How to get a birth record for a newborn or someone not yet registered

What you need

• Newborns: the National Identification Number (NIN) given at the hospital
• Others: a Citizen Application Number from your registered sector
• Parents' details, plus a declarant and two witnesses
• An Irembo account (or an Irembo agent), and a phone number and/or email

Steps

1. Log in at irembo.gov.rw → Family → Birth Services → Birth Record.
2. Choose yourself or a child, then click Apply.
3. Enter the ID type and number. If the birth is already in the system, details fill in automatically.
4. Enter the parents' details, the declarant and two witnesses, then attach any documents requested.
5. Submit and pay the billing number (starts with 88).
6. When the sector Executive Secretary approves it, download the record from Irembo.

Tips

• Once the birth is recorded, you can request a birth certificate (Rwf 500). See that guide.
• Born at home or without a NIN? Go to the sector Civil Registration Officer first.

Official sources

• Irembo: how to apply for a birth record

Last checked: 2 November 2026 against Irembo support pages. If something here is out of date, tell us so we can fix it.