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Italy visa for citizens of Rwanda

Citizens of Rwanda need a visa for Italy that is issued through the embassy or a visa centre: it can’t be obtained online, because you must attend in person to submit documents and biometrics. Visago fills in the form, prepares your documents and books your appointment. The service costs $49.

For citizens of Rwanda: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Kigali — Rome: ≈ 5,190 km, about 7 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

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Document preparation and appointment bookingWe fill in the form, prepare your documents and book the visa centre appointment$49

The consular fee of $103 is paid separately when you apply.

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Can I travel to Italy without a visa on a Rwanda passport?

No: citizens of Rwanda need a visa, issued by the embassy. We prepare your documents and book the appointment for just $49.

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Italy visa rules at a glance

With a Rwanda passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Rwanda passport ranks 147th of 199.
Rwanda passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Italy passport: 122.
Citizens of Rwanda and Italy can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Angola, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Mauritius, Palestine, Gambia, Senegal, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, and Ecuador.
Citizens of Italy, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Rwanda. Rwanda visa for citizens of Italy

Travelling to Italy: good to know

Kigali — Rome: about 5,190 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Euro.
Languages: Italian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ €0.88.
Italy is the 76th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Rwanda.