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Quick information guide

The Rwanda DGIE issues 3 types of Passports:

  • Ordinary Passport: issued to any Rwandan who fulfills the necessary requirements to facilitate his/her travels outside the country;
  • The Service Passport: issued to Rwandan nationals or non-nationals (delegates of Rwanda) traveling abroad on official mission; and
  • The Diplomatic Passport: issued to high ranking officials in the country or to those representing Rwanda abroad and others as may be specified by the ministerial order.

Contacts

Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE)
KG 7 Ave
Kacyiru, Kigali,
Gasabo
P. O. BOX 6229
Kigali, Rwanda
Tel: +250 788 809 607 ; +250 788 80 96 27 ; +250 78 889 9971
Email: production@migration.gov.rw ;

visa@migration.gov.rw ;

info@migration.gov.rw ;

passport@migration.gov.rw;
www.migration.gov.rw

Immigration information

Known as the “Land of a thousand Hills”, Rwanda is situated in East – central Africa, bordered by Uganda to the North, Tanzania to the East, Burundi to the South and the Democratic Republic of Congo to the West.

The Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE) is in charge of Immigration and Emigration matters, issuance of Passports identification cards for foreigners living in Rwanda.

Important note:

Starting 1 January 2018, all foreign nationals traveling to Rwanda can be issued a visa on arrival at Kigali International Airport or any official border point.

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Passport application checklist

Applicants of 16 years and above

  • Rwandan identity card
  • Payment of required application fee

 

Applicants below 16 years (Children)

Child with legally married parents

  • Application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration signed by both parents;
  • 1 recent colored passport size photo with white background;
  • Copy of both parents’ identity cards;
  • Child’s birth certificate;
  • Parents’ marriage certificate; and
  • Payment of 25,000 FRW

 

Child under 16 years old who lost both parents

  • Application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration signed by the guardian(s)
  • One recently taken colored passport size photo with white background
  • Copy of the guardian’s identity card(s)
  • Child’s birth certificate
  • Death certificate for both parents
  • Copy of a legal guardianship
  • Payment of 25,000 FRW

 

Child who lost one parent

  • Application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration signed by the living parent
  • One recently taken colored passport size photo with white background
  • Copy of the living parent’s Identity Card
  • Child’s birth certificate
  • Death certificate of the deceased parent
  • Payment of 25,000 FRW

 

Child with divorced parents

  • Application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration signed by both parents
  • One recently taken colored passport size photo with white background
  • Child’s birth certificate
  • Copy of the identity cards of both parents
  • Copy of divorce judgment
  • Payment of 25,000 FRW

 

Child whose parents are not legally married

  • Application letter addressed to the Director General of Immigration and Emigration signed by both parents
  • One recently taken colored passport size photo with white background
  • Copy of the identity card of both parents
  • Child’s birth certificate
  • Celibacy certificate of the mother
  • In case the child stays with the father, he presents the certificate of recognition issued by the sector authorities
  • Payment of 25,000 FRW

 

NB:

  • The passports issued up to 27th June 2019 shall be valid until 27th June 2021.
  • In case of loss or theft of passport, the applicant shall present the certificate issued by the competent authority
  • If it is established that there was a negligence on the person whose passport was lost, stolen or damaged, the application fees is increased by 50%.
  • In case of loss, theft or damage of passport, the applicant is subjected to interview for explanations on circumstances under which it happened.
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