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Home  >  World  > Africa  > Uganda

Passport/Visa

 Passport Required?Visa Required?Return Ticket Required?
BritishYesYesYes
AustralianYesYesYes
CanadianYesYesYes
USAYesYesYes
OtherEUYesYes/1Yes
JapaneseYesYesYes


Restricted entry: Entry may be refused to passengers not holding sufficient funds, return or onward tickets and other necessary travel documents.

PASSPORTS: Passport valid for at least six months required by all.

VISAS: Required by all except the following:
(a) 1. nationals of Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Burundi, Comoros, Cyprus, Eritrea, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Rwanda, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Vanuatu, Zambia and Zimbabwe;
(b) transit passengers continuing to a third country by the same or first connecting flight within 24 hours, provided holding confirmed tickets and travel documents and not leaving the airport.


Note: Some visas may be issued on arrival to Uganda. Check with your local Embassy for further details.

Types of visa and cost: Single-entry: US$30 (three months); Multiple-entry: US$80 (six months), US$160 (one year); Transit: US$15.

Validity: Single-entry: Three months from date of issue; Multiple-entry: Six months or one year from date of issue; Transit: 24 hours.

Application to: Consulate (or Consular section at High Commission or Embassy); see Contact Addresses section.

Application requirements: (a) Valid passport. (b) One completed application form. (c) One recent passport-size photo. (d) Fee (cash or postal orders only). (e) Registered self-addressed envelope, if applying by post. (f) Return/onward ticket, all necessary documents for next destination and sufficient funds. Business: (a)-(f) and, (g) Letter of invitation/introduction.

Note: Working journalists require a letter of accreditation issued by the Secretary of the Media Council, Dept of Information, PO Box 7142, Kampala (tel: (41) 232 734; fax: (41) 256 888 or 342 259).

Working days required: One.

Temporary residence: Enquire at Embassy or High Commission.


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