A valid visa and passport are two essencial travel documents every traveler on Rwanda, Uganda or Tanzania safari should have. It is lawful and in accordance with national immigration laws formalities and guideline that anyone intending to enter into Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania should be a valid visa and passport.
Foreign nationals who plan to visit Rwanda, Tanzania or Uganda for employment reasons should abide by the set requirements for expatriate employment in Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

Note: All visa prone nationalities must secure Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda visas that will allow them enter into the country

Rwanda,Tanzania and Uganda visas can be obtained at Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda missions/embassy in your respective country of origin or upon arrival at the ports/airports.

All visitors to Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda should have a valid yellow fever immunization card.

RWANDA , UGANDA & TANZANIA VISAS

Travelers can obtain visas at the entry points of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. You are advised to secure your visa early enough regardless of them being available at airport. However, you can now obtain your upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, Kigali International Airport and Entebbe International Airport. Visas can be obtained at a cost whether you do it earlier or upon arrival at Kilimanjaro airport, Kigali airport or Entebbe airport. You will be required to present a yellow fever immunization card/certificate and you should have completed filling the application form online and also upload your current photo. Visitors to East African states need valid passport-valid at least 6 months beyond the end of their period of stay and should also feature sufficient blank pages for visas and immigration stamps.

Please note that nationals of Germany, Sweden, UK, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi. Democratic Republic of Congo.
Mauritius, Hong Kong. South Africa and Canada who may prefer to stay for period of about 90 days may not need visas to get to Rwanda. However, other nationals need to secure valid visa to Rwanda and each visa goes at $35.

Nationals/citizens from commonwealth states do not need visas to get to Tanzania unless they are nationals of Nigeria, India, United Kingdom and Canada.

PASSPORTS

Travelers to Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania require a valid passport-valid for about 6 months. You may be denied entry if you do not have adequate fund, return or onward tickets as well as other basic travel documents.

Visas and fees

• Single entry $50 per person
• Multiple entry visa 6-12 manths $100
• Multiple entry visa 24 months $150
• Multiple entry visa 36 months $200
• Students $100
• East African Tourist Visa $100

Note: Residents of Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya can travel to any of the 3 states without visas. Also, visas don’t allow gainful or voluntary employment in Uganda.

For entry into or exit from Tanzania, Uganda or Rwanda should be done only via gazetted entry/exit points/ports.