This service allows Rwandans living abroad to legalize Power of Attorney for transfer of property ownership. Applicants can legalize Power of attorney to transfer either movable properties or immovable properties to Rwanda. This service is provided by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MINAFFET). Here is a brief overview of how an agent can assist a user in applying for the service.
The service fee is USD 15, and the processing time is 3 days.
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
Conditional attachments depend on the type of legalization document.
Follow these simple steps to help a user to 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 Power of Attorney for transfer of property".
Read the service description and the required attachments and click apply.
Fill in the applicant’s information i.e applicant details and residence details, then select the documents to be legalized, the Embassy office, and the name of the foreign legalizing institution.
Enter the representative details and the validity of the power of attorney.
Upload the requested supporting documents and click next.
Verify that the applicant’s information is true, enter their phone number and email address, check the verification box, and click Submit.
A billing Number/ID (88…) will be generated for payment. Click Pay.
Applicants can choose their preferred mode of payment. For more information about payment modes, click here.
Once the application is approved, the applicants are notified that their e-certificate is ready for download on the IremboGov platform. The user can send the certificate to the institution that requested it.