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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 process

Ordinary Passport is issued to any Rwandan who fulfills the necessary requirements to facilitate his/her travels outside the country.

  1. All applications are submitted through IREMBO platform.
  2. The applicant will then be notified by the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE), though SMS, to visit the DGIE offices to provide their biometrics (the 10 fingerprints and the digital photo).
  3. The applicant will then be issued with the e-Passport.

Note: Children below 16 years old are not required to give biometrics.


Processing time:

4 working days for first application and 2 working days for renewal.


Validity:

A child’s passport (under 16 years) is valid for 2 or 5 years
An adult’s passport (16+ years) valid for 5 or 10 years


Application fees:

  •  A child passport costs 25,000 FRW
  • An adult passport valid for 5 years costs 75,000 FRW
  • An adult passport valid for 10 years costs 100,000 FRW

 

Laissez-Passer


The DGIE also issues the Laissez-Passer, a travel document that is valid for 2 years and can be used to travel to:

  • Republic of Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
  • Republic of Kenya
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  •  Republic of Uganda
  •  Republic of Sudan

 

Application requirements:

  • The Recommendation letter issued at the administrative cell level;
  • Copy of valid identity card and presentation of the original identity card
  • 1 recent coloured passport size photo with white background and all features of the face;
  • Payment slip of 10,000 Frw paid to Irembo for applicants of 16 years old and above and 5,000 Frw for applicants below 16 years of age.
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