Rwanda Unveils Friendlier Immigration Rules | Rwanda Safari News

Rwanda Tourism News – Rwanda has assessed its immigration regulations that will be effective from November 1, 2014.
Americans, Australians, Britons, Germans, Swedish, Israelis, South Africans as well as Newzealanders, will now acquire visa on arrival at whichever entry point of Rwanda without doing any earlier application.
a press release from the immigration office revealed that They will obtain entry visa as well as pay visa charge on arrival. The Entry Visa charge is $30 and valid for a duration of thirty days.
Travelers from the countries mentioned be it on a Safari in Rwanda or on business may wish to obtain visas at their Diplomatic mission (Besides the UN mission within New York) or on the internet.
The East African Community country Citizens will still be given a 6 months free pass to visitors that is renewable at each entry points.
Rwanda a landlocked country is as well part of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries – CEPGL including Burundi plus DRC, set up in 1976 primarily to ease traffic of goods as well as the people.
People from the DRC will get a visitor’s visa for free of charge and a stay of not more than 3 months, according to the CEPGL agreement. However because of damaged relations, the people of Rwanda starting April have to apply as well as pay a visa fee of $55 for standard passports as well as $35 for the students.
At the same time, Philippines, Singaporeans, Mauritians as well as Chinese are exempted from tourism plus entry visa and can stay for as many as Ninety days.
People traveling from countries not pointed out will obtain visa on application prior to traveling as well as pay the charges.
These changes focus on aiding trade plus tourism.
Uganda, Rwanda plus Kenya launched a single Tourism Visa (at $100) that is valid for 90 days. It may be extended for 6 months for interested foreign residents the countries having a valid work permit or residence permit.
Investors state that among the trade barriers in Africa is the free movement of the people.
President Paul Kagame has continued to advocate for East African Community member States to open their boarders to allow free movement of goods and people.
With Rwandair as the national carrier, serving flights across East Africa, Southern Africa, Central Africa, the Middle East as well as West Africa, Rwanda plans to attract even more investments.
The World Bank’s 2014 Report on ‘Doing Business’ ranked Rwanda as the second most improved nation as well as the second easiest place to conduct business across Africa.
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