REQUIREMENTS

This document checklist is one of the forms that you need to submit together with your application. Also retain a copy for your file.

Ensure that you submit the required documents as listed below for efficient processing. Incomplete applications cannot be

processed.

Format: All copies must be submitted in full A4-size paper and in 2 sets. DO NOT STAPLE THE DOCUMENTS.

Ensure that you also submit this checklist together with the FORM 15 application form, which is attached on page 3 below. Only a

notarial or certification seal is be permitted on the back of Form 15.

Fee: 230 Euros.

Processing time: 6 MONTHS OR MORE. Renunciation applications are forwarded to the Department of Immigration Services in Nairobi for

processing. You will receive a letter from the Embassy once your application has been forwarded to Kenya.

Communication: All inquiries on the status of your application should be sent per email to [email protected]. You must

also enter an active email address and telephone number on the indicated field on this checklist.

Important Note: A Renunciation Letter is only issued after each application has undergone a thorough process of scrutiny in Kenya.

The Embassy will contact the applicant once we receive feedback on the application. Should your address change during the

process, notify the Embassy immediately in writing.

Telephone: +49 (030) 25 92 66 0

Fax: + 49 (030) 25 92 66 50

Email: immigration@kenyaembassyberlin.de

Website: www.kenyaembassyberlin.de

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC

OF KENYA

Rheinbabenallee 49

14199 Berlin

GERMANY

VOLUNTARY RENUNCIATION OF KENYAN CITIZENSHIP

Document Checklist and Application Form 15

REQUIREMENTS

1. Two (2) original duly filled application Form 15. Your signature on Form 15 must be notarized by a Notary Public

(Notar) or certified by the Einbürgerungsbehörde with an official stamp and the name of the certifying official.

(Unterschriftsbeglaubigung). Photocopies are not permissible.

2. Two (2) photocopies of the original Assurance of Naturalisation (Einbürgerungszusicherung) that is valid for at

least one (1) year OR German Naturalisation Certificate (Einbürgerungsurkunde) if you are already naturalized.

3. Two (2) copies of an official English translation of the Einbürgerungsurkunde or Einbürgerungszusicherung.

4. Your original Kenyan ID card and two (2) photocopies of the front and back. (See no. 1 and 2 below)

5. Your original Passport and two (2) photocopies each of the last 2 pages and the photo page.

6. Two (2) photocopies of the front and back of your birth certificate.

7. A bank transfer receipt of the non-refundable passport fee Euro 230.00 payable only by bank transfer (Embassy of the

Republic of Kenya, IBAN: DE63100400000266014004). The Applicant’s name should be the reference.

8. For sending your confirmation letter: A self-addressed, A4-size envelope with stamps and Einschreiben – Einwurf

pre-registration.

9. For sending your certificate: A self-addressed, A4-size envelope with stamps and Einschreiben – Rückschein pre-

registration.

I hereby confirm that I have attached the requirements as stated above and am fully aware that my application will be sent

back to me for completion if I fail to comply.

Name :

Address:

Telephone Email (must be provided)

• IMPORTANT APPLICATION INFORMATION •

A Sworn Affidavit is only accepted for those who have never held an ID card. Attach 2 copies

of the English-language affidavit notarised by a Notary Public in your local area of residence.

If your ID card is lost, you must present in 2 sets, a police report of the loss and a sworn affidavit

from a Notary public as well as a confirmation from Huduma Center in Kenya that the ID card is

declared lost and you have not applied for a replacement.

Children cannot renounce Kenyan citizenship until they turn 18. If your underage child is

also to be naturalized, write an official letter to the Embassy to request for a confirmation to this

effect and attach a copy of the child’s passport and birth certificate. DO NOT fill in an application or

make any payment for a child under 18!

If your Einbürgerungszusicherung bears a surname different from that on your passport, you

will have to go back to be issued an Einbürgerungszusicherung with the names that appear on

your Kenyan passport.

If your Einbürgerungsurkunde bears a surname different from that on your passport you will

have to attach an affidavit in the English language swearing that you are one and the same person

and documents supporting the name. Ensure that you send these additional documents in 2 sets.

If your Kenya passport is reported lost you will have to apply for a replacement before

applying for renunciation. Check for lost passport requirements on the Embassy website.

Keep copies of all the documents you have submitted for future reference.

If you wish to retain your passport while your application is being processed, write an official

letter to this effect (the letter must also include your email address in order for us to email you

when your renunciation letters are received). Send the letter with the application documents and

keep the originals. You will however have to surrender them before your letters are handed over to

you.

You will receive a letter of confirmation once your application has been forwarded to Nairobi. Have

this letter translated and present it to the German authorities as proof of having made the application.

10.

Apart from the confirmation letter stated in No.8 above, the Embassy does not issue any other written

status updates until the Renunciation Letter or any other communication is received from the

Department of Immigration in Nairobi. You will be immediately contacted once your

Renunciation Letter is received.

 TIP ON HOW TO FILL FORM 15 

I …. Max Mkenya Mustermann…. of …… Musterstr. 254……. resident at……12345 Musterstadt … do solemnly and

sincerely declare:-

That I was born on …12.12.1963… at …Nairobi…in … Kenya…… (Insert name of country) and am of full age and

capacity. (Attach Birth Certificate)

That I am a citizen of Kenya by *birth/descent/registration/naturalization and am also a citizen of ..Germany…. (Insert

name of country) by

*birth/descent/registration/naturalization/marriage

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

THE KENYA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ACT 2011

FORM 15

DECLARATION OF VOLUNTARY RENUNCIATION OF KENYA CITIZENSHIP

(Under Section 19)

I ……………………………………………………………… (Full name in capital letters) of ………………………

resident at ............................................................................(country and city) do solemnly and sincerely declare: -

That I was born on …………………………………... at ........................................................................... in

………………………………………………… (Insert name of country) and am of full age and

capacity. (Attach Birth Certificate)

That I am a citizen of Kenya by *birth/descent/registration/naturalization and am also a

citizen of ........................................................................... (Insert name of country) by

*birth/descent/registration/naturalization/marriage and therefore I will not be rendered stateless

upon registration of the renunciation.

That I am desirous of renouncing my Kenyan citizenship and I have been duly informed of the

implications of the renunciation.

That I shall upon registration of my renunciation surrender all identification, travel and any

other document identifying me as a citizen of Kenya.

That I hereby renounce so far as it lies within my power, my status, rights, privileges and

protection as a citizen of Kenya.

That I solemnly and sincerely declare that this renunciation has been made voluntarily and

without any inducement, threat or promise of any nature by any person.

That I solemnly declare that the foregoing particulars on this declaration are true and within my

knowledge.

Declared by the said ............................................................................................................ (Insert full names)

…………………………………… Signature of Declarant this ………………day of …….………. 20…….

…………………………………………………………

Before Me

*Magistrate/Commissioner for Oaths/Notary Public

*Delete as applicable