Rwanda visa requirements
The rule for your own passport, from Rwanda's official immigration page, with the date it was last checked. The same answer for every guide in Rwanda: Volcanoes National Park, Kigali, Lake Kivu.
Visa on arrivalup to 30 days
United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Malta, Cyprus, India, South Africa, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland
Free. Rwanda has issued a visa on arrival to every nationality since 2018, and waives the fee for citizens of Commonwealth, African Union and Francophonie member states, for a 30-day stay.
No visa neededup to 90 days
Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, QA, GH, SN, MU, SC
Named by Rwanda’s immigration service for 90 days without a visa.
Visa on arrivalup to 30 days$50 single entry, $70 multiple
United States, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Israel
Issued at the airport without applying in advance. If Kenya or Uganda are on the same trip, the $100 East Africa Tourist Visa covers all three for 90 days.
Visa on arrivalup to 30 daysfree, or up to $50
Every other passport
Every nationality can get a visa on arrival. It is free for Commonwealth, African Union and Francophonie member states and up to $50 for everyone else.
How to get it: Nothing to apply for in advance: the visa is issued at Kigali airport and at the land borders. Do not pack plastic bags — they are banned and taken off you at the airport.
Entry rules change often and depend on your passport, your route and the purpose of the trip. Confirm on the official page before booking.
The guides in Rwanda
Volcanoes National ParkRwandaOne hour with a family of mountain gorillas, on the slopes of five volcanoes
KigaliRwandaA capital spread over a thousand hills, swept clean on the last Saturday of the month
Lake KivuRwandaA deep, cool lake under the volcanoes, where the fishermen sing as they row out at dusk