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V11 - East African Tourist Visa

RwandaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

Applications for the East African Tourist Visa may be made on arrival, online, at a Rwandan mission in the applicant’s country of residence or another designated place.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

This route covers foreign tourists visiting countries that are signatories to the East Africa Tourist Visa agreement or a similar agreement.

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  • DGIE Visitors visa page, V11 subsection
    This visa is issued to a foreign tourist who intends to visit countries signatories to the agreement on the establishment of the East Africa Tourist Visa and its revenue sharing or any similar agreement.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The East African Tourist Visa's validity, usage and number of entries depend on the agreement between concerned parties.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The DGIE lists a genuine acceptable travel document valid for at least six months. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence requirements.

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Limits of the record
  • The page subsection does not list the other evidence types; this does not establish that none can be required under another rule.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Applications may be made on arrival, online, at a Rwandan mission in the applicant’s country of residence or another designated place. Extension may be granted in exceptional circumstances.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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