Rwanda passport DR Congo
Do Rwandans need a visa for DR Congo?
No visa needed.
DR Congo
Kinshasa · Congolese franc (CDF) · French, Kikongo
Photo: MONUSCO/Pooja Chawda / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
You can board a flight to DR Congo on a passport from Rwanda with no visa. The officer on arrival sets how long you may stay. Immigration will still want to see a return ticket, somewhere to stay, and enough money for the trip.
- Status
- Visa free
- Stay permitted
- Set by the officer on entry
- Government fee
- Nothing to pay
- Typical decision
- No application
There is nothing to apply for and nothing to pay.
Book your flight. Any site offering to sell you a DR Congo visa, permit or "travel authorisation" for this trip is selling you something you do not need.
If you are travelling on a different passport, DR Congo's official entry rules are at evisa.gouv.cd.
Before you fly
- Changing planes: a passport from Rwanda needs a visa even to stay airside in United Kingdom, unless you hold an exempting document. Transit rules legislation.gov.uk · read
Worth knowing
- The visa price the platform shows does not include a separate, non-refundable US$50 administrative fee.
How long it takes
The e-Visa is sent as a PDF to your e-mail address once granted.