Passport Atlas

Entering Rwanda

Rwanda does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#13

Entry openness

197

Visa free

108

Visa required

0

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Country profile

Capital

Kigali

Population

14.1 million

Area

26,338 km²

Currency

Rwandan franc RWF

Languages

English, French, Kinyarwanda

Time zone

UTC+02:00

Foreign-born

513,316 · 2024

Migrant share

3.6%

Ethnic groups

Hutu, Tutsi, Twa

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type J

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+250

Airports

KGL · KME · GYI

Highlights

Volcanoes National Park
Nyanza
Lake Kivu

Rwanda Passport

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FVisa free108

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