India High Commission Nairobi — Address and Location
High Commission of India, Nairobi Address: UN Crescent, Gigiri Postal address: P.O. Box 30074-00100, Nairobi Phone: +254 733 666 195 | +254 20 222 2567 Email: couns.nairobi@mea.gov.in (consular) | com.nairobi@mea.gov.in (commercial/trade) | hoc.nairobi@mea.gov.in (general) Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:45 AM–5:15 PM (closed weekends and public holidays)
India's High Commission in Nairobi serves one of the largest and longest-established Indian diaspora communities in Africa, a population whose roots in Kenya go back well over a century through trade, railway construction history, and generations of settlement that predate Kenyan independence itself. That history shapes a substantial part of the mission's day-to-day consular workload, from OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card processing to passport renewals for a community that in many cases holds deep multi-generational ties to Kenya alongside its Indian heritage.
Beyond consular services, the High Commission runs an active commercial and trade section given the scale of bilateral trade between the two countries, which spans pharmaceuticals, machinery, textiles, and increasingly, technology and services. India has also positioned itself as a significant partner in Kenyan infrastructure and development financing over the past decade, and the High Commission plays a coordinating role in that engagement alongside its core diplomatic functions.
An Assistant High Commission in Mombasa extends consular reach to coastal Kenya, useful given the size of the Indian-origin community along that stretch of the country as well. For Kenyan citizens applying for an Indian visa, the process generally runs through outsourced visa application centres rather than the High Commission directly, consistent with how India manages visa processing in most countries — while consular matters affecting Indian nationals go through the High Commission's own consular section directly.