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Rwanda passport: visa requirements for Africa

A Rwanda passport gives visa-free entry to 16 African countries, visa on arrival in 16 more, and e-visa or eTA access to 11. A visa must be arranged in advance for 10. That puts Rwanda at #7 of 54 in our intra-African passport ranking (visa-free plus visa on arrival), based on January 2025 data.

Data snapshot: January 2025. Confirm with the destination's embassy before you book.

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Where Rwanda passport holders can go in Africa

Visa-free (16)

Angola (30d)Benin (90d)Burundi (90d)Central African Republic (90d)Chad (90d)DR CongoGhana (60d)GuineaKenyaMauritius (90d)Senegal (90d)Seychelles (90d)São Tomé and Príncipe (15d)Tanzania (90d)The Gambia (90d)Uganda (90d)

Visa on arrival (16)

Cabo VerdeComorosDjiboutiEthiopiaGuinea-BissauMadagascarMaliMauritaniaMozambiqueNamibiaNigeriaRepublic of the CongoSierra LeoneSouth SudanZambiaZimbabwe

e-Visa (10)

BotswanaBurkina FasoCameroonEquatorial GuineaGabonLesothoLibyaMalawiSomaliaTogo

Electronic travel authorisation (eTA) (1)

Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)

Visa required in advance (10)

AlgeriaEgyptEritreaEswatiniLiberiaMoroccoNigerSouth AfricaSudanTunisia

Full list

DestinationEntry requirement
AlgeriaVisa required in advance
AngolaVisa-free, up to 30 days
BeninVisa-free, up to 90 days
Botswanae-Visa
Burkina Fasoe-Visa
BurundiVisa-free, up to 90 days
Cabo VerdeVisa on arrival
Cameroone-Visa
Central African RepublicVisa-free, up to 90 days
ChadVisa-free, up to 90 days
ComorosVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa-free
DjiboutiVisa on arrival
EgyptVisa required in advance
Equatorial Guineae-Visa
EritreaVisa required in advance
EswatiniVisa required in advance
EthiopiaVisa on arrival
Gabone-Visa
GhanaVisa-free, up to 60 days
GuineaVisa-free
Guinea-BissauVisa on arrival
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)Electronic travel authorisation (eTA)
KenyaVisa-free
Lesothoe-Visa
LiberiaVisa required in advance
Libyae-Visa
MadagascarVisa on arrival
Malawie-Visa
MaliVisa on arrival
MauritaniaVisa on arrival
MauritiusVisa-free, up to 90 days
MoroccoVisa required in advance
MozambiqueVisa on arrival
NamibiaVisa on arrival
NigerVisa required in advance
NigeriaVisa on arrival
Republic of the CongoVisa on arrival
SenegalVisa-free, up to 90 days
SeychellesVisa-free, up to 90 days
Sierra LeoneVisa on arrival
Somaliae-Visa
South AfricaVisa required in advance
South SudanVisa on arrival
SudanVisa required in advance
São Tomé and PríncipeVisa-free, up to 15 days
TanzaniaVisa-free, up to 90 days
The GambiaVisa-free, up to 90 days
Togoe-Visa
TunisiaVisa required in advance
UgandaVisa-free, up to 90 days
ZambiaVisa on arrival
ZimbabweVisa on arrival

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