Rwanda

Eligibility & Requirements

Rwanda currently has a U-M Travel Health Medium Risk rating, with specific regions of the country having a U-M Regional Travel Warning risk rating. 

1. Determine whether the cities or locations you visit are within a Travel Health Medium Risk area or within a Regional Travel Restriction area.
2. For cities or locations within a Travel Health Medium Risk area:
   • Undergraduate and graduate students on University of Michigan Related Travel (UMRT) are eligible to travel to this location after completing the following requirements:
     1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. For individual travel abroad, submit a Travel Health Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
        • For students participating in Group Travel Abroad, your group leader will submit a “Group Safety Plan” on behalf of the participants; meaning individual students do NOT need to submit a Travel Health Plan. (See Group Travel Requirements for details.)
     3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration. 
     4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.

3. For cities or locations within a Travel Warning area:
   • Undergraduate students and graduate students on UMRT are eligible to travel completing the following requirements:
   • 1. Register your travel with U-M (For students who applied for their program through M-Compass, your program application is your travel registration.)
     2. For individual travel abroad, submit an Individual Safety Plan at least 3 weeks before departure. (See Travel Health Plan & Safety Plan Process for details.)
        • For students participating in Group Travel Abroad, your group leader will submit a “Group Safety Plan” on behalf of the participants; meaning individual students do NOT need to submit an Individual Safety Plan. (See Group Travel Requirements for details.)
     3. Enroll in U-M Travel Abroad Health Insurance for the travel duration. 
     4. Follow college/unit-specific travel approval steps, if any.

*Note: If your travel itinerary includes locations/cities that are Travel Health Medium Risk locations and Regional Travel Warning locations, you only need to submit one (1) Safety Plan. If your travel itinerary only includes locations / cities that are Travel Health Medium Risk locations and you are not traveling to a Travel Warning area, then only a Travel Health Plan is needed.

Country Information Resources

• U.S. Department of State Country Information Page
• CDC Travelers’ Health
• Crisis24 Location Intelligence Brief (sign-in or follow these account registration instructions to access the Crisis24 Horizon platform)
• OSAC Country Security Report