This service is designed to facilitate the legalization of various documents issued in Rwanda for their intended use in foreign countries. These documents include Academic documents (University Degrees, diplomas, transcripts, school reports), Civil registry documents (Criminal record certificate, birth record, marriage certificate, certificate of being single, divorce certificate, death certificate), Judicial documents (Court judgments), Notarial acts (PoAs, last will declaration, certified copies, certified translations, commercial registry extract,), etc.
The processing time is 3 days, and the service fee is 15 USD.
Find the list of Apostille countries Here.
Prerequisites:
Rwandan applicants must have national IDs, and foreigners must have passport numbers
Foreigners residing in Rwanda must have foreign IDs
Refugees must have Refugee IDs
Applicants have to notarize the documents before applying for legalization.
Conditional attachments depend on the type of legalization document.
Conditional attachments (2)
Copy of passport
Copy of a valid visa
Optional attachments (16)
Criminal record certificate
Birth certificate
Marriage certificate
Certificate of being single
Divorce record
Death record
University degrees
Transcripts
School reports
Court judgements
Power of attorney document
Last will declaration
Certified copies
Certified translations
Commercial registry extract
Other supporting document
Follow these simple steps to help an applicant apply for this service.
Visit the Irembo platform at www.irembo.gov.rw and log into your agent account.
A small window will pop up. Fill in both your phone number and your password, then click login.
Click the "new application" icon to start a new application.
Under Foreign Affairs and Consular Services, click on “Legalization of public documents from Rwanda to be used abroad/Apostille”.
Read the service description carefully and the required attachments and click apply.
Fill in the applicant’s information, “ applicant’s details,” and “residence details,” then select the type of documents to be legalized. Specify the country where the documents will be used.
Note: The agent must select the notary office that has notarized the documents to be legalized.
Upload the requested supporting documents and click next.
Required attachments when the documents to be legalized are the Civil Registry Documents:
Required attachments when the documents to be legalized are Academic Documents
Required attachments when the documents are to be legalized are Judicial Documents
Required attachments when the documents are to be legalized are Notarial acts Documents
Applicants can choose their preferred mode of payment. For more information about payment modes, click here.
Upon submission, the user’s application will be processed by the selected Embassy offices and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rwanda. They will receive an email or SMS notifying them about any change in the status of their application.
Once the processing officers approve the user’s application, they will receive their e-certificate containing a QR code via email or download it on the IremboGov platform. This QR code will have the legalized documents embedded in it.