Public services

What each public service costs, how long it takes and what to bring — checked against the official sources and dated.

• Register a business and get a TIN — Registers an enterprise or a company with the Office of the Registrar General. Registration and the tax number are issued together.
• Land title transfer — Moves a registered title to a new owner. Voluntary sale is free of charge; an exchange of titles costs RWF 1,500.
• Community health insurance (Mutuelle) — The household health cover most Rwandans use. What you pay depends on your household’s level in the IMIBEREHO social registry.
• Birth certificate — The civil-status record of a birth, issued by the sector where the birth was registered.
• Register for the provisional driving test — The theory test that comes before a provisional licence. You must be 16 or older and hold a Rwandan national ID.
• Criminal record certificate — Proof of whether you have a criminal record. Open to Rwandans and to foreigners who live or have lived in Rwanda.
• Replace a lost national ID — A new national ID card when yours is lost or damaged. Open to Rwandans and to registered refugees.
• Ordinary e-passport — Three versions: 50 pages valid 5 years (RWF 75,000), 66 pages valid 10 years (RWF 100,000), and a child passport (RWF 25,000).