Uganda NID

Uganda's national identification system providing a unique number for citizens and residents.

Overview

Type: eID (database)
URL: https://nira.go.ug
Approximate Adoption: 27,000,000 users
Geography: Uganda
Continent: Africa
Level of Assurance: LOA 1

Integration with Trinsic

Uganda NID verification is integrated into Trinsic's identity acceptance network allowing businesses to verify users against the government system of record in Uganda.

Permission required: Yes, this method requires registration before you can activate it for your users. Please contact Trinsic to begin this process.
Cost: Contact the Trinsic team.

User Flow

The user provides their National ID number (NIN), card number, and date of birth. The system verifies that the provided information matches the government database records.

Direct Mode Bypass

In direct mode, customers can bypass form-fill steps by passing known identity data about the user when launching the integration.

How to Test

Make sure you are working within your "Test" environment. Then follow the steps for your method below:

Add uganda-nid-match-2 to a verification profile in your "Test" environment.
Enter the following credentials:
- National ID: 00000000000000
- Card Number: 000000000
- Date of Birth: 2000-09-20