Paying taxes / Taxpayer registration / Register a foreign individual taxpayer

Summary of the procedure

List of steps

List of steps (2)
1
Obtain foreign investor PIN Online procedure
2
Obtain director's PIN Online procedure
 

Where to go?

Kenya Investment Single Window (KISW) portal
1
Kenya Investment Single Window (KISW) portal
iTax portal
2
iTax portal

What you will get

KRA PIN certificate
1
KRA PIN certificate
KRA PIN certificate
2
KRA PIN certificate

Required documents

Passport
1
Passport

How much?

Free of charge

How long ?

  min. max.
Total time (sum): 10mn 1h. 20mn
of which:
Attention at counter: 10mn 1h. 20mn

Legal justification?

Investment promotion act 2004  Investment Promotion Act 2004
Tax Procedures Act  Tax Procedures Act
Income Tax Act  Income Tax Act

Detailed steps

1
Obtain foreign investor PIN

Contact details

Entity in charge

Kenya Investment Single Window (KISW) portal


Tel: +254 730 104 210 / +254 730 104-200
Email: info@invest.go.ke
Website: https://services.invest.go.ke/

Expected results

1. 01 - KRA PIN certificate
KRA PIN certificate

Requirements

1. 01 - Libre deuda de patente
Passport (copy)
Showing the bio data page and should be certified by an authorised official from country of origin, resident or in Kenya (e.g lawyer, notary etc)

Time frame

Attention at counter: Min.   5mn - Max.   1h. 10mn

Legal justification

1. Investment Promotion Act 2004
Investment Promotion Act 2004
Section 15
2. Tax Procedures Act
Tax Procedures Act
Sections 8, 9, 11, 15

Additional information

The investor ought to be registered with KenInvest to obtain facilitation.

Recourse: Kenya Investment Authority

Entity in charge

Kenya Investment Authority

UAP Old Mutual Towers, Upper Hill, 14th and 15th floor P. O BOX 55704, Nairobi 00200
Tel: +254 730 104 200 / +254 730 104 210
Email: info@investkenya.go.ke
Website: www.investkenya.go.ke
Directions: Google maps

Unit in charge

Investor Services Department - General manager's office

Mon: 08:00 - 17:00
Tue: 08:00 - 17:00
Wed: 08:00 - 17:00
Thu: 08:00 - 17:00
Fri: 08:00 - 17:00
Sat: closed
Sun: closed

Person in charge

Guracha Adi

General Manager Investor Services
Tel: +254 722 324 360 / +254 730 104 908
Email: guracha.bidu@investkenya.go.ke
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Obtain director's PIN

Contact details

Entity in charge

iTax portal


Tel: +254 711 099 999 / +254 204 999 999
Email: callcentre@kra.go.ke
Website: https://itax.kra.go.ke/KRA-Portal/

Expected results

1. 01 - KRA PIN certificate
KRA PIN certificate

Time frame

Attention at counter: Min.   5mn - Max.   10mn

Legal justification

1. Income Tax Act
Income Tax Act
Section 132

Recourse: Kenya Revenue Authority

Entity in charge

Kenya Revenue Authority

Times Tower Haile Selassie Avenue P.O.BOX 48240, Nairobi 00100
Tel: +254 20 281 000
Email: callcentre@kra.go.ke
Website: www.kra.go.ke
Directions: Google maps

Unit in charge

One stop centre - KRA

Mon: 08:00 - 05:00
Tue: 08:00 - 05:00
Wed: 08:00 - 05:00
Thu: 08:00 - 05:00
Fri: 08:00 - 05:00

Person in charge

Amos Komen

KRA Liason officer
Tel: +254 730 104 200
Email: amos.komen@invest.go.ke