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Rwandan nationality law is regulated by the Constitution of Rwanda, as amended; the Nationality Code of Rwanda (French: Code de la nationalité rwandaise), and its revisions; the Law of Persons and Family; and various international agreements to which the country is a signatory. These laws determine who is, or is eligible to be, a national of ...
The authorities of various states place administrative entry restrictions on citizens of Rwanda.As of 2 July 2019, Rwandan citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 54 countries and territories, ranking the Rwandan passport 89th in terms of travel freedom (tied with the passports of Gabon, Guinea, Senegal and Togo) according to the Henley Passport Index.
The Rwandan passport is a passport issued by the Republic of Rwanda to Rwandan citizens for the purpose of international travel. Rwanda started issuing East African Community Biometric Passport also known as e-Passport (with which entry to all east African countries is visa-free) in June 2019 replacing the old ones that will only stay valid until June 2021.
In September 2024, Rwanda signed mutual visa waiver agreements with the Dominican Republic, Dominica and the Bahamas which are yet to be ratified. [9] [10] [11] Rwanda signed visa exemption agreements for holders of diplomatic and service passports with Azerbaijan in September 2023 and with Kazakhstan in September 2024 and they are yet to be ...
A prominent example of a country with jus matrimonii laws is Cape Verde. The common practice within and among states at the beginning of the 20th century was that a woman should have the nationality of her husband; i.e., upon marrying a foreigner, the wife would automatically acquire the nationality of her husband and lose her previous ...
Naturalization (or naturalisation) is the legal act or process by which a non-national of a country acquires the nationality of that country after birth. [1] The definition of naturalization by the International Organization for Migration of the United Nations excludes citizenship that is automatically acquired (e.g. at birth) or is acquired by declaration.
The Commission sought to ensure that the draft Constitution was "home-grown", relevant to Rwanda's specific needs and reflected the views of the entire population. They sent questionnaires to civil groups across the country and rejected offers of help from the international community, except for financial assistance.
Turkey allows dual citizenship, and former Turkish citizens by birth who have given up their Turkish citizenship with permission (for example, because they have naturalized in a country that usually does not permit dual citizenship, such as Austria, Germany, Japan or South Korea) and their descendants subject to certain conditions, can apply ...