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S1 - Cross-Border Worker or Business Operator Entering Rwanda

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

The right does not come from a regional free-movement agreement in the cited sources: it is the S1 sub-class of the Class S temporary residence permit under Ministerial Order N°06/01 of 29/05/2019, for a foreigner residing within the border area of a country bordering Rwanda who regularly enters and exits Rwanda to work or do business.

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Limits of the record
  • No EAC/CEPGL or other regional agreement is cited for S1; this may not be a free-movement right (possible catalogue category mismatch).

Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

Work or business: the holder resides in the border area of a neighbouring country and regularly enters/exits Rwanda to work or do business.

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What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

A permit application is required: copy of contract, detailed CV, academic certificate, application letter, original police clearance from the country of residence for the previous six months and a recommendation letter from local leaders.

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  • https://www.migration.gov.rw/index.php?L=2&id=66
    REQUIREMENTS FOR A NEW APPLICATION * Copy of contract * Detailed curriculum vitae * Academic certificate * Application letter * Original police clearance from the country of resident for the previous six months * Recommendation letter from the local leaders.

Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

Answer not available

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

No permanent or long-term right is stated for S1. The permit is valid for up to two years, and the holder normally exits Rwanda each working day to return to his or her place of residence.

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Limits of the record
  • Silence on permanent residence is not an explicit exclusion.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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