RWANDA ELECTRONIC PASSPORT
1. The Rwanda e-Passport has a modernized design that reflects Rwanda’s rich culture and enhanced security features that will make it much harder to forge.
2. The Rwanda e-Passport booklet variants will be categorized depending on the number of pages, validity, and fee structure:
• Ordinary Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 75,000Frw; (18-26 YEARS)
• Ordinary Passport with 66 pages and 10 years validity at 100,000Frw;(FOR 26 YEARS AND UP)
• Ordinary Passport for minors with 34 pages and 2 years validity at 25,000Frw;(UNDER 18 YEARS)
• Service Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 15,000Frw;
• Diplomatic Passport with 50 pages and 5 years validity at 50,000Frw;

C. All passport applications and payments will be made ONLY through IREMBO.

D. The Rwanda e-Passport requires capturing of the biometric data to ensure the successful identification of applicants. Therefore, every Rwandan citizen applying for e-Passport will be required to physically provide biometric data (10 fingerprints and a photo), except for children of age below sixteen (16) years; 
E. The process will be in the following steps: 
• Rwandans in the KSA and the Sultanate of Oman will APPLY and PAY by themselves through IREMBO. The main requirements in the application are an Identity Card (Indangamuntu) and payment of a fee corresponding to the passport applied for; 
• An applicant will receive an email with a unique reference number which you should bring to the Rwandan Embassy to give the biometric by appointment.
• The passport will be processed in Rwanda, but the collection as always will be at the Rwandan Embassy.
To book an appointment for the capture of the biometrics, please contact the consular department by email at ca-ambariyadh@minaffet.gov.rw or by telephone at +966112055592.