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Rwanda: country policy and information notes

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Country policy and information note: Rwanda, asylum system

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Country policy and information note: Rwanda, general human rights

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Country policy and information note: Rwanda, medical and healthcare

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Country and policy information note: Rwanda, annex 1 (Government of Rwanda evidence)

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Country policy and information note: Rwanda, annex 2 (UNHCR evidence)

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Country policy and information note: Rwanda, annex 3 (other material)

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

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Updates to this page

Published 9 May 2022
Last updated 20 May 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, medical and healthcare' and 'Country and policy information note: Rwanda, annex 1 (Government of Rwanda evidence)' to correct formatting issues.

  2. Guidance updated: Rwanda, annex 1 (Government of Rwanda evidence) and Rwanda, medical and healthcare.

  3. Added accessible version of 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, medical and healthcare, April 2024'.

  4. Updated versions of: 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, asylum system' and 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, general human rights'.

  5. Updated version of 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, asylum system'. Two new documents added: 'Country policy and information note: Rwanda, medical and healthcare, April 2024' and 'Country and policy information note: Rwanda, annex 1 (Government of Rwanda evidence), April 2024'.

  6. Added annex 3 (other material).

  7. The following country policy and information notes are out of date and have been removed: Rwanda, assessment, May 2022 and Rwanda, interview notes (Annex A), May 2022.

  8. Updated the document on general human rights. New document added: Country policy and information note: Rwanda, UNHCR evidence (Annex 2), April 2024.

  9. Accessible versions added.

  10. First published.

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