RWANDAN ELECTRONIC PASSPORT

A. The Rwanda e-Passport has a modernized design that reflects Rwanda’s rich culture and enhanced security features that will make it much harder to forge.
B. The Rwanda e-Passport booklet variants will be categorized depending on the number of pages, validity and fee structure:
• Ordinary Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 75,000Frw;
• Ordinary Passport with 66 pages and 10 years validity at 100,000Frw;
• Ordinary Passport for minors with 34 pages and 2 years validity at 25,000Frw;
• Service Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 15,000Frw;
• Diplomatic Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 50,000Frw;
C. Consistent with the EAC Heads of States directives, passports of the previous design already issued to Rwandan citizens will remain valid for up to two (2) years from the date of issuance of the electronic passport up to June 27th, 2021;
All passport applications and payment will be made ONLY through IREMBO with bank cards on the below link: www.irembo.gov.rw
D. The Rwanda e-Passport requires capturing of the biometric data to ensure successful identification of applicants. Therefore, every Rwandan citizen applying for e-Passport will be required to physically provide biometric data (10 fingerprints and a photo), except for children of age below sixteen (16) years;
E. The process will be in the following steps:
• Rwandans in South Africa will APPLY and PAY by themselves through IREMBO. www.irembo.gov.rw
The main requirement is the National Identity Card (Indangamuntu) and payment of a fee corresponding to the passport applied for;
• An applicant will receive an email with a unique reference number which you should bring to the Rwandan Embassy to capture the biometric by appointment.
• The passport will be processed in Rwanda, but collection as always will be at the Rwandan Embassy.
To book an appointment for the capture of the biometrics, please contact the consular department by email at consularservicesrsa@embassy.gov.rw or by telephone +27 12 342 6536 And +27 76 723 5805.

For more information, visit the website of the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration www.migration.gov.rw