Register for a National ID (first time)
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
- 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
When our team handles this for you, it is one all-in price with the NIRA fee above included, so you never pay the agency separately, and you see the total before you pay. When you apply yourself, you pay the NIRA fee directly, using the payment reference the service gives you.
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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