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Kenyan passport photo: the rules
What the official rules say about the photo for the Kenyan e-passport (applied on eCitizen, photo captured at biometrics), with the source we checked. Rules read on immigration.go.ke on 4 November 2026.
You don't upload a passport photo: after applying on eCitizen, the Immigration processing centre or the embassy photographs you at your biometrics appointment. Some missions also want prints: the Washington embassy asks for two 2 x 2 inch pictures on white, taken within the last month, without glasses and not smiling.
As published, checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government.
The rules at a glance
For the Kenyan e-passport (applied on eCitizen, photo captured at biometrics), as the official rules state them.
All the official rules and sources
- passport photo captured live at the processing centre, embassy or high commission
- Washington embassy prints: two 2 x 2 in, white background, within one month, no spectacles, not smiling, both ears showing, no jewellery or earphones, no shadows
For: none in Kenya: photo captured at the Passport Processing Centre; missions abroad: photo captured at biometric capture; some (e.g. Washington) also ask for 2 x 2 in prints.
Official source: immigration.go.ke, checked on 4 November 2026.
Upon completing the application process and paying applicable fees, applicants are required to book appointment, through the eCitizen portal, and select any of the following Passport Processing Centres to submit Passport Applications and enrol biometrics (Photo Capture / Biometric); Nairobi (Nyayo House), Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, Embu, Kisii, Kericho and Bungoma.
Official source: kenyaembassydc.org, checked on 4 November 2026.
Your biometrics appointment will involve taking a picture and fingerprints.
Official source: kenyaembassydc.org, checked on 4 November 2026.
2(two) passport-size pictures
Current picture taken maximum within the last one month.
Pictures taken against a white background
Pictures should be taken without spectacles.
Pictures in which the applicant is not smiling or laughing
The size of the pictures should be 2 inches by 2 inches.
Official source: www.kenyahighcom.org.uk, checked on 4 November 2026.
Thereafter make an appointment through Kenya High Commission website (www.kenyahighcom.org.uk) and submit your documents in person at the High Commission for biometric capture.
As published, checked on 4 November 2026. WinPhoto is not affiliated with any government. Rules change: check the official page before you apply.
Questions
- Do I need to bring a photo for the Kenyan e-passport (applied on eCitizen, photo captured at biometrics)?
- You don't upload a passport photo: after applying on eCitizen, the Immigration processing centre or the embassy photographs you at your biometrics appointment. Some missions also want prints: the Washington embassy asks for two 2 x 2 inch pictures on white, taken within the last month, without glasses and not smiling. These are the rules as we checked them on 4 November 2026: check the official page before you apply.