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The U.S. Embassy has become aware that Rwanda’s Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration is conducting mandatory registration for electronic identity cards for all non-Rwandan nationals living in Kigali, includi...

The U.S. Embassy in Kigali is aware of the Rwandan government’s announcement regarding temporary road closures in Kigali during the 2025 UCI Road World Championship, scheduled from September 21 to September 28, 2025.

Updated to remove the Level 4: Do Not Travel area near the border with Burundi and to reflect changes to the Level 4: Do Not Travel areas near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Updated to remove Marburg Virus Disease language and health indicator due to end of outbreak, and to increase the Burundi and DRC border areas to Level 4-Do Not Travel.

 The U.S. Embassy in Kigali advises U.S. citizens that the increase in conflict inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) may impact security in the areas along the DRC and Burundi borders with Rwanda.

U.S. Embassy Kigali advises U.S. citizens that the increase in conflict inside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) may impact security in the areas along the border in Rwanda, increasing the risk to visitors in the re...

There are reports of increasing violence at the Rwanda-Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) border in the northern district of Rubavu bordering the DRC city of Goma.

The Government of Rwanda has confirmed cases of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in health facilities in Rwanda. Out of an abundance of caution as we learn the scope and severity of the MVD outbreak, the U.S. Embassy in Kigal...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Clade I Mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Neighboring Countries

Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information. Exercise normal precautions in Rwanda. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory.

As a result of the outbreak of Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) in Western Uganda, U.S. citizens should be prepared for robust health screenings via land borders, as well as the possibility for lengthy quarantine upon return to R...

The U.S. Embassy in Kigali discourages travel to Kinigi and Nyange Sectors in the Northern Province of Rwanda due to recent attacks in the area.  On June 10, the Rwanda Defence Force issued a statement that two rockets s...

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) will be held in Kigali from June 20-26 with dozens of heads of state attending. The U.S. Embassy will be closed to the public for all routine services during this per...

In light of recent attacks on May 23, 2022 in Kinigi and Nyange Sectors in the Northern Province of Rwanda, the U.S. Embassy restricted official travel to the two sectors and discouraged personal travel by official Embas...

The U.S. Embassy in Kigali has received reports of possible attacks in as many as three different locations in the Kinigi area, including reports of explosions and gunfire near Volcanoes National Park and Rwanda's border...

Exercise normal precautions in Rwanda. Some areas have increased risk. Reissued with updates to health information.

Exercise normal precautions in Rwanda due to COVID-19. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Last Update: Reissued with updates to COVID-19 information.

Exercise increased caution in Rwanda due to COVID-19. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Last Update: Reissued with updates to COVID-19 information.

Reconsider travel to Rwanda due to COVID-19. The State Department has increased the Travel Advisory level from 2 to 3.

Effective December 20, 2021, movements are prohibited nationwide between 10:00 PM and 4:00 AM. All businesses must close at 9:00 PM. Passengers arriving to Rwanda must quarantine for three (3) days at a designated quaran...