This service allows landowners to apply to merge two or more parcels into a bigger one. After successfully processing the application, the applicant is given a new plot document with a single UPI for all merged parcels. This service is provided by the National Land Authority (NLA).
The processing time is 30 working days, and the service is free of charge.
Prerequisites:
Applicants should have a Rwandan National ID number and passports for foreigners.
Rwandans and foreigners should have the land’s Unique Parcel Identifier (UPI).
Applicants should have a valid phone number, email address, or both.
Required attachments
Application form
Note: Parcels to be merged must be registered to the same person(s), have common boundaries(adjacent), have the same land use and land tenure regime, and be located in the same cell.
ApplyFollow these simple steps to help a user apply for land merging:
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 Land, click on “Land Merging”.
Click on Apply.
Click on the Download icon to get the application form, complete it, and attach it to the submission.
Fill in the Applicant Details and the parcel details to be merged. A church/NGO/cooperative/professional association should have a name, a gazette number, an address, and a UPI. In contrast, a company should have a name, a TIN, an address, and a UPI.
Upload the application and click Next to proceed.
Verify that the user’s information is accurate, enter their phone number and/or email address, check the verification box, and click on Submit.
An application number (B2…...) will be generated for the applicant to track their application status
NOTE:
After applying and successfully submitting the application via IremboGov, applicants will receive a notification via SMS/Email once approved. When the new land document with updated land use is ready, the applicant will receive an SMS notification and can download their new E-land title(s) on the NLA portal.