1. Obtain all the required documents.
2. Fill in the application form.
3. Submit application form along with all the required documents.
4. Pay the necessary fee.

By birth on Rwandan territory

• Filled in application form.
• A birth certificate;
• A certificate of identity;
• Document certifying that his/her parents were legally residing in Rwanda at the time of his/her birth;
• A certificate proving that the applicant has never been sentenced to more than six months imprisonment or is not subject to legal proceedings (police clearance);
• A photocopy of passport if any;
• A certificate of registration as foreigner if he/she reside in Rwanda;
• A receipt of payment to the Treasury of non refundable 5000 Rwf;
• Two colored passport photographs with a white background;
• Any other proof that the applicant was born in Rwanda;

By marriage

• Filled in application form.
• A birth certificate ;
• A marriage certificate ;
• A certificate proving that the applicant has never been sentenced to more than six months imprisonment or is not subject to legal proceedings;
• A copy of a passport and/or a copy of certificate of registration as a foreigner;
• Birth certificates of minor children born before or after the marriage to the Rwandan spouse and establishing the lineage with the two spouses;
• A receipt of payment to the Treasury of non refundable 5000 Rwf;
• Two colored passport photographs with a white background;
• Justification of shared common marital life for three (3) years through a certificate issued by the register of civil status at the place of their marriage or his/her residence;
• Rwandan identity card for the spouse on the day of marriage or any other justification of her Rwandan nationality;

By adoption

• Filled in application form.
• A birth certificate ;
• A certificate of adoption issued by competent authority ;
• Copy of the identity card of the adopter.

Naturalization

• Filled in application form.
• A birth certificate ;
• Birth certificates of his/her children under 18 years old;
• A copy of the passport and a certificate of registration as a foreigner;
• A certificate of his/her occupation/activities (SUSTAINABLE) in the country issued by the District authorities where he operated from;
• A certificate proving that the applicant has never been sentenced to more than six months imprisonment or is not subject to legal proceedings;
• A receipt of payment to the Treasury of non refundable 5000 Rwf;
• Two colored passport photographs with a white background;

By Rwandan Origin

• Filled in application form.
• A birth certificate;
• Proof in writing that they were living in a place known as Rwanda;
• A receipt of payment to the Treasury of non refundable 5000 Rwf;
• Two colored passports photographs with a white background;

Rwanda Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration

P.O. Box 6229, Kigali

Tel. +250 78 815 2222 / +250 78 889 9971

Fax +250 0252585292

Email: info@migration.gov.rw | visa@migration.gov.rw |passport@migration.gov.rw

Feedback: https://www.migration.gov.rw/contact-us/feedback/

General Enquiries Form: https://www.migration.gov.rw/contact-us/general-inquiries/

Webmail: https://www.migration.gov.rw/contact-us/webmail/

By birth on Rwandan territory

• applicant must be with a minimum age of 18 years

By marriage

• applicant has never been sentenced to more than six months imprisonment or is not subject to legal proceedings
• shared common marital life for three (3) years

By adoption

• be able to show proof of adoption.

Naturalization

• applicant has never been sentenced to more than six months imprisonment or is not subject to legal proceedings.
• Stayed in Rwanda for at least 5 years

By Rwandan Origin

• Living in Rwanda
• Can bring at least three Rwandans who know him/her as a Rwandan

• Application Fee of 5000 Rwf paid to the treasury.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Citizenship represents the link between a person and a state or an association of states. Possession of citizenship is normally associated with the right to work and live in a country and to participate in political life.

Way of acquiring Rwandan nationality or citizenship:

• By birth on Rwandan territory.
• By marriage
• By adoption
• Naturalization
• By Rwandan Origin

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration: https://www.migration.gov.rw/services/citizenship/

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