The consular card is a prerequisite for all applicants. If you don’t have one, before you proceed to the next step, please submit your application by signing up (Click here). 

Requirements

• An appointment is required to give notice of marriage at our consular office. Please make an appointment through ambawashington@minaffet.gov.rw.
• Request letter addressed to the Ambassador.
• Copy of applicants’ identification documents
• Birth Certificates for Both Applicants.
• Certificate of celibacy or single status for both Applicants
• Money order of $30 payable to the Embassy of Rwanda
• All Documents should be mailed by FedEx courier service at 1714 New Hamsphire Ave, NW, Washington D.C, 20009.

Note:

1. On the day of the wedding, you will need to bring with you at least two other people to witness the ceremony and sign to that effect (if an interpreter is required, they must act as a witness).

2. Your marriage cannot go ahead unless legal formalities have been completed.

3. Return envelopes with no tracking numbers will not be accepted