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Burundi visa rules for Rwanda passport holders

Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Burundi.

The answer

Yes. Rwanda passport holders can visit Burundi visa-free.

Entry
Visa-free
Stay
Not stated by the source
Covers
Tourist entry
ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA-FREE

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

COMESA Members States, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) SecretariatChecked 30 Oct 2026

Republic of Rwanda Kigali +250

Quoted from the source.

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Needs a passport valid for at least six months.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

A valid travel document (minimum six month of validity before the expiration date): Passport or other travel Document.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

The other way round

What Burundi passport holders need to visit Rwanda.

Burundi passport Rwanda

Visa on arrival · 6 months

Maximum stay
Up to 6 months

A citizen of East African Community Member States (Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and South Sudan).

Burundi passport to Rwanda, full page

Visa-free nearby

Other places Rwanda passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Gitega, nearest first.

  1. UgandaKampala, about 510 km from GitegaVisa-free
  2. TanzaniaDodoma, about 710 km from GitegaVisa-free
  3. KenyaNairobi, about 800 km from GitegaVisa-free · 180 days
  4. MalawiLilongwe, about 1,250 km from GitegaVisa-free
  5. SomaliaMogadishu, about 1,820 km from GitegaVisa-free

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

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