Rwanda: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 30
- Consulates
- 7
- missions abroad
- 31
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 197
Live & travel in Rwanda
Monthly budget
$1,150/mo
Prices vs USA: 26%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 1,476.88 RWF
Internet access
32%
of people online
Air quality
36
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
French, English, Swahili
Emergency
112 · 912
Plug types
Europlug, BS 1363, Type E
Calling code
+250
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Jun 3, 2026
2.9
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost4.7
- Safety2.8
- Internet access1.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate4.9
SOS · Rwanda112Restaurants, cafés and dishes in RwandaUgali
Government consensus
Increased caution· 1 of 3 governments- United StatesReconsider travel· parts of the country
- United KingdomIncreased caution· parts of the country
- CanadaNormal precautions· parts of the country
Sources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Upcoming public holidays
- Dec 25, 2026 · Christmas Day
- Dec 26, 2026 · Boxing Day
- Jan 1, 2027 · New Year’s Day
- Jan 2, 2027 · Public Holiday
- Feb 1, 2027 · Heroes Day
- Mar 9, 2027 · End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
- Mar 26, 2027 · Good Friday
- Mar 29, 2027 · Easter Monday
Cities in Rwanda
Traveller essentials · Rwanda
- Emergency
- 112 · 912
- Calling code
- +250
- Currency
- RWF
- Plug types
- Europlug, BS 1363, E
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Kigali
- Time zone
- Africa/Kigali
Foreign missions in Rwanda
BelgiumKigali1BurundiKigali1ChinaKigali1CzechiaKigali1DenmarkKigali1EgyptKigali1EthiopiaKigali1FranceKigali1GermanyKigali1GuineaKigali1IndiaKigali1JapanKigali1KenyaKigali1LibyaKigali1MoroccoKigali1NetherlandsKigali1NigeriaKigali1PolandKigali1RussiaKigali1South AfricaKigali1SwedenKigali1SwitzerlandKigali1TanzaniaKigali1TürkiyeKigali1UgandaKigali1UkraineKigali1United Arab EmiratesKigali1United KingdomKigali1United StatesKigali1Vatican CityKigali1
Rwanda missions abroad
AngolaLuanda1BangladeshChittagong1BelgiumBrussels1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1DR CongoKinshasa1FranceParis1GermanyBerlin, Tutzing2GuineaConakry1IndiaNew Delhi1IsraelTel Aviv1JapanTokyo1KenyaNairobi1LiechtensteinVaduz1NetherlandsThe Hague1PolandWarsaw1Republic of the CongoBrazzaville1RussiaMoscow1SingaporeSingapore1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SwedenStockholm1SwitzerlandGeneva1TanzaniaDar es Salaam1TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul2UgandaKampala1United KingdomLondon1United StatesWashington, D.C.2
Who can enter Rwanda without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Rwanda?
30 missions, 30 countries.
Emergency: Rwanda?
112 (fire department), 912 (emergency medical services), 112 (police)
Who can enter Rwanda without a visa?
197: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, and Belize…