No visa needed

Do citizens of Rwanda need a visa for Uganda?

Citizens of Rwanda don’t need a visa for Uganda 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 Rwanda: the passport opens 29 countries visa-free; Kigali — Kampala: ≈ 370 km, about 1 hour 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 Uganda without a visa on a Rwanda passport?

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

Uganda visa rules at a glance

With a Rwanda passport you can visit 29 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 42 with an e-visa; 97 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Rwanda passport ranks 147th of 199.
Rwanda passport: visa-free access to 29 countries; Uganda passport: 34.
Citizens of Rwanda and Uganda can travel together visa-free to 18 countries, for example: Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Singapore, Barbados, Philippines, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Grenada, Haiti, and Ecuador.
A language both countries share: English.
Rwanda and Uganda share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Uganda, in turn, don’t need a visa for Rwanda. Rwanda visa for citizens of Uganda

Travelling to Uganda: good to know

Kigali — Kampala: about 370 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1 hour.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +1 hour.
Local time: Kigali 12:00 — Kampala 13:00.
Local currency: Ugandan Shilling.
Languages: English and Swahili.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ UGX 3,833.
Uganda is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Rwanda.