Apply In-Person:

1. Renewing a National Identity Card (ID) Card is available in National Identification Authority contact link
2. The applicant must fill-in all the necessary information in the application form.
3. The applicant should make sure to carry both photocopies and originals of all the documents that are needed for completing this procedure.
4. Documents that are needed for completing this procedure are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant must attach all the necessary documents along with the application form before submitting it at the office.
6. The Fee for this procedure will be mentioned by the concerned authorities.
7. If all these procedures were followed properly by the applicant, the license will be renewed within a stipulated period of time.
8. If there is no information regarding the license is provided, the applicant should visit the office to know the status of their application.

• Completed Application Form
• Memorandum and Articles of the Association
• Certificate of Incorporation
• Ownership Certificate or Lease/Tenant Agreement of the business premises
• TIN (Tax identification number) Certificate
• Latest Income Tax Clearance Certificate
• Expired National ID Card

National Identification Authority,
Headquarters, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Contact No: +255 673 333 444
Fax No: +255 735 201 020
Email Address: nida.tanzania@nida.go.tz

Zanzibar Headquarters,
Zanzibar
Contact No: +255 673 333 444
Fax No: +255 735 201 020
Email Address: nida.zanzibar@nida.go.tz
Contact link

• Any individual with an expired national identity card is eligible for this procedure.

• The fee for this procedure has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

• Renewal of a national identity card is valid for the period mentioned in it.

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• The processing time for this procedure will be provided by concerned authorities.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the Applicant
• Contact Number
• Expired License Number
• Postal Address
• Email Address
• TIN Number
• Signature

• Any individuals in Tanzania who has an expired national ID card must renew the license.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• National Identification Authority link

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