Service Improvements for Clients in Republic of the Congo (Congo) and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Starting July 8, 2006, new permanent resident applications for residents and citizens of the Congo and the DRC will be sent to Nairobi. Cases already being processed in Abidjan will be completed in Abidjan.

The mailing address for clients applying in Nairobi is:

Canadian High Commission
Immigration Section
P.O. Box 1013
00621 - Nairobi
Kenya

The telephone number is (254-20) 366-3000.

Also beginning the same date, all clients from the DRC or Congo may apply in Nairobi or continue to apply in Kinshasa for temporary resident visas, study permits, temporary work permits and permanent resident travel documents. The mailing address for clients applying in Kinshasa is:

Canadian Embassy
P.O. Box 8341
Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of Congo

The telephone number is
(243) 895-0310/0311/0312.

This transfer of responsibility is intended to improve client service for residents of the Congo and the DRC.