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Work permits · Class D

Employment

For a specific job with a specific employer in Kenya, where your skills are not available locally.

Form 25 Invoice on submission
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Who it is for

This permit is issued to a person who is offered specific employment by a specific employer, the Government of Kenya, any other person or authority under the control of the Government, or an approved technical aid scheme under the United Nations or another approved agency (not being an exempted person under section 34(3)); who has skills or qualifications that are not available in Kenya; and whose engagement in that employment will be of benefit to Kenya.

Your employer in Kenya applies for the permit.

What you need

Have these ready before you apply. Incomplete applications are not accepted.

  • Duly completed and signed Form 25, printed at the end of your online application

  • Two copies of a detailed, signed cover letter from the employer, organisation or yourself, addressed to the Director of Immigration Services

  • Copy of your valid national passport (bio-data page)

  • Two recent colour passport-size photographs

  • Your current immigration status, if you are in Kenya

  • English translations of any documents in other languages, by an embassy, a notary public or an authorised or recognised institution

  • Copies of any permits or passes you have held before

  • Certified copies of academic and professional certificates

  • Curriculum vitae (CV)

  • Name of the Kenyan understudy

  • Certified copies of the Kenyan understudy’s academic and professional certificates, and their full contract

  • The Kenyan understudy’s curriculum vitae (CV)

  • Full contact details of the Kenyan understudy: address, email and mobile number

  • Clearance letter from the relevant institutions

  • Certificate of registration of the company or organisation

  • Valid tax compliance certificates from KRA: the organisation’s for new applications, and both the organisation’s and your own for renewals

  • Duly completed and signed Form 27 (Report on Employment)

    Download the form (PDF)

Fees

Fee Amount When it is charged
Processing fee When you submit KES 20,000 When you submit
Processing fee EAC citizens When you submit No fee When you submit
Issuance fee When your application is approved KES 500,000 a year When your application is approved
Issuance fee EAC citizens When your application is approved No fee When your application is approved

Fees are set by the Department and can change: the amount on your invoice is the one that applies. Fees are non-refundable once paid.

How to apply

  1. Step 1: Sign in with eCitizen

    Use your Government of Kenya eCitizen account. If you do not have one yet, registration is free.

    Create an eCitizen account

  2. Step 2: Complete the application

    Fill in Form 25 online, for yourself or on behalf of someone else, and print it when you finish.

  3. Step 3: Pay the invoice

    An invoice is raised when you submit your application. Pay it through eCitizen by M-PESA, Airtel Money or card.

  4. Step 4: Present your documents

    Take your printed application and the documents listed above to the immigration office named under “Good to know”.

  5. Step 5: Follow your application

    You receive email and account notifications as your application moves through each stage.

Good to know

  • The processing fee is non-refundable.
  • Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Engaging in any form of business or employment without the requisite permit or pass is an offence.
  • Printed applications must be presented at Immigration headquarters or at any regional immigration office.