Rwanda passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Rwanda passport can enter 38 countries visa-free and 25 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #68.

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Visa-free destinations (38)

Countries you can enter on a Rwanda passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Angola AO Barbados BB Benin BJ Burundi BI Central African Republic CF Chad TD Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Cook Islands CK Côte d'Ivoire CI Dominica DM Ecuador EC Ghana GH Grenada GD Guinea GN Haiti HT Jordan JO Kenya KE Kiribati KI Liberia LR Malawi MW Maldives MV Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Philippines PH Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST Senegal SN Singapore SG Somalia SO St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Uganda UG Vanuatu VU

Visa on arrival (25)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Rwanda passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Congo (Rep.) CG Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Indonesia ID Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Mali ML Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL South Sudan SS Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (34)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Antigua and Barbuda AG Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Botswana BW Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE India IN Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Malaysia MY Mauritania MR Moldova MD Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK St. Helena SH Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (127)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Rwanda passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Belize BZ Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR British Virgin Islands VG Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Chile CL China CN Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Eritrea ER Estonia EE eSwatini SZ Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Fiji FJ Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Jamaica JM Japan JP Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Lesotho LS Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Myanmar MM Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU Rwanda RW San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Africa ZA South Korea KR Spain ES St. Lucia LC St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Rwanda passport?

    Holders of a Rwanda passport have visa-free access to 38 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 25 more, for a total of 63 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 37 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Rwanda passport?

    The Rwanda passport is ranked #68 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 66.

  • Where do Rwanda passport holders need a visa?

    Rwanda passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 127 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Rwanda travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Ghana is the most-flown visa-free destination from Rwanda, with 1 non-stop routes.

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