SSIONS
Tanzania, Boulevard de L`Umuganda, Telecom
House, Block C 2nd Floor, Kacyiru, Kigali.
Tel: +250 252 505400/403 / +250 252
585302. Fax: +250 252 505402.
Uganda, Amaho Road, Nyarutarama, Kigali.
Tel: +250 252 503538. Fax: +250 252 503537.
Website: www.ugandaembassy.rw.
USA, 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie,
Kacyiru, Kigali. Tel: +250 252 596400. Fax:
+250 252 596771 / +250 252 596591. Email:
[email protected].
ETHIOPIA
If coming from a country where there is no
Ethiopian mission, you can acquire a visa at
entry points. Multiple visas are offered for
tourists staying longer than 3 months and prices
begin at US$20. Transit visas are available
for visitors staying 72 hours or fewer. A valid
passport and passport-sized photo are required
to obtain a visa. Ethiopian visas can take up to 5
business days to process.
UGANDA
Travellers from COMESA nations and some
island nations do not need visas to visit Uganda.
For all others, visas can be obtained at entry
points, starting at a 3-month visa for US$50.
Multiple entry visas are available for stays of
6 months or longer. When ordering your visas
ahead of time, please allow 2 business days for
processing.
TANZANIA
Residents of Commonwealth countries (except
India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
and the UK) do not require visas to Tanzania.
Neither do citizens of Kenya, Uganda, Namibia,
Ireland, Romania, Rwanda and Hong Kong.
Visas, which also allow entry into Zanzibar, can
be obtained at entry points. Visa fees begin at
US$30. Transit visas last up to 3 weeks and
3-month visas are renewable.
BURUNDI
Nationals of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Uganda and Rwanda do not need
visas to visit Burundi. Travellers from countries
where Burundi does not have diplomatic
representation and travellers going to another
country within 72 hours can obtain visas at
entry points. Validity of visas is subject to the
discretion of the Immigration Department.
Visa prices begin at US$80, with an added $10
fee for transit travellers. For more information
please see the Burundi section.
KENYA
Kenya Airways has made visa application forms
available on their website for visitors to Kenya.
By visiting www.kenya-airways.com, travellers
can download visa applications for processing
at any of Kenya’s entry points. Citizens of most
African countries do not need visas to enter
Kenya. Lists of those who do not need visas
can be found on Kenya’s government website.
Kenya offers transit (maximum of 7 days, US
$20), single entry (US$50) and multiple entry
(one year - US$110) visas. Single entry visas
permit travel to Uganda, Tanzania and re-entry
into Kenya. Travel elsewhere, i.e. Rwanda, will
forfeit this.
REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Citizens of Gabon do not require visas to enter
Congo, but Congolese nationals who are also
citizens of other countries do require visas if
travelling on their other passport. Visa fees for
touring and business travellers are US$70 for
15 days, US$100 for one month and US$180
for three months (business only). All visas are
multiple entry visas.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Visas are required by all travellers except transit
passengers staying up to 48 hours. Visas can
be obtained at entry points and begin at US$70.
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