Burundian Visa is not required for Rwandans
Stay Duration: 90 days
Entry Requirements
- Rwanda citizens travelling to Burundi with the intention of staying for 90 days or less do not require a visa.
- Visitors are required to possess a valid passport for six months with at least one blank page for visa stamps.
- Passport should be valid for six months beyond your departure date from Burundi.
- The following certificates of vaccination are required for Rwandan citizens traveling to the country: Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, Cholera, Yellow Fever, Rabies, Meningitis, Polio, Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR), Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria and Pertussis) Chickenpox, Shingles, Pneumonia and Influenza.
- Visitors must present a copy of airline ticket showing entry and departure from Burundi.
- Direct flight is available from Kigali International Airport to Bujumbura, Burundi.
- The vast majority of Burundi’s population is Hutu, traditionally a farming people.
- Burundi has three official languages- Kirundi, French and English.
- A vast majority of the Burundi population are Christians and Muslims with less majority practicing the indigenous religion.
- Minibuses and taxis are the principal means of transportation within Burundi.
- Burundi and Rwanda currently use the Central Africa Time, Time zone in Burundi (GMT+2). Therefore, Rwanda has no time difference to Burundi.
- Burundi has four seasons; the long dry season (June–August), the short wet season (September–November), the short dry season (December–January), and the long wet season (February–May).