Dear National Public Prosecution Authority,

Under Law No. 04/2013 relating to access to information, I request information concerning the procedure for applicants living abroad who cannot apply for a Criminal Record Certificate through Irembo because they do not have a valid Rwandan national ID or foreigner ID.

Please provide:

1. The standard procedure or guidelines governing applications referred through Rwandan embassies or diplomatic missions.
2. The official documents accepted to establish identity and previous residence in Rwanda where the applicant does not have a Rwandan or foreigner ID.
3. The respective roles of NPPA, Irembo and diplomatic missions in processing these applications.
4. The number of such applications received, approved, rejected and pending in 2025 and from January to July 2026.
5. Aggregate reasons for rejection or delay.
6. The diplomatic missions currently able to process or assist with these applications.

Please provide existing procedural documents electronically and statistics in spreadsheet format where available.

If any part of this request is held by another institution, please transfer that part to the appropriate institution. And, if any requested information cannot be disclosed, please provide the portion that can be disclosed and state the legal basis for withholding the remainder.

Pursuant to Ministerial Order No. 007/07.01/13 of 27/12/2013 determining the time limit for the provision of informatio, I look forward to a response on this request as soon as possible and within the applicable statutory period.

Yours faithfully,
KAYIRANGA Gaius

Yours faithfully,

KAYIRANGA Gaius

Dear National Public Prosecution Authority,

I am writing to follow up on my Access to Information request submitted on 10 August 2026 concerning "criminal-record certificate applications from applicants living abroad who do not hold a Rwandan national ID or foreigner ID."

To date, I have not received a response or acknowledgement. The applicable period for responding to the request has now elapsed under Law No. 04/2013 of 08/02/2013 relating to Access to Information and the relevant regulations.

I would therefore be grateful if the National Public Prosecution Authority could provide the requested information at its earliest convenience.

If any part of the requested information cannot be disclosed, I would appreciate a written explanation identifying the legal basis for withholding that information. Where only part of the information is exempt from disclosure, I would appreciate receiving the portions that can be disclosed.

I remain happy to receive the requested information electronically.

Yours faithfully,

Kayiranga

Dear National Public Prosecution Authority,

Thank you for getting back to me.

I believe there may be a misunderstanding regarding the nature of my request.

I am not submitting an application for a Criminal Record Certificate, and I am not requesting assistance with an individual certificate application. Therefore, I do not have an application number to provide.

My request is an Access to Information request under Law No. 04/2013, seeking information about the existing procedure and administration of Criminal Record Certificate applications by people living abroad who do not have a valid Rwandan national ID or foreigner ID.

In particular, I am requesting information on:

1. The procedure or guidelines for such applications, including applications facilitated through Rwandan diplomatic missions;
2. The documents accepted to establish identity and previous residence in Rwanda where the applicant does not have a Rwandan or foreigner ID;
3. The respective roles of NPPA, Irembo and diplomatic missions;
4. Aggregate statistics on applications received, approved, rejected and pending in 2025 and January–July 2026;
5. Aggregate reasons for rejection or delay; and
6. The diplomatic missions currently able to process or assist with these applications.

I would therefore be grateful if the request could be reviewed as an Access to Information request, rather than as an individual application for a Criminal Record Certificate.

The initial request was submitted on 10 August 2026 via this email address.

If NPPA does not hold some or all of the requested information, I would appreciate an indication of which institution holds it, or the appropriate transfer/referral in accordance with the applicable access to information framework.

I remain happy to receive the requested information electronically.

Yours faithfully,

Kayiranga

Dear National Public Prosecution Authority,

I am following up again on my Access to Information request submitted on 10 August 2026 concerning the procedure for criminal-record certificate applications by people living abroad who do not hold a Rwandan national ID or foreigner ID.

To restate the nature of the request: this is a request for information under Law No. 04/2013 of 08/02/2013 relating to Access to Information, not an application for an individual Criminal Record Certificate, so there is no application number to provide. I confirmed this in my message of 21 September 2026.

To date I have not received the requested information, a decision, or an acknowledgement of that clarification. The period prescribed by Ministerial Order No. 007/07.01/13 of 27 December 2013 of a maximum of three (3) working days from the receipt of the application has long elapsed.

I would be grateful if the request could now be handled as an Access to Information request: either provide the requested procedural documents and statistics, issue a written decision stating the legal basis for withholding any part of them, or transfer the relevant part to the institution that holds it and inform me accordingly.

Yours faithfully,
Kayiranga