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==Online Sources==  
==Online Sources==
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
===British Overseas Subjects===
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=rwanda&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Rwanda], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=rwanda&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Rwanda], index & images ($)


===British Overseas Subjects===
==Rwanda Emigration and Immigration==
==COUNTRY Emigration and Immigration==
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br>
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br>
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.


==Immigration into COUNTRY==
==Immigration into Rwanda==
<ref>"COUNTRY", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COUNTRY, accessed August 2021.</ref>
The Kingdom of Rwanda dominated from the mid-eighteenth century. '''Germany''' colonizd Rwanda in 1884 as part of '''German East Africa''', followed by '''Belgium''', which invaded in 1916 during World War I. <ref>"Rwanda", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda, accessed August 2021.</ref>
==Emigration From COUNTRY==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
<ref>"COUNTRY", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021</ref>


==Records of COUNTRY Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Emigration From Rwanda==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 345,800.  Top destination countries: '''the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, France, Zambia, Malawi, Canada, Belgium''' <ref>"Rwanda", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=19, accessed August 2021</ref>
 
==Records of Rwanda Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span>
|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.]  </span>
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Democratic Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Uganda Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Burundi Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tanzania Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Zambia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Malawi Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 11 August 2025

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Rwanda Emigration and Immigration

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Immigration into Rwanda

The Kingdom of Rwanda dominated from the mid-eighteenth century. Germany colonizd Rwanda in 1884 as part of German East Africa, followed by Belgium, which invaded in 1916 during World War I. [1]

Emigration From Rwanda

KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 345,800. Top destination countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania, the Republic of Congo, France, Zambia, Malawi, Canada, Belgium [2]

Records of Rwanda Emigrants in Their Destination Nations

One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the country of destination, the country they immigrated into. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for major destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at Category:Emigration and Immigration Records.

References

  1. "Rwanda", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda, accessed August 2021.
  2. "Rwanda", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=19, accessed August 2021