RWANDA IN AN ATTENT TO PROMOTE BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURSM IT HAS REMOVED VISA FEES .
KIGALI, RWANDA - Rwanda has announced it has exonerated East African citizens from resident visa or work permit fees.
This, according to the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration, started on March 9, 2009.
The changes were announced following a cabinet decision last month, which requested the directorate to deal with issues of visa and work permits on foreigners going to work or reside in Rwanda.
The directorate announced work permits fall under two categories: Category A for a foreigner whose monthly gross remuneration is Rwf500, 000 (US$ 881) and Category B for those whose monthly gross is below Rwf500, 000 ($ 881). The directorate said, for all other nationalities, resident visa fees will drop from Rwf200, 000 ($352) to Rwf50, 000 ($88) per year.
The annual work permit fees will change from Rwf200, 000 ($352) to Rwf50, 000($88) for category A and Rwf10, 000 ($17.63) for Category B.
