Kenyan Embassy in Seoul Urges Nationals to Collect Passports and Police Clearance Certificates

The Kenyan Embassy in Seoul has asked Kenyan nationals to collect passports and police clearance certificates processed during its March Mobile Consular Service.

The documents are now ready for collection at the embassy's offices in Yongsan-gu. In a notice issued on 9 July, the embassy said the announcement applies to people who applied for new passports or Certificates of Good Conduct during the outreach programme held from 6 to 11 March. 

Although no collection deadline has been announced, the embassy encouraged applicants to collect their documents to reduce the number of unclaimed items. The March Mobile Consular Service provided a range of services for Kenyans living in South Korea. 

These included passport renewals, birth certificates for children born abroad, police clearance certificates and certificates of no impediment to marriage. Applicants were required to submit the relevant supporting documents and, where applicable, pay the prescribed fees. 

Police clearance certificates cost KSh2,500 (30,000 Korean won), while certificates of no impediment to marriage were charged at KSh12,500 (150,000 Korean won). The outreach programme forms part of the embassy's efforts to improve access to consular services for Kenya's diaspora in South Korea. 

The Kenyan community is estimated to number between 300 and 400 people and includes university students, researchers, engineers, information technology professionals, business people and religious workers. Access to consular services supports their legal, academic and personal requirements while living abroad.

The embassy's work also reflects the wider relationship between Kenya and South Korea, which has developed over more than six decades. Bilateral trade now exceeds KSh30 billion, while South Korea continues to support major projects in Kenya, including the Digital Media City at Konza Technopolis and the Intelligent Transport System in Nairobi. The partnership extends across trade, infrastructure and technology.

The embassy said the documents are available for collection and urged affected applicants to pick them up as soon as possible.