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V10 - Bridging Visa

RwandaSpecial cases

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

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

This is a bridging visa for a foreigner who has lost stay status in Rwanda while preparing to leave or apply for a new status.

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Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

The visa covers a foreigner who has lost his or her stay status in Rwanda.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

Access is triggered by losing stay status while preparing either to leave Rwanda or to apply for a new status.

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What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

The visa is issued at the Directorate General or another place designated by the Director General. The official source does not state a separate sponsor, nomination or certificate requirement.

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  • No separate prior-action document is specified in this subsection.

What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The bridging visa is single entry, work is not permitted, and it is issued for a specified period that cannot exceed 90 days from delivery. Change of status is allowed, and it may be extended in exceptional circumstances. The official source does not state whether family members can be included.

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Limits of the record
  • The V10 panel does not say whether family members can be included.

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

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