Identification and Traveling document Identification
Valid in
This passport is valid for all countries
Eligibility
Rwandan citizenship
Expiration
5-10 years
The Rwandan passport is issued Rwandan citizens for international travel. Rwanda started issuing East African CommunityBiometric Passport also known as E-Passport(With which entry to all east African countries is visa-free) in June 2019 replacing the old ones that will only stay valid until June 2021, The new passports are valid for five years and ten years. Ordinary, service, and diplomatic passports are issued.
Applications are made through Irembo site.[1]
Rwandans travel freely in two(2) neighboring countries [Uganda and Kenya] with only ID.
As of 1 January 2021, Rwandan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 62 countries and territories, ranking the Rwandan passport 76th in terms of travel freedom (tied with Bhutanese, Chadian, Chinese and Malian passports) according to the Henley visa restrictions index.[2]
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