The costly paper-chase ..

Visa overstays however unintentional are inadvisable in a country whose immigration system is complex, and penalties severe. A hasty but welcome visit to the British Consulate, followed by an alarming one to Rwandan immigration resulted in a loss of passport, a sizeable fine, a day or three of bizarre paperwork and an expensive UK bound flight  to start the whole application again. Observing this process first hand, I gratefully fingered my own passport neatly adorned with the correct official visa.