Lets you live there for a while to look for a job.

Job search visa for skilled workers on the occupations in demand list

Job seeker visa Rwanda

Job search visa for skilled workers on the occupations in demand list

Run by Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGIE)

Skilled workers in an occupation on Rwanda's occupations in demand list who want to look for a job inside Rwanda. Work is not allowed on this visa, but a change of status is allowed once a job is found.

Job offer: Not required
Language: Not stated on the official page
Education: Skills on the occupations in demand list. No specific qualification is stated.
Work experience: Not stated on the official page
Government fee: USD 50
Processing time: Not stated on the official page
Money you must show: Not stated on the official page
When and to whom you pay: Not stated on the official page

Read the official page

Checked on 18 October 2026. What the page says

Read on migration.gov.rw on 2026-10-18: "This visa is issued to a foreign skilled worker who is seeking employment and whose skills are on the occupations on demand list."; fee "50 USD"; "VALID FOR 90 DAYS"; multiple entry; work not allowed; change of status allowed; renewable on application.

Never pay an agent

Every route here is applied for on the government's own website. Fees go to the government only. Anyone who asks you to pay them for a visa, a job offer or a lottery win is not to be trusted. Check a message or offer.

Other routes into Rwanda

Work permit (H1): skilled worker on the occupations in demand list · Rwanda
Work permit (H2): employer-sponsored skilled worker · Rwanda

Job seeker visa routes in other countries

Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G) · Ireland
Red-White-Red Card and job-seeker visa for very highly qualified workers · Austria
Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte) to look for work · Germany
Orientation year for graduates (zoekjaar hoogopgeleiden) · Netherlands

How to keep your money safe

Never pay an agent, a consultant or a "visa officer" on WhatsApp or Telegram. Every route here is applied for on the government's own website.
A real employer never asks you to pay for a job offer, a sponsorship certificate or a visa deposit.
Government fees are paid to the government itself, on its own website or at its embassy. Never into a person's bank account or mobile money.
Check the web address. Canada uses canada.ca, the UK uses gov.uk, the US uses .gov. A look-alike address is a fake.
Nobody can promise you a visa or win you a lottery. The US visa lottery is free to enter on its own website.