In 24 and 27 January 2005 telephone interviews, the Ambassador of Rwanda in Ottawa provided the following information.

There are three types of Rwandan passports: regular passports, diplomatic passports and service passports. The "PC" acronym which is found in the top left corner of the passport, besides the photo, is used to identify a regular passport, which is also called a personal passport or an ordinary passport ("passeport courant" in French).

No corroboration of this information could be found among the other sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Embassy of Rwanda in Ottawa. 24 and 27 January 2005. Telephone interviews with the Ambassador.

Oral source: Embassy of Rwanda in Washington
Publications:

Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports

Internet sites, including: Government of Rwanda, United States Bureau of Consular Affairs (Visa Reciprocity and Country Documents Finder).