No visa needed

Do citizens of the Philippines need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of the Philippines don’t need a visa for Rwanda and can stay up to 90 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 the Philippines: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Manila — Kigali: ≈ 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: 90 days

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

Yes, citizens of the Philippines don’t need a visa for Rwanda for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Philippines passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Philippines passport ranks 134th of 199.
Philippines passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of the Philippines and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 10 countries, for example: Singapore, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Seychelles, Palestine, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
A language both countries share: English.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Philippines. Philippines visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Manila — Kigali: 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: Manila 12:00 — Kigali 06:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 106th closest of 196 destinations open to citizens of the Philippines.