• To facilitate records searches on criminal record certificate applicants, the Kenya Police Force requires applicants to submit to fingerprinting by police in their country of residence. This must be submitted in the form specified by the Kenya Police Force.
• Make sure to have your fingerprints taken at the Embassy or a police station near you and get an official endorsement with the police station seal or official stamp. Copied or previously used fingerprints will not be accepted. Please pay the application fee of OMR. 10.000 for fingerprints at the Embassy.
• If you are a foreign national, Kenya Police will require documentary proof stating your period of residence in Kenya and your current immigration status. Possible documents include a copy of your residence permit, a copy of your passport endorsement or alien registration, or proof of employment.
• Certificate issuance may take more than 3 months. If the applicant wishes to send fingerprints directly to the Criminal Investigation Division, please remember to include your contact information when doing so.
• Please use the address below when submitting the fingerprints directly.

Director of Criminal Investigation Department
P.O. Box 30036,
Nairobi, Kenya

1. Kenyan citizens:

1. Elimination finger and palm prints
2.  Payment receipt, Government copy
3.  Copy Omani Resident card
4.  Two colored passport photo size
5.  If the applicant is over 18 years of age, a clear copy of the second-generation Kenyan ID card.
6. If the applicant has never been issued an ID card, the applicant must prove that he or she left Kenya before reaching the age of 18 and has not yet returned. Please also provide the Embassy with a certified copy of your birth certificate and Kenyan passport.
7. If applicant is under 18 years of age, certified copy of Kenyan passport and/or birth certificate
8. Application letter
9. Fingerprint facilitation fee OMR.10.000.

b) Non-Kenyan citizens:

1. Elimination finger and palm prints
2. Payment receipt, Government
3. Two colored passport photo size.
4. Certified copy of applicant passport
5. Copy Omani Resident card.
6. Document proving that the applicant has lived in Kenya for more than 3 months
7. Certified copy of birth certificate if applicant is under 18 years of age
8. Application letter
9. Fingerprint facilitation fee OMR.10.000.