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P2 holiday or post-study work permit. A student at a recognized Rwandan higher education institution seeking holiday work, or a recent graduate, needs an employment contract, CV, employer recommendation and police clearance; graduates also provide an academic certificate.

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P2 holiday or post-study work permit

Work permit for up to one year in the qualifying student or recent-graduate situation.

Who qualifies

  • A student at a recognized Rwandan higher education institution seeking holiday work, or a recent graduate, needs an employment contract, CV, employer recommendation and police clearance; graduates also provide an academic certificate.
    Rwanda immigration, study and research permits

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Time
Processing runs from submission of the complete file to the issuing authority’s decision.
Cost
Published application fee: RWF 20,000.
The hard part
A qualifying Rwandan study history and local employment contract are required.
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Citizens by 2043.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, not renewable.

  2. 2042
    Apply for citizenship

    With a civics test.

  3. 2043
    Citizenship
Civics
Knowledge of and respect for Rwandan culture and national values, assessed in the acquisition process.
Time away
At least fifteen consecutive years of lawful residence while physically living in Rwanda, proved with residence permits.
Two passports
Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.
  • The holiday or post-study work permit lasts up to one year; it counts while valid, but another lawful status is needed to complete fifteen consecutive years.
  • How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Open the official p2 holiday or post-study work permit procedure and assemble the listed filing documents.Open migration.gov.rw ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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The official application forms, submission and recovery specification are not complete. Postern cannot run this application yet.

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