CLASS D : WORK PERMIT

Requirements For New Applications:

1. Authorization:

  • Original Authorization Letter for KenyaLink Facilitators Limited (if using their services).

2. Application Forms:

  • Forms 27 and Form 25 duly filled and signed.
  • Form 27: Filled by the employer, each page signed and stamped with the Kenyan Addressed stamp of the company.
  • Form 25: Applicant fills the initial section; employer fills Part 1, signs, and stamps.

3. Understudy Information (if applicable):

  • Name of understudy.
  • Certified copies of their academic certificates and full contact details.

4. Passport Documents:

  • Copies of National Passport (biographical pages).
  • Copy of Immigration Status if currently in Kenya.
  • Two recent passport-size photographs (not older than 6 months).

5. Academic/Professional Certificates:

  • Certified copies of Academic/Professional Certificates and Curriculum Vitae (CV).
  • Translate if not in English, certified by Embassies or Notary Public.

6. Employer Documentation:

  • Original covering letter from the employer on the company’s letterhead.
  • Addressed to THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION SERVICES, confirming hiring and stating the applicant’s designation.
  • Specify strong reasons for hiring the applicant instead of a Kenyan.
  • Signed and stamped with the Kenyan Addressed stamp of the company.
  • For renewals, confirm extension of contract, update the date, sign, and stamp.

7. Job Contract and Description:

  • Job contract and detailed Job Description.
  • Contract signed and stamped with the Kenyan Addressed stamp of the company.
  • For renewals, confirm the extension of the contract, update the date, sign, and stamp.

8. Company Registration:

  • Copy of the registration certificate of the company OR certificate of incorporation.

9. Clearance Letters:

  • Original Clearance letter from the NGO Board (if applicable).
  • Original Clearance from other regulatory bodies if applicable (e.g., Ministry of Information, Education, Energy and Petroleum, Mines and Geology, Tourism, Dentist and Medical Practitioners Board).

10. Fees:

  • Processing Fee: KES 10,000 (bankers cheque to PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT).
  • Application Fee: KES 400,000 for 2 years (option for 1 year at KES 200,000, bankers cheque to PRINCIPAL SECRETARY MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND COORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT).
  • Payment after work permit approval with a grace period of a month.

11. Security Bond:

  • KES 100,000 with a bank or insurance company (done after work permit approval).
  • Submit the Security Bond form to Immigration along with the application fee.

12. Processing and Endorsement:

  • Once payments are submitted, the final work permit will be processed after a few days and endorsed in the applicant’s passport.