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Register a birth & get the certificate

Register a birth and collect the certificate. We take it through NIRA for you.

Register a birth with NIRA and get the birth certificate. NIRA charges nothing within 6 months of birth; after that a government fee applies, tiered by the child's age. Our team handles the whole registration for you. Any government fees are all included in one all-in price. You'll need the hospital's birth notification record and the parents' National IDs; late registrations also need an LC1 letter. The certificate carries a barcode and can be verified online. And it's what the National ID and passport ask for.

What NIRA charges

Registering a birth within 6 months is free, and registration is compulsory at any age. The certificate itself costs UGX 5,000.

  • Birth registration / notification, within 6 monthsRegistration is compulsory at any age. Our sources disagree on a LATE registration: the NIRA Handbook sets no penalty, while NIRA's own service description refers to a fee tiered by the child's age after 6 months. We confirm the current position before you pay anything — and if an office asks you to pay for the registration itself, tell us first.Free
  • Birth certificateNationals. NIRA notes a bank charge may be added. Free for refugees born in Uganda; USD 40 for foreigners.UGX 5,000
  • Replacement birth certificatePlus UGX 1,000 for the record search.UGX 5,000

Source: NIRA Handbook on Birth Registration (2022) · last checked 2026-07-30

Source: NIRA service booking portal · last checked 2026-07-30

We handle this end to end as one package, and the NIRA fee above is included in it. You'll see your total before you start, and you never pay the agency separately.

How long it takes

  • Registration is immediate; the certificate followsRegistration is compulsory at any age, and carries no fee within 6 months of birth. What a LATE registration costs is confirmed with NIRA before you pay — see the fee table.

Source: NIRA service booking portal · last checked 2026-07-30

What you need

  • Birth notification record (from the hospital/VHT)
  • Parents' National IDs

Start this application

We'll ask for what's needed one step at a time, in your language, and fill the application as you go.

Register a birth & get the certificate

The official portal

NIRA runs this service. You can also apply directly on their own site.

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