Rwanda.
How Rwanda sells citizenship for investors: 1 citizenship programme, now closed. Every number and rule below links to the document it comes from.
2 documents and articles behind this page, listed at the bottom.
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Rwanda nationality by acquisition on grounds of substantial sustainable investment (Organic Law 002/2021.OL, art. 15)
Sells citizenship, and with it a passport.
No price: nationality may be granted for 'substantial sustainable investment or activities' in Rwanda (Organic Law 002/2021, art. 15), with no minimum amount; it is decided case by case. Fees excluded (RWF 10,000 application, RWF 100,000 processing).
Notes from the research
A foreigner may apply for Rwandan nationality by acquisition on grounds of 'substantial sustainable investment or activities' in Rwanda, supported by a letter from a relevant public body describing the investment, plus integrity and no threat to national security (Organic Law 002/2021.OL of 16 Jul 2021, art. 15, in force on publication 28 Jul 2021). The 2022 ministerial order (art. 12) asks for proof of properties owned and of registration as an investor in Rwanda. No minimum amount, price or fee schedule is set in the texts read, so the route is discretionary; launched is the law's in-force date, as the first text found that names investment as a ground (the 2008 law it replaced was not read). Separate investor residence permits exist (permit class A1 'investor' under the immigration ministerial order, defined by reference to the investment law); they were not added because no amount was found in the immigration texts. No counts of nationality grants on this ground found. Status left empty: no document says whether anyone has been naturalised this way.
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What is measured
No published numbers found for this programme. That is itself worth knowing: see the notes and the documents below.
What we know is missing
- Rwanda nationality by acquisition on grounds of substantial sustainable investment (Organic Law 002/2021.OL, art. 15): we found no published numbers at all, only rules and events.
A gap means no figure is in our data: either it was never published or we haven't found or read it yet. Charts leave gaps open rather than drawing across them.
What happened, and when
The 2 documents behind this page
- 2022-03 · Law or regulationMinisterial Order relating to Rwandan nationality, Official Gazette n° Special of 25/03/2022 · Republic of Rwanda, Ministry in charge of immigration (copy published by the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration)
- 2021-07 · Law or regulationOrganic Law Nº 002/2021.OL of 16/07/2021 governing Rwandan nationality, Official Gazette n° Special of 28/07/2021 · Republic of Rwanda (copy published by the Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration)
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