Compliance requirements for Rwanda

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Requirements for Starter Businesses

  • Your contact or business owner information.

  • A valid means of government-issued identification — National ID card, Passport, Driver’s License, Voter’s ID, Birth Certificate.

  • Personal bank account information (this will also include a bank statement or a confirmation letter from your bank, which is a letter from your bank confirming your account details).

  • A document to stand as a proof of address (the provided document should not be older than six months).

Requirements for Registered Businesses

For Rwanda-based Registered businesses, we require different information based on your Registration type. We've outlined a brief overview of the different Registration types and the information we require below:

Registration type

Documents required

Trust

  • Trust deed.

  • You will also need to provide information on at least one director of your business.

  • Finally, you will need to identify people who own at least 25% of this business.

Partnerships

  • Partnership deed.

  • Registration Number: this is the Partnership registration number.

  • You will also need to provide information on at least one director of your business.

  • Finally, you will need to identify people who own at least 25% of this business.

Individual enterprise

  • Certificate of Registration: a copy of the Certificate of Enterprise Registration/Incorporation.

  • You will need to identify people who own at least 25% of this business.

Incorporated company

  • Certificate of Registration: a copy of the Enterprise Registration/Incorporation Certificate.

  • Memorandum and Articles of Association.

  • Tax Identification Number.

  • You will also need to provide information on at least one director of your business.

  • Finally, you will need to identify people who own at least 25% of this business.