Registration of Birth Registration of Birth

Registration of Birth

Registration of Birth

All Indian nationals who are residents in Kenya are required to register the birth of their minor child at the High Commission, under section 4(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955, within one year from the Date of Birth.

1. Visit this website https://indianconsularservices.mea.gov.in/consularServices/

and apply for Birth registration and upload the required documents.

For online registration on the Indian Citizenship Portal, kindly visit https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/ and click on Registration of birth of a minor child at an Indian Consulate Under section 4(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

After online submission, take a printout of the registration form, and upload it to the e-sewa platform. The following documents are required:

  1. •  Birth Certificate of child for the verification of date of birth- Please upload original birth certificate 

  2. •  For the verification of marriage proof - Please upload proof of marriage of parents

  3. •  Mother passport - Please upload first and last page of Passport

  4. •  Father passport - Please upload first and last page of Passport

  5. •  Current Valid Visa page of parents- Please upload Visa Stamp/Visa Sticker page of passport of parents

  6. •  Residence permit/ work permit- Please upload valid work permit letter or Work permit card

  7. •  Application form copy filled on MHA website https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/

  8. •  Photograph of child - Please upload colour photograph of child in white background

  9. •  2 Photographs of the parent

  10. •  Filled in Miscellaneous form

2. If all documents are okay, High Commission will verify the application and applicant will receive notification in this regard.

3. Book an appointment 

4. Visit High Commission with printed application along with one set of copies of all required documents. The Child is required to be present at the time of submission. Kindly carry all original documents for verification purpose along with one set of photocopies. Make the payment at the High Commission of India.

5. If all documents are okay, High Commission will process the application and applicant will receive an email notification in this regard stating that ‘Your request for consular service/s have been accepted with Application Id’

6. Continue tracking the application online and once it shows Dispatched, you may visit the High Commission of India on any working day between 2:30-3:30 pm to collect the document.

If the birth registration is done after one year, parents are required to fill the affidavit for late birth registration and submit it through https://indianconsularservices.mea.gov.in/consularServices/)

Note: Kindly note that for passport of a new born child, birth registration is mandatory. Passport application will be accepted only after Birth Registration