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Documents students should carry to Kenya

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Studying in Kenya requires you to bring certain documents with you. Before you leave your home country please ensure you have all the documents necessary for you to travel, stay, and study in Kenya.

Your institution might also request other documents than before so carry most of your important documents just in case they are needed at any period of your stay in Kenya. Here is a list of some of the documents we thought you might need.

Also, find out from the Kenyan embassy at your home, Kenyan immigration authorities and the university administration what other documents you might be requested out of the ones listed below;

Identification documents:

  • Passport
  • Birth Certificate
  • Drivers’ license
  • Marriage Certificate (applicable for married couples)

Academic Documents

  • Bachelors/ Post-graduate certificates
  • A level certificate
  • O-level Certificate (if applicable)
  • All other certificates and added certifications where applicable i.e. Masters, Ph.D.
  • Transcripts
  • Proof of financial sustenance
  • University admission letter

Other Documentation

  • Medical Documents
  • Yellow Fever vaccination
  • Local criminal clearance letter
  • Accommodation arrangement or booking

 

University documents:

  1. Conditional acceptance letter
  2. Unconditional acceptance letter
  3. All Payment receipts

Medical documents:

  1. Medical report (if applicable)
  2. Yellow fever card(compulsory for some countries)

Other documents:

  1. Printed flight itinerary
  2. 12 passport photocopies

Please kindly make sure to have the originals and 6 (certified/notarized) photocopies of each enlisted document.

With the above-listed documents, you should be ready to travel.. Travel safe and good luck- RocApply team!

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