Government services

Immigration

Apply for a passport

Also for a renewal or a replacement. You need your National ID and long birth certificate.

NIRA

Register a birth & get the certificate

You need the birth notification from the hospital or VHT, and the parents' National IDs.

NIRA

Register for a National ID (first time)

You need a birth certificate, an LC1 letter countersigned by the DISO, and your parents' IDs.

NIRA

Renew your National ID

Keeps the same details. You need your NIN and the card's expiry date.

NIRA

Replace a lost or damaged National ID

You need a police report and a letter from your LC1 chairperson.

UDLS

Get a learner licence

The first step to a driving permit. You need a recent medical report and driving school enrolment.

UDLS

Get your driving permit

After your learner licence and the IOV test.

URA

Get a TIN (individual)

Needed for jobs, bank accounts, land and business. You need your NIN.

KCCA

Get a trading licence (Kampala)

The grade depends on where you trade, the price on what you sell.

URSB

Incorporate a company

Uses your reserved name. You get a Certificate of Incorporation and a BRN.

URSB

Reserve a company name

The first step to registering a company. The name is held for 30 days once approved.