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Rwanda visa for citizens of Iran

Citizens of Iran 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Kigali: ≈ 4,730 km, about 6.5 hours of flying.

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

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You don’t need to apply in advance: citizens of Iran 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 Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Iran and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 4 countries, for example: Seychelles, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Tehran — Kigali: about 4,730 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 6.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −1.5 hours.
Local time: Tehran 12:00 — Kigali 10:30.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 87th closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.