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Rwanda visa for citizens of Iceland

Citizens of Iceland get a Rwanda visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Iceland: the passport opens 112 countries visa-free; Reykjavík — Kigali: ≈ 8,480 km, about 11 hours of flying.

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

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

You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iceland get the visa on arrival. To avoid problems at the border, we check your documents for $19.

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Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Iceland passport you can visit 112 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 39 with an e-visa; 15 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iceland passport ranks 39th of 199.
Iceland passport: visa-free access to 112 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Iceland and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Palestine, Gambia, Dominica, Haiti, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Sao Tome and Principe, Ecuador, Angola, Seychelles, Philippines, Singapore, Mauritius, and Micronesia.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Iceland. Iceland visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Reykjavík — Kigali: about 8,480 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Reykjavík 12:00 — Kigali 14:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 140th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iceland.