The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration (DGI&E) wishes to inform all Foreign Residents that in order for it to issue Electronic Foreign ID cards, there will be taking of Biometrics of all foreign residents, from 24th February to 20th March 2014.
This exercise is the continuation of the process to issue Electronic Resident ID cards to Non-nationals residing in Rwanda, replacing paper based “Green card”.
The holder shall have the right to move freely within the Country without carrying their National passports.
Foreign residents who registered for the cards are the ones whose Biometrics data shall be taken and this shall include facial and thumb print. The exercise shall be conducted at the following sites:
-District of Residence Date Venue Nyarugenge -Gasabo 24th-28th, Feb 2014 Immigration Headquarters-Kacyiru Kicukiro 25th-28th,Feb 2014.
-Kicukiro District offices Gakenke 03rd-March. 2014,
-Gakenke District offices Rulindo 03rd March. 2014
-Rulindo District offices Musanze 04th to 05th, March 2014
-Musanze District offices Burera 04th, March 2014
-Burera District offices Rubavu 05th to 07th, March 2014
-Rubavu District offices Nyabihu 05th , March 2014
-Nyabihu District offices Karongi 10th to 11th, March 2014
-Karongi District offices Rutsiro 10th, March 2014
-Rutsiro District offices Huye 12th to 14th, March 2014
-Huye District hall (Ku Ngoro) Gisagara 12th to 14th. March 2014
-Gisagara district offices Nyanza 17th, March.2014
-Nyanza District offices Ruhango 17th, March. 2014
-Ruhango District offices Nyamagabe 18th, March. 2014
-Nyamagabe District offices Nyaruguru 18th, March.2014
-Nyaruguru District offices Rusizi 19th to 20th, March 2014
-Rusizi District offices Nyamasheke 19th to 20th, March 2014
-Nyamasheke District offices Gicumbi 3rd, March 2014
-Gicumbi District offices Bugesera 3rd to 04th, March 2014
-Bugesera District offices Rwamagana 05th March 2014
-Rwamagana District offices Kayonza 05th, March 2014
-Kayonza District offices Ngoma 06th, March 2014
-Ngoma District offices Kirehe 06th, March 2014
-Kirehe District offices Nyagatare 10th to 11th, March 2014
-Nyagatare District offices Gatsibo 10th, March.2014
-Gatsibo District offices Kamonyi 12th, March.2014
-Kamonyi District offices Muhanga 12th to 08th, March 2014
-Muhanga District offices Ngororero 13th, March 2014
-Ngororero District offices
The Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration encourages all Non-Nationals living in Rwanda to participate in this campaign and reminds the concerned to come along with their passports, Laissez passer and or any other identification document in possession.
We also encourage those who missed out during the registration in the above mentioned areas to come and register during the mentioned dates but their Biometrics shall be taken at a later date.
THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION.
For more information, please contact: 1. SEBUTEGE Ange Head of Communication and Customer Care Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration Email: [email protected] Facebook: rwandaimmigration or Twitter:@rwandamigration Tel:+250 78 88 47 243 2.
MUGABO Bosco Head of Field Inspection and Enforcement Directorate General of Immigration and Emigration Email: [email protected] Tel: +250 78 88 09 605
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