No visa needed

Do citizens of Rwanda need a visa for the Philippines?

Citizens of Rwanda don’t need a visa for the Philippines and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Rwanda: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Kigali — Manila: ≈ 10,150 km, about 13 hours of flying.

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

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to the Philippines without a visa on a Rwanda passport?

Yes, citizens of Rwanda don’t need a visa for the Philippines for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Philippines 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; Philippines passport: 34.
Citizens of Rwanda and the Philippines can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Seychelles, Palestine, Singapore, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Haiti, Micronesia, Vanuatu, and Kiribati.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of the Philippines, in turn, don’t need a visa for Rwanda. Rwanda visa for citizens of the Philippines

Travelling to the Philippines: good to know

Kigali — Manila: about 10,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 13 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +6 hours.
Local time: Kigali 12:00 — Manila 18:00.
Local currency: Philippine Peso.
Languages: English and Filipino.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ ₱63.
Philippines is the 150th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Rwanda.