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W2 - Entrepreneur Permit - Information Technology and Related Activities

RwandaStarting a business

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Is this for a founder, startup entrepreneur, self-employed person, freelancer, company owner or another business profile?

This permit is for an entrepreneur intending to engage his/her business in information technology and related activities.

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What must actually exist or be demonstrated: business plan, company, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, job creation or other substance?

The application must include a full business registration certificate and a detailed curriculum vitae. The official source does not state a business plan, innovation, client, contract or job-creation requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not mention a business plan, innovation, clients, contracts, economic activity, or job creation as required substance.

What investment, capital, income, revenue, funding or viability evidence is central to this pathway?

No investment, capital or minimum-funds amount is stated for this entrepreneur sub-class: the Immigration Order defines an entrepreneur as an enterprise owner who is not categorised as an investor. Financial viability becomes explicit at the recurring-applicant stage: after holding a temporary residence permit in the same category at least twice, the five-year permit is issued on the Directorate General's assessment of the applicant's ability to run the business and financial capacity, and a Rwanda Revenue Authority tax clearance certificate is required.

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Limits of the record
  • No numeric capital, turnover or income threshold is stated; the new-application checklist lists no funds document, which is silence, not an explicit 'no requirement'.
  • The financial-capacity assessment and tax clearance apply to the recurring (5-year) permit, not the first 2-year permit.
  • The DGIE web page labels this sub-class 'Investor' while the Ministerial Order N°06/01 of 29/05/2019 lists it as 'entrepreneur'.

What business/self-employed activity may the holder conduct? Are there important restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The permit is for an entrepreneur intending to engage his/her business in information technology and related activities. The source does not state restrictions or family position.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state restrictions.
  • The source does not state family position.

What approval/application sequence applies, how long is the status granted, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction is officially stated?

The permit is valid for two years. For renewal, a copy of the trade licence (patente) is required. The application fee is 150,000 Frw. The official source does not state the approval/application sequence or any longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state the approval/application sequence.
  • The source does not state any longer-term residence direction.

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

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