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Apostille & Legalization for Kenya
How to authenticate a U.S. document for use in Kenya: whether it needs an apostille or embassy legalization, translation requirements, and how we handle the whole process.
Kenya is not a Hague Convention member, so an apostille alone is not accepted. The document must be authenticated by the U.S. Department of State and then legalized at the Kenya embassy or consulate.
If you are sending a U.S. document to Kenya — for employment, adoption, business, or another purpose — it must be authenticated before Kenya authorities will accept it. This page explains exactly what Kenya requires and how we handle it end to end.
- Route
- Embassy legalization
- Official language
- English, Swahili
- Translation
- English generally accepted; legalization via embassy.
- Common uses
- employment, adoption, business
The process for Kenya
- Confirm your document and destination, and send us the details.
- Ship the document to us with tracking, or drop it at our West Palm Beach office.
- We obtain U.S. Department of State authentication.
- We present it to the Kenya embassy or consulate for legalization.
- The legalized document returns to you or your recipient with tracking.
Translation for Kenya
English generally accepted; legalization via embassy. Where a certified translation is required, we coordinate it as part of your order so the document and its translation move through authentication together.
Documents for Kenya
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