• Citizens of all countries are allowed to get visa upon arrival without prior application.
• Citizens of member countries of the following organizations: African Union, Commonwealth and La Francophonie get visa upon arrival free of charge for a visit of 30 days.
• The following countries are granted 90 days visa free of charge upon arrival based on bilateral arrangements: Angola, Benin, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, Ghana, Guinea, Indonesia, Haiti, Mauritius, Philippines, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Singapore and the state of Qatar.
• Citizens of all countries that are not visa exempted get visa on arrival or submit application online via https://irembo.gov.rw/user/citizen/service/dgie/request_a_visa
• The visa fees must not exceed 50 USD for single entry visa or 70 USD for multiple entries.

Before Departure

• Passengers boarding flights to Kigali must present a negative Covid-19 test (rapid or PCR) taken no more than 72 hours prior to departure. Children under five (5) years of age do not require a test.
• The Passenger Locator Form is no longer a requirement before departure
  
  

Arrival

• An additional Covid test is no longer required upon arrival at Kigali International Airport
• Certain meeting venues and national parks require Covid tests. Testing is available at health facilities and other designated sites for 5,000 RWF (or US$5) for rapid antigen tests, and 50,000 RWF (or US$50) for PCR tests (required to access Virunga National Park). Rwandan citizens pay a subsidized cost for PCR tests of 30,000 RWF (or US$30)
• Face masks are no longer mandatory in Rwanda, but their use is encouraged in public indoor settings.

More details on health requirements can be found https://www.rbc.gov.rw/index.php?id=745

October is a moderately hot spring month in Kigali, Rwanda, with temperature in the range of an average low of 15.9°C (60.6°F) and an average high of 27.2°C (81°F).

Temperature
In October, the average high temperature is a still warm 27.2°C (81°F). The average low-temperature, in Kigali, is 15.9°C (60.6°F).

Rainfall
In Kigali, during October, the rain falls for 17 days and regularly aggregates up to 105.7mm (4.16″) of precipitation.