MORE NATIONALITIES NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR VISA TO RWANDA
(Posted 28th October 2014)
A regular source from Kigali has sent out an urgent alert that various changes to the immigration regulations in Rwanda will come into effect on November 01st this year. Notably will German citizens now have to pay a 30 US Dollars Visa fee from which they were previously exempted in order to obtain a visitor pass not exceeding 30 days.
Equally affected are nationals of Australia, Israel, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America while citizens of Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and from Mauritius remain exempted from having to pay a Visa fee for stays up to 90 days under a tourist Visa. Citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo remain also exempted from paying Visa fees under bilateral CEPGL arrangements – inspite the fact that Congo DR has more recently attempted to make Rwandans entering their country pay.
Visitors from member states of the African Union will continue to get Visa on arrival but those not exempted from Visa fees will have to pay at the immigration desk on entry at Kigali International Airport, or of course on land borders.
Visa applications can be processed on line, through Rwanda’s diplomatic missions abroad or else on arrival in Kigali in person.
Also available for tourists is the common East African tourist Visa at a cost of 100 US Dollars which covers Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya and is valid for up to 90 days for foreign tourists. The same form of Visa will be valid for up to 180 days for expatriates living in either of the three countries with multiple re-entries, also costing 100 US Dollars.
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One Response
Please advise the Rwandan authorities that neither me, my family nor friends will be visiting thank you. I would have thought that a Country desperate for money would try to encourage tourists. We can visit hundreds of Countries without paying for visas. Why on earth would we pay to visit a place like Rwanda? No thank you.