Non-Kenyan parties wishing to conduct a marriage ceremony in Kenya are required to produce the following documents:
The Registrar of Marriages
Department of the Registrar-General
PO Box 30031-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254-20-227461
Fax: +254-20-215651
Senior Assistant Registrar General
PO Box 80366
Mombasa, Kenya
Tel: +254-41-316061/2
According to the Constitution of Kenya and the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act of 2011, the Dual Citizenship is permissible in Kenya.
Kindly visit the Department of Immigration Services’ website at http://www.immigration.go.ke for details on the dual citizenship.