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Kenya visa requirements for Rwanda citizens
Updated 2026-07-07 · verified against the Passport Index dataset
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Visa-free
Rwanda citizens do not need a visa for Kenya.
Entry details
Holders of a Rwanda passport do not need a visa when visiting Kenya. The Rwanda passport currently ranks #138 of 199 worldwide, with 64 destinations reachable visa-free or via visa on arrival / eTA.
Kenya is notably open to foreign passports, admitting 198 of the world's 198 other passports without a prior visa; its own passport ranks #127 with 70 open destinations. As fellow Africa countries, their rules are frequently tied to regional arrangements. The arrangement is reciprocal — Kenya citizens face the same visa-free requirement in the other direction.
In the opposite direction, Kenya citizens travelling to Rwanda face: visa-free for up to 180 days.
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