Rwanda visa for Ireland citizens

Visa Updates

Yellow Fever

Rwanda is a yellow-fever affected country so it's recommended to get Yellow Fever vaccination before travel as it may be required while returning to your home country or entering any other country. Yellow Fever shots are generally valid for 10 years but it may depend on the location of the clinic

Visa Requirements

1. 📒 Passport, which should be at least have 6 months of validity. You will need a scanned copy of your passport (First and last page) [PDF format] [Max 500KB]
2. 🛏️ Hotel or Local address with their contact details. Bookings or reservation is not required. You can enter details where you are planning to stay. Booking dates should cover your whole stay in Rwanda .i.e you should have accommodation booked for every day you spent there.
3. 💳 Credit/Debit Card for online payment of visa fees.

Visa Process

1. Open Rwanda eVisa Official Website
2. Click on Visa application UNDER Immigration and Emigration
3. Choose visa Application and click on Apply
4. Fill in all your details
5. Fill in your required visa details and currency type
6. Upload all the required documents
7. In the next step, your application will be submitted and follow the steps shown on the screen

You can check application status at https://irembo.gov.rw/support/documents

Visa Fees

Rwanda single entry eVisa costs US$ 50 for a stay of 30 days and with multiple entries, it's US$ 70 for 90 days of validity. You can also apply for a Transit visa for US$ 30 which is valid for 72 hours. While applying you have an option to pay for a visa either online or on arrival. It is recommended to pay Online as it eases your process at the airport and sometimes machines are working. Rwanda eVisa usually takes 3 working days to get processed so keep enough time for it.
 

Important Tips

👉 If you are traveling in a group of 4 to 10 persons, you can apply for a Rwanda Group Tourist eVisa which is a single entry and valid for 30 days. You have to pay US$150 for all members(no matter how many members are). They charge just one fee for all members which saves you a lot of money. 

👉 If you experience any technical issue while applying for eVisa, you can contact Support at http://support.irembo.gov.rw/en/support/home

👉 If you are traveling to Uganda and Kenya along with Rwanda, then you should apply for an East African Tourist Visa as you travel to all 3 countries for 90 days with one visa. It costs US$ 100

👉 Rwanda Visa extension can be renewed by applying online or visiting Immigration Office. Fees depends on case to case basis.