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V9 - Itinerant Business Visa

RwandaShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

A visa is required. The V9 itinerant-business visa is issued at the Directorate General or another place determined by the Director General (on-arrival issue is not listed).

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What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

Regular visits by a non-resident foreign investor, board member or representative of a multinational company with significant business activities in Rwanda.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

Valid for 2 to 10 years, renewable; multiple entry.

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What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

A genuine, acceptable travel document valid for not less than 6 months (and recognised in Rwanda) is required. No funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance or onward-travel evidence is stated in the cited sources.

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Limits of the record
  • Silence on funds/invitation/insurance is not an explicit exemption; the Order does not state whether work is allowed for V9.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Apply at the headquarters of the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration. May be extended upon application; change of status is allowed; dependants are not allowed.

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

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