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Register for a National ID (first time)

Register for your first National ID (NIN) — we handle it step by step.

Register for your first National ID (NIN) with NIRA. NIRA itself charges nothing for first registration; our team prepares and submits the whole application for you for one all-in service price. Your fingerprints, photo and iris are captured IN PERSON at a NIRA registration point afterwards. You'll need your birth certificate, an LC1 letter, and your parents' ID copies. After approval, the card is collected in person at your district — NIRA works through a large backlog, so we won't promise a timing we can't keep.

What NIRA charges

NIRA publishes no fee for standard first-time National ID registration; enrolment during a mass exercise is free.

  • First-time registration (mass enrolment)Outside a mass exercise NIRA publishes no figure — we confirm the current position with NIRA before you pay anything.Free
  • Confirmation letter (proof of your registration details)Per letter, paid at a bank. Available once you have been registered for four months or more.UGX 1,000

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.

What you need

  • Birth certificate
  • LC1 letter (DISO-countersigned)
  • Parents' National ID copies

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 for a National ID (first time)

The official portal

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

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