Rwanda - Transfer of Individual Land With Certificate of Registration of Emphyteutic Lease in Kigali

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Procedure

Apply In-Person
Notarise the purchase agreement documents by:

1. Visiting the land office in your region, and submit the agreement to the notary officer for notarisation
2. The officer will verify your documents and if in order you will be requested to pay the notary fees
3. Visit the Bank of Kigali to pay the notary fees and submit the payment receipt to the notary office
4. The documents will be notarised and issued you.

Obtain emphyteutic lease for land with certificate of registration of emphyteutic lease by:

1. Visit the district land office in your district to obtain the private surveyors fee and pay it the at Bank of Kigali : Note that the surveyor’s fees are determined by the district council
2. Prepare a lease hold transfer request letter addressed to the district mayor and attach all the required documents and submit it to the district land office for verification
3. Upon verification, you will be issued with a stamped request transfer letter and you will book an appointment for the site visit survey. Keep in mind that the Site visits take place on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
4. On the day of the survey, district engineers will visit the property with you the buyer or seller and an authorised private contractors (only in the case of unregistered land or if the existing deed plan was not done using GPS), They will conduct the survey and submit the findings to the district office
5. Upon successful survey, obtain an invoice for land lease, transfer fees and the deed plan Note that If the lease fees for the year in which the transfer is being made has already been paid, you will only pay the transfer fees
6. Pay the lease hold and transfer fee at the Bank of Kigali and obtain the payment slip
7. Submit the payment slips to the district land office then your request will be complete and you will issued with an emphyteutic lease contract and certificate of registration of emphyteutic

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Required Documents

• Notarized purchase agreement
• Deed plan
• Emphyteutic lease contract
• Certificate of registration of emphyteutic lease
• Temporary certificate for systematic land registration
• Application letter to the district mayor requesting land lease transfer signed by the seller
• Marriage certificate
• Certificate of celibacy
• Payment slips
• Identification documents

Office Locations & Contacts

NYARUGENGE DISTRICT OFFICE
Avenue de la Paix ,
kigaliTel: +250 252 570 799
Tel. 1: +250 252 570 799
Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

• Foreign residents and Citizens

Fees

• RWF 60,000 for private surveyor’s fees for the deed plan
• RWF 20,000 for transfer fees
• Land lease amount in Kigali City varies according to location, usage and the size of land.

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Sample Documents

• Application letter (sample)
• Modified certificate of registration of emphyteutic lease
• Modified emphyteutic lease contract

Processing Time

• 8 to 19 days

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Required Information

• Names
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• Land details and location
• Dates
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Need for the Document

• This is documents prove ownership of land

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