The British High Commission in Kenya maintains and develops relations between the UK and Kenya.

Find out more on our UK and Kenya news page. We provide services to British nationals living in and visiting Kenya. You can access UK government services while in Kenya.

Urgent assistance

If you’re travelling in Kenya, see our Kenya travel advice.

If you’re in Kenya and you need advice which is not covered by reading our travel advice then you can contact us online.

If you’re in Kenya and you need urgent help (for example you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +254 (0) 20 2873000 or +254 (0) 20 2844000. If you’re in the UK and are worried about a British national in Kenya, call +44 20 7008 5000. Consular assistance is available 24/7. When calling please stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British National’ to speak to a consular officer.

Get an emergency travel document

You can apply for an emergency travel document if you’re abroad and your passport has been lost or stolen, damaged or expired, and you can’t get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

Apply online for an emergency travel document.

If the person needing the emergency travel document is under 16, a parent or guardian should apply on their behalf.

If you are travelling in more than 3 weeks, check if you can get a new or replacement passport in time to travel.

If you are not a British citizen or have not had a British passport before

If you’re not sure, check if you’re a British citizen

If you’re not a British citizen but think you may be eligible, contact us to apply for an emergency travel document.

Other consular services

Notarial and documentary services

For legal reasons, we’re unable to carry out notarial acts in Commonwealth countries. This includes certifying documents as true copies of originals, administering oaths or taking affidavits. For these or other notarial acts, you should contact a local notary. A standard letter is available to confirm we do not offer these services in Kenya.

We offer a limited range of documentary services, including administering oaths for UK Visa and Immigration nationality applications, letter of no objection for those adopting from overseas, and making a search in the naturalisation, registration or renunciation records held by a consular officer. See the list of documentary services we provide.

Consular fees

We charge fees for some of our services. See the full list of consular fees in Kenya.

We accept payment by Master/Visa Card, which will be deducted in GBP.

Development work in Kenya

The International Development Strategy (IDS) sets out a new approach to development. It does this through long-term partnerships tailored to the needs of each country the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office works with, built on mutual accountability and transparency. The Integrated Review Refresh (IR23) reiterates that sustainable development is central to UK foreign policy and sets out how the UK will go further and faster to reduce poverty.

For information on how the IDS and IR23 are being implemented in Kenya, view the UK-Kenya Development Partnership Summary.

For up-to-date information on the UK’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme work, view the Development Tracker.

Our people

British High Commissioner to Kenya
Neil Wigan OBE
  • Deputy British High Commissioner to Kenya
  • Deputy British High Commissioner to Kenya and Permanent Representative to the UNEP and UN Habitat

Contact us


British High Commission Nairobi

Upper Hill Road
P.O. Box 30465-00100, Nairobi

Nairobi
Kenya

Telephone
+254 (0) 20 287 3000 / +254 (0) 20 2844 000/ +44 20 7008 5000

If you’re in Kenya and you need urgent help (for example you’ve been attacked, arrested or someone has died), call +254 (0) 20 2873000 or +254 (0) 20 2844000. If you're in the UK and are worried about a British national in Kenya, call Outside office hours call +44 (0) 20 70085000. Consular assistance is available 24/7. When calling please stay on the line and select the option for ‘calling about an emergency involving a British National’ to speak to a consular officer.

Use our contact form for consular enquiries:
www.gov.uk/contact-consulate-nairobi

For Passport enquiries
Email correspondence should be submitted via the online enquiry form at the following web address: www.gov.uk/passport-advice-line

For Visa Enquiries
Contact: https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk

For general enquiries,
Contact: Nairobi.Enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk

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