# Rwanda passport to Congo (Rep.): Visa on arrival

Current access classification: **Visa on arrival** — Visa available at the border or airport.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **November 24, 2021 — Rwandan ordinary passports: Republic of the Congo free visa on arrival** (Visa on arrival)
  The Republic of the Congo’s ratified Rwanda agreement gives holders of an ordinary passport issued by either Party a free visa at entry to the other Party, valid for no more than 90 days.
  - Applies only to a Rwandan citizen holding an ordinary passport when entering the Republic of the Congo. The agreement expressly distinguishes ordinary passports from the diplomatic and service-passport exemption.
  - The visa is issued free at entry and is valid for a stay not exceeding 90 days. The agreement entered provisionally into force on signature on 24 November 2021, is for an indefinite period, and is currently listed in the Republic of the Congo's ratified-agreement register.
  - The agreement requires use of border crossings for international traffic and preserves each Party's power to refuse entry or shorten a stay for an undesirable person. Work, residence, transit, diplomatic, service, special-document, carrier and final-admission rules remain separate.
  Official sources:
  - [Official Journal / Secretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Official Journal: Rwanda ordinary-passport free visa at entry agreement](https://www.sgg.cg/JO/2023/congo-jo-2023-39.pdf)
  - [Secretariat-General of the Government, Republic of the Congo: Republic of the Congo Secretariat-General: current Rwanda visa-agreement register](https://www.sgg.cg/fr/conventions-internationales.html)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/rwanda-republic-of-the-congo-visa-on-arrival)
- [Rwanda passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/rwanda)
- [All passport requirements for Congo (Rep.)](https://multipassrank.com/destination/republic-of-the-congo)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)