Your passport photo is taken when you enrol your biometrics, at a passport centre in Kenya (such as Nyayo House in Nairobi) or at an embassy or high commission, so you upload none. Some embassies also ask you to bring printed photos, in different sizes: 2 × 2 inches in Washington and Doha, 35 × 45 mm in Rome. Check your embassy's page before you print. Source: immigration.go.ke, checked 5 Oct 2026.
The Kenya Passport photo is taken when you enrol your biometrics, so you upload none.
| Who makes the photo | Your photo is taken when you enrol your biometrics, so you upload none. |
|---|---|
| Size (official rule) | Not applicable (photo taken at your biometrics appointment); where an embassy asks for prints, the size differs by embassy |
| File size | No file for you to upload |
| Background | White (for printed photos, where asked) |
| Source | immigration.go.ke |
| Checked | 5 Oct 2026 |
No. Your passport photo is taken when you enrol your biometrics, at a passport centre in Kenya (such as Nyayo House in Nairobi) or at an embassy or high commission, so you upload none. Some embassies also ask you to bring printed photos, in different sizes: 2 × 2 inches in Washington and Doha, 35 × 45 mm in Rome. Check your embassy's page before you print.
The Kenya Passport photo is taken when you enrol your biometrics, so you upload none.
Background: white (for printed photos, where asked). Apply and pay on eCitizen, then book an appointment to hand in your application and enrol your biometrics in person. The London High Commission says the passport photo is captured without facial jewellery or ornaments. Embassies that ask for prints want them recent (Washington: within one month), on a white background, without spectacles and not smiling; Rome refuses photos from instant photo machines and Doha refuses computer-generated pictures.
The official rules say: Embassies that ask for prints want them recent (Washington: within one month), on a white background, without spectacles and not smiling; Rome refuses photos from instant photo machines and Doha refuses computer-generated pictures.
On immigration.go.ke. We checked them on 5 Oct 2026.
Please note: Printed photo size and number differ by embassy, so check your embassy's or high commission's page before you go.
Source: immigration.go.ke, checked 5 Oct 2026. Rules can change, so confirm on the official page before you apply.