Consular Services
Visa & Residence Permits
INFORMATION ABOUT VISA AND RESIDENCE PERMITS
(Starting from 2011-06-20)
Click on any of the categories bellow for more information:
* Instructions on payments for each category of VISA
A) VISA CATEGORIES
1. V-1 Entry visa
• V1 Entry Visa
• V2 Crew Pass
• VP-Visitors Pass
2. Q-Transit Visa
• Q-1 Transit visa
3. Tourist Visa
• T1-Tourists
• T2-Tourist
• T3-Family
• T4-Official Diplomat
• T5-Job Search
• T6-Conference
• T7-Business
• T8-Medical Treatment
• T9-Group Tourist
• T10-Itinerant Business
• T11-Bridging
4. Residence Permits
B) CATEGORY OF PERMITS
1. Temporary Resident Permits
A- Prospecting and Mining
B- Agriculture, animal husbandry and related activities
C- Prescribed Professionals
D- Diplomats
E- Government or Parastatal Employee
F- Specific Manufacturing and Processing
G- Specific Trade, Business and services
H- Specific Employement by Specific Employer
I- Approved Religious Activities
J- Hospitality Industry and Related Activities
K- Person with Assured Income
M- Dependant Pass
N- Student Pass and Occupational Trainee
P- Voluntary Worker and Holiday Worker
R- Special Pass
S- Frontier Pass
W- Information Technology and its related activities
X- Transport and logistics
Z- Other Investments
2. Permanent resident Permit
L-1 Resident Exceeding Five Year
L-2 Exceptional Considerations
L-3 Ket Staff of Multinational Companies
L-4 Diaspora
L-C Child
L-M Spouse
Note: For convenience, passport applicants should arrange for Passport delivery and collection to/from the Embassy of Rwanda.
Requirements of a Visa applicant:
- A valid Passport for at least three to six Months
- Application letter specifying type of visa required;
- A recently taken passport size photo (4 cm x 4cm);
- A complete filled application form (see website: www.migration.gov.rw)
- Payment (see payment details) to Embassy's Account below
- Proof must be sent together with the Passport & other documents required
- Indicate the duration of the Visit, Expected arrive date and Departure date
- Contacts for the Host ie; Name, Phone & E-mail Address/Hotel Reservation
- Visa applicant should arrange for Passport Posting to & from the Embassy
ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
BANK NAME: SEB
BANK ADDRESS: SE-106 40 STOCKHOLM, SVEAVAGEN 8
Note 1: For convenience, passport applicants should arrange for Passport collection from the Embassy of Rwanda.
Note 2: For Rwandese living in Visa exempt countries, but who possess temporary (none-citizen) foreign passports, we advise them to apply for a Visa as it might be needed by airport officials in most countries prior to boading any flight. Only a valid citizenry passport is recognised by airport migration officials.
* for more information, you can call or write to the Embassy on:
Tel: 087561971/0850001970
or
E-mail: consular@sweden.embassy.gov.rw
Passport issues
GENERAL CONDITIONS TO OBTAIN RWANDAN PASSPORT:
The applicant should have:
1. Application letter specifying type of passport required;
2. A recently taken Coloured passport size photo (4 cm x 4cm);
3. A complete filled application form; (Click here to download the form)
4. Pay 700 Swedish kronor on Embassy's Account bellow:
5. A copy of Rwandese ID
6. A copy of old passport or travel document the applicant used;
7. A copy of the residence permit and identity card;
8. Contacts and e-mail address for future contacts.
ACCOUNT INFORMATION:
BANK NAME: SEB
BANK ADDRESS: SE-106 40 STOCKHOLM, SVEAVAGEN 8
Note: For convenience, passport applicants should arrange for Passport collection from the Embassy of Rwanda.
For those who were Born in Rwanda: Indicate Sector and District of birth in current Administrative Structure.