^{CLASS D : WORK PERMIT}

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Requirements For New Applications:

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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.

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