1 Registration Assistant Registration and Operations 10,594 183 days

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) was established by the
Registration of Persons Act (ROPA), 2015 and is mandated to establish and maintain the
National Identification Register (NIR). The Authority is also charged with among others; the
registration of citizens and legally resident aliens; assigning National Identification / Alien
Identification Numbers (NINs/AINS) to qualifying persons and issuing Identification Cards to
those 16 years and above; registration of births, deaths and adoption orders and issuance of
the relevant certificates.
The first release of National Identification Cards in Uganda was issued in 2014 with validity of
ten (10) years. NIRA intends to conduct a mass renewal and mass enrolment exercise for all
expired cards and unregistered citizens. Section 66 of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015
makes possession of a National Identification Card or National Identification Number (NIN) a
mandatory requirement for persons to access public services.