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Italy visa requirements for Rwanda citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa required
Yes — Rwanda citizens need a visa for Italy.
Entry details
Travelling to Italy on a Rwanda passport, you need a visa obtained in advance. The Rwanda passport currently ranks #138 of 199 worldwide, with 64 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Italy is moderately open to foreign passports, admitting 93 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #8 with 165 open destinations. Interestingly Italy citizens have the better deal, facing only visa on arrival in the opposite direction.
In the opposite direction, Italy citizens travelling to Rwanda face: visa on arrival.
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