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Welcome to the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda to the P.R of China.

Our Embassy has the ambition to reflect the vision of Rwanda, a country of people determined to take their destiny under their own control. We are determined to no longer be the hostage of the past. We learnt from the tragedies and the mistakes of our own history, especially from the genocide against the Tutsis which claimed the lives of more than one million lives. We are proud to become day after day a country of resilience, of self determination and true independence.more

Rwanda and China celebrated 40 years of Diplomatic Relations

On November 15th, 2011, the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Beijing and the Chinese Friendship Association with Foreign Countries organized a celebration event at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Beijing to mark 40 years of Diplomatic relations between Rwanda and China. The Chinese Government was represented by Vice Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mr. Zhai Jun and the event was attended by around 300 people. In his remarks, Vice President of Chinese Friendship Association with Foreign Countries Mr. Feng Zuoku emphasized the steady development of the relationship between the two countries since their establishment forty years ago. He went ahead to declare that “Friendly communications between our governments, parliaments and political parties expand constantly. Pragmatic cooperation between the two sides in the field of trade, education, culture and health witnesses outstanding achievements. The two parts always maintain close coordination and cooperation to cope with international and regional affairs” In his speech, Ambassador François Xavier Ngarambe presented Rwanda as a strong and stable State with well functioning institutions, well governed, assuring peace and security for all, and with tremendous recent achievements in socio-economic development. He referred to the congratulation messages exchanged between the Heads of State of both countries, H.E Mr. Paul Kagame and H.E Mr. Hu Jintao, and to those exchanged between the respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs to express how Rwanda has enjoyed in the past and continues to enjoy frank, solid and effective support from China. He appreciated the existing strong political, social and economic cooperation between the two countries, especially in the areas of infrastructure, health, education and agriculture notably. He went on to confirm the commitment of Rwanda for further development of our fruitful relations and to reaffirm that Rwanda will continue to support China, especially to support One-China Policy, until China is peacefully re-unified The ceremonies were embellished by wonderful performances by cultural troops from both side. The Rwandan cultural troop was composed of Rwandan students in China

Mission

The Embassy’s mandate is as follows: To implement national foreign policy with a focus on * Investment promotion and technology sourcing; * Strengthen political, economic and technical cooperation and fund mobilization within countries of accreditation; * Promotion of Rwanda’s good image in the jurisdiction and contribution/attendance to international meetings and advocate for Rwanda’s interests; * To contribute to diaspora mobilization within the jurisdiction China embassy is accredited in the following countries: People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam and North Korea.

Consular

Visa regulation
The Embassy authorizes an entry visa for a maximum duration of 3 months and one entry. An extension of this period can be applied for at the Immigration Service in Kigali.
The dossier of the visa application is made up of:

a letter requesting a visa addressed to the Embassy
a form for the visa application filled in twice
a valid passport or travel document
two passport photos
460 Yuan RMB.

Application form
We advise to fill in the form before printing! (Application form can be found in the documents libraray section of the website)

NB: In view of the bilateral agreements, the Nationals of the following Countries may visit Rwanda without visa for a period up to 90 days: USA, Germany, Canada, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya, Great Britain, Sweden, Hong Kong and Burundi.

The visitor’s visa should not used for employment.

New passport requirements

Fill 1 application form
Attach 2 passport size photographs with white background.
Application letter addressed to the director general of immigration and Emigration in Kigali.
Applicant must be a resident within the Embassy’s area of coverage.
Valid documents confirming your residence in one of the countries covered by the Embassy,i.e. work permits, pupils pass or business visa.
Copy of old Passport
Please note that the application form must be filled in capital letters and your signature must be affixed inside the box at the bottom of the application form.
Passport fee is payable on submission.
Please note that children are no longer endorsed in their parent's passports but are also allowed to acquire their own.

Passport application form is available in the documents library section of the website

Other Administrative Certificates

Consular services of the embassy are competent for all matters concerning the civil status of families and individuals. As such, even marriages can be formally legalised.

The Embassy also issues the following certificates:

Certificate of birth
Certificate of celibacy
Certificate of complete identity
Travel Permit

For the documents below, the consular services help you to fill and hand in the application to the qualified services:

A new passport / inclusion of children in the passport
Certificate of non-prosecution

The consular services are also authorised to certify copies of an original document and the authentication of signatures.

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