[RwandaLibre] Single tourist visa: Things to note

 

Single tourist visa: Things to note

Posted Saturday, February 22 2014 at 16:13

It will be issued upon application at any of the diplomatic
representations of Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, at the Immigration
offices of the respective countries or online, where applicable.

Will it be different from the other visas Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda issue?

The visas for specific countries cost $50 but allow the tourist entry
into only that country. he EAC single tourist visa, working like the
Schengen visa for European Union countries, will allow tourists to
enter any of the three countries and move freely within the other two
without having to pay for another visa.

It will be a multiple-entry visa, and tourists will pay $100 for it.
The length of stay for which it is issued cannot be extended, neither
is the visitor permitted to work.

What prevents me from using a visa issued by the Rwanda embassy in
Washington for a business meeting in Kigali to travel with it to
Kenya?

Visa issued for a specific country are only used to travel to that
country and not into any other EAC country.

How will it work without stamping them?

You will still be required to fill immigration forms where your length
of stay in the neighbouring country will be indicated and it will be
logged in the system.

Are they all now machine-readable?

Yes. It is machine readable. Rwanda will provide the software for
personalisation of the visa stickers to Kenya and Uganda. The software
will enable the three countries to share the fees, tourist information
and tourism data.

How will member states ensure it works?

Rwanda has been tasked with the duty of setting up the visa and
implementing it for the first one year. This will be on rotational
basis each year. Rwanda will provide the Information and Communication
Technology software for personalisation of the visa stickers to Kenya
and Uganda.
The software will enable the three countries to share information on
fees and tourist data. So far 60,000 visa stickers have been produced
and distributed, in equal numbers, to the respective high commissions
and immigration offices of the three countries.

Visa fee collected will be shared among member states, with the
issuing country taking $10 and the remaining $90 shared equally among
member states.

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