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Rwanda visa for citizens of Spain

Citizens of Spain 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 Spain: the passport opens 122 countries visa-free; Madrid — Kigali: ≈ 5,830 km, about 8 hours of flying.

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

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Rwanda visa rules at a glance

With a Spain passport you can visit 122 countries visa-free, 28 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 13 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Spain passport ranks 6th of 199.
Spain passport: visa-free access to 122 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Spain and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Senegal, Gambia, Palestine, Sao Tome and Principe, Angola, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti, Seychelles, Ecuador, Mauritius, Singapore, and Philippines.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Spain. Spain visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Madrid — Kigali: about 5,830 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 102nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Spain.