Kenyan Embassy in Seoul urges citizens to collect passports and certificates

The Kenyan Embassy in Seoul has called on citizens to collect passports and police clearance certificates processed during its March mobile consular service.

The embassy issued the notice on July 9. It stated that documents from the outreach held March 6 to 11 at its offices in Yongsan-gu are ready for collection.

The exercise processed passport applications, renewals, birth certificates, police clearance certificates and certificates of no impediment to marriage. Applicants must visit the embassy in Seoul to retrieve the items.

Kenya and South Korea have maintained diplomatic ties for over six decades. Bilateral trade exceeds KSh30 billion, and South Korea supports projects including a Digital Media City at Konza Technopolis.

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