# Visa policy of Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda, a member of the East African Community, allows citizens of all countries that are not visa-exempt to obtain a visa on arrival. In addition, they may also obtain an e-Visa online before departure.
All visitors must have a passport valid for at least 6 months with at least one empty page. Kenyans and Ugandans may use an ID card in lieu of a passport to enter Rwanda.

## Visa exemption

Citizens of the following countries are exempt from paying entry fees and may enter Rwanda without a visa for the following period:
| Burundi  Kenya | South Sudan  Tanzania | Uganda |
| Angola  Benin  Central African Republic  Chad  DR Congo  Côte d'Ivoire  Ghana | Guinea  Haiti  Indonesia  Jordan  Mauritius  Philippines  Qatar | Saint Kitts and Nevis  São Tomé and Príncipe  Senegal  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore |
| Albania  Algeria  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Armenia  Australia  Bahamas  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belgium  Belize  Botswana  Brunei  Bulgaria  Burkina Faso  Cambodia  Cameroon  Canada  Cape Verde  Comoros  Congo  Cyprus | Djibouti  Dominica  Egypt  Equatorial Guinea  Eritrea  Eswatini  Ethiopia  Fiji  France  Gabon  Gambia  Greece  Grenada  Guinea-Bissau  Guyana  India  Jamaica  Kiribati  Laos  Lebanon  Lesotho  Liberia | Libya  Luxembourg  Madagascar  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives  Mali  Malta  Mauritania  Moldova  Monaco  Morocco  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Niger  Nigeria  North Macedonia  Pakistan  Papua New Guinea  Romania | Sahrawi Republic  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa  Solomon Islands  Somalia  South Africa  Sri Lanka  Sudan  Switzerland  Togo  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Tunisia  Tuvalu  United Kingdom  Vanuatu  Vietnam  Zambia  Zimbabwe |
Holders of diplomatic and service category passports of China, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, India, Israel, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates do not require a visa for up to 90 days (unless otherwise stated).
In addition, citizens of China holding passports endorsed "for public affairs" do not need a visa for a maximum stay of 90 days.
On November 2, 2023, Rwanda President has announced the impending removal of visa fees for all African visitor.
In September 2024, Rwanda signed mutual visa waiver agreements with the Dominican Republic, Dominica and the Bahamas which are yet to be ratified. Rwanda signed visa exemption agreements for holders of diplomatic and service passports with Azerbaijan in September 2023 and with Kazakhstan in September 2024 and they are yet to be ratified.

## Visa on arrival

Visitors from all countries have been eligible for visa on arrival since 1 January 2018. Citizens of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa countries that are not visa exempt receive visas valid for 90 days, while other visitors are granted visas valid for 30 days. Since 10 March 2020, nationals of member states of either the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations or La Francophonie are waived visa fees that are normally payable when obtaining a visa on arrival.

## Electronic Visa (e-Visa)

Citizens of countries that are not visa-exempt may also obtain a visa online or at a Rwandan diplomatic mission, if they prefer. An entry visa is valid for a single entry for a period not exceeding 30 days and is processed within three working days.