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Eritrea visa rules for Rwanda passport holders

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The answer

No. Rwanda passport holders need a visa to visit Eritrea.

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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

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Official source

us.embassyeritrea.orgEmbassy of the State of Eritrea in Washington, DCChecked 30 Oct 2026

A Visa is required for Non-Eritreans and Eritreans without a National ID.

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Before you go

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.

Passport must be valid at least six months beyond the dates of your trip.

Tourist entry only

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

The other way round

What Eritrea passport holders need to visit Rwanda.

Eritrea passport Rwanda

Visa on arrival · 30 days

Maximum stay
Up to 30 days

1. No visa required for a stay of thirty (30) days for: Citizens of countries members to the following international organisations; African Union, Commonwealth and La Francophonie - Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Canada, Cape Verde, Congo, Cyprus, Dominica, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Fiji, France, Gabon, Grenada, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Romania, Saharawi Arab Republic, Saint Lucia, St Vincent and The Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, The Bahamas, The Gambia, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Visa-free nearby

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

  1. SomaliaMogadishu, about 1,640 km from AsmaraVisa-free
  2. UgandaKampala, about 1,810 km from AsmaraVisa-free
  3. KenyaNairobi, about 1,860 km from AsmaraVisa-free · 180 days
  4. BurundiGitega, about 2,310 km from AsmaraVisa-free
  5. TanzaniaDodoma, about 2,420 km from AsmaraVisa-free

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

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