Djibouti - Registration of a Vehicle

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Procedure

How to apply

1. You should visit the Ministry of equipment and transport, Directorate of Mines and Road Safety office near you and approach the service desk and express your interest.
2. Fill out the Vehicle registration declaration form and attach the supporting documents (listed below under "Required Documents") and submit them to the attending official for verification and processing.
3. Pay the required fees, upon which you will be issued with a receipts/acknowledge slips.
4. If the authorized official/Register is satisfied that all the documents are in order and all the required fees payment made, you will be issued with the vehicle registration card within 2 to 3 days.
   
   

Note : If the vehicle was purchased by a dealer in the Republic of Djibouti, the latter takes care of the vehicle registration procedure

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Required Documents

If the vehicle to be registered was imported from abroad, the documents to be supplied are:

• Certificate for vehicle registration (AIV) issued by customs
• Customs-issued receipt
• Interpol certificate issued by the Police
• Applicant's national identity card/Passport
  
  

In the case of registration of a used vehicle, the documents to be supplied are:

• Certificate for vehicle registration (AIV) issued by customs
• Customs-issued receipt
• Interpol certificate issued by the Police
• Applicant's national identity card/passport
• RAD (Régie Auto de Djibouti) issued after the technical inspection of the vehicle

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of equipment and transport
Directorate of Mines and Road Safety
Address: Commune RAS DIKA, SNAKE TRAY, AV. IDRISS O. GUELLEH
P.O BOX 2501 DJIBOUTI
Telephone +253 21250969
Fax +253 21358206
Email address: [email protected]
Website: Link
Working hours: Sunday – Thursday 8am to 5pm

Eligibility

• Service is open to all

Fees

• The costs of the gray card
• 3 stamps of 1000 DJF
• 2000 DJF to obtain the INTERPOL certificate
• 450 DJF for vehicle registration declaration forms (Imprimerie Nationale)
• Addition fees plus the above fees for used vehicles 10,000 DJF for RAD
  
  

NB:

• The cost of a gray card depends on the car horse power i.e. 1 horse = 4500DJF
• The cost of the technical control is 3000 DJF for a taxi and 4000 DJF for a Bus.

Validity

• Validity period is forever unless charge of ownership.

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Processing Time

• Within 2 to 3 working days after deposit of the application.

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Required Information

MOTOR VEHICLE PARTICULARS

• Type of vehicle motor vehicle/ trailer/ motor cycle
• Make of the vehicle
• Body type.
• Other vehicle description
• Year of manufacture.
• Tare weight in kilograms
• Manufactures chasis or frame number
• Number of axles
• Value
• Principal body color
• Is it a new vehicle No Yes?
• Has the vehicle previously been registered No Yes?
• Use of the vehicle
• Expected normal location of vehicle
• Method of propulsion (Petrol, Diesel, Other oil, Steam)
  
  

APPLICANTS PARTICULARS:

• Name
• Occupation
• Name of Institution /Company employed
• Telephone Number
• Postal Address

Need for the Document

• All vehicles either new or used are required to be registered by the Directorate of Mines and Road Safety, so as to prove ownership and be able to operate in Djibouti legally.
• The Registration Book is issued to the car owner later by the Registrar. However, if the motor vehicle is bought on credit, the Registration Book will show joint owners and it will be released to the financier who will retain it until the loan is repaid. The transfer will then be affected to remove joint ownership. The dealer will obtain from the vehicle buyer the necessary information and documents for the motor vehicle registration.

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