No visa needed

Do citizens of Vietnam need a visa for Rwanda?

Citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam: the passport opens 24 countries visa-free; Hanoi — Kigali: ≈ 8,610 km, about 11.5 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 Vietnam passport?

Yes, citizens of Vietnam 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 Vietnam passport you can visit 24 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 56 with an e-visa; 95 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Vietnam passport ranks 161st of 199.
Vietnam passport: visa-free access to 24 countries; Rwanda passport: 29.
Citizens of Vietnam and Rwanda can travel together visa-free to 9 countries, for example: Philippines, Singapore, Micronesia, Seychelles, Palestine, Haiti, Dominica, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Rwanda, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Vietnam. Vietnam visa for citizens of Rwanda

Travelling to Rwanda: good to know

Hanoi — Kigali: about 8,610 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 11.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Hanoi 12:00 — Kigali 07:00.
Local currency: Rwandan Franc.
Languages: English, French, and Kinyarwanda.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ RWF 1,479.
Rwanda is the 101st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Vietnam.