No visa needed

Do citizens of Eritrea need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Eritrea don’t need a visa for Rwanda 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 Eritrea: the passport opens 12 countries visa-free; Asmara — Kigali: ≈ 2,150 km, about 3 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 Rwanda without a visa on a Eritrea passport?

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

Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Eritrea passport you can visit 12 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 57 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Eritrea passport ranks 189th of 199.
Eritrea passport: visa-free access to 12 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Eritrea and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 11 countries, for example: Uganda, Kenya, Seychelles, Benin, Gambia, Singapore, Philippines, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Eritrea. Eritrea visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Asmara — Kigali: about 2,150 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 3 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1 hour.
Local time: Asmara 12:00 — Kigali 11:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 21st closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of Eritrea.