This article guides the agent on how to apply and pay for Rwandan Nationality by Acquisition - being an immigrant on the user's behalf. Rwandan nationality by acquisition on the ground of being an immigrant is granted to a person or their ascendant who has immigrated to Rwanda for social, political, or economic reasons, residing and physically living on the territory of Rwanda at least for twenty-five (25) years, and has lost connection to his or her country of origin. The service is provided by the Directorate-General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE).
The service price is RWF 10,000.
Prerequisites:
Applicants with passports should have an ordinary, diplomatic, or service passport.
Applicants should have a national ID/foreign/refugee ID, refugee travel document, CEPGL, laissez-passer, or any other form of identification.
Required attachments (4)
Recommendation issued by Executive Secretary of the Cell of the applicant's residence
Proof of properties or the applicant’s activities / occupation
Passport photo of the applicant
Detailed CV
Conditional attachments (3)
Copy of passport
Copy of laissez-passer
Copy of the identification document
Optional attachments (3)
Birth certificate
Criminal record certificate
Birth certificates of the applicant’s children under 18 years of age at the time of application
Follow these simple steps to apply for Rwandan nationality acquisition by being an immigrant.
Visit the Irembo platform at www.irembo.gov.rw and log into your agent account.
A small window will pop up. Fill in both your phone number and your password, then click login.
Click the "new application" icon to start a new application.
Under Immigration and Emigration, click on “Rwandan nationality by acquisition.”
Select “the ground of application by being an immigrant ” and click Apply.
Fill in the applicant’s details and identification document type, residence details, phone number, and email. Enter their parent's names, residence details, etc.
Upload the required documents in the correct format.
Verify that the applicant’s information is true, enter their phone number and/or email address, check the verification box, and click Submit.
A billing Number/ID (88…) will be generated for payment. Click Pay.
Notes:
Applicants can choose their preferred mode of payment. For more information about payment modes, click here.
Upon payment, their application will be processed by DGIE. They will receive an email or SMS notifying them about any change in the status of their application.
Once the applicants’ Rwandan nationality is approved, the Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration will notify them on how to pay for their granted nationality.