- Armenia and Rwanda signed a visa waiver on September 25, 2026, for specified official passport holders.
- The agreement covers diplomatic, service, and special passports, not ordinary passports.
- Foreign ministers signed the pact in New York during the United Nations General Assembly’s eighty-first session.
Armenia and Rwanda signed a pact on September 25, 2026, waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports. The arrangement covers official passport categories only.
The signing took place in New York during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. It was concluded on the sidelines of the meeting.
Free toolDS-160 Form Filling Online Helper Tool
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan signed for his government alongside Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda’s Foreign Minister. Both foreign ministers took part.
The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade announced the agreement. Mirzoyan’s portfolio is Foreign Affairs and International Trade; Nduhungirehe serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
The pact does not extend to ordinary passports
People traveling on ordinary passports are not covered by the deal. The waiver is confined to its named official-document categories, rather than applying to travelers generally.
That boundary sets the agreement’s practical reach: it eases official travel between the two governments for diplomatic and government personnel. It does not establish visa-free entry for ordinary passport holders.
The agreement therefore creates a route for eligible official travelers, not a general change to travel access between the countries. The named passport categories define who can use it.
