For tourists visiting Uganda, effective
July 2016, all visitors are strongly encouraged to obtain entry visas online,
prior to arrival. Below
are the detailed instructions of how to apply for the Ugandan tourist visa
online.
1)
We recommend
applying a week to 10 days before traveling to Uganda.
2)
In order to complete
the application in one sitting, you’ll need:
a) To
have a copy of the bio data page of your passport. Make sure your passport is
valid for at least 6 months beyond your arrival date in Uganda.
b) You
will need to have a Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate.
c) One
should have a recent passport sized photo.
When these are ready then you upload them
and in order to upload them visit www.visas.immigration.go.ug and click “Start New Application”.
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Then under visa or
permit type, click “visa”.
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Under category,
click “Uganda ordinary / tourist visa.
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Under subcategory,
click “single entry”.
Enter
Your Personal Data.
When
you get to other data, your contact person in Uganda will be your tour company
or first night’s hotel. If you are traveling with a tour agent then you’ll be
given a name and contact information with your welcome package, your purpose of
visit which is tourism, your length of stay which is expressed in days, choose
according to how long you wish to stay the maximum of which is 90 days in Uganda.
Then
complete all the other boxes truthfully.
Upload
Your Documents.
Review
and Submit Your Documents.
Once
the submission is complete and all is well, you will get an ‘Application
Received’ email with tracking code and an option to submit your payment. Once
you’re totally approved, you’ll get an ‘Application
Approved’ email with bar-coded Approval Letter attached.
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Print the letter and
payment receipt and keep it with your passport and air ticket.
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On arrival at
Entebbe International Airport, you’ll hand over the Approval Letter / Payment
receipt with originals of the documents you uploaded.
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The customs official
will then issue the actual visa in your passport.
NOTE:
If you come from COMESA countries
(Angola, Comoros, Eritrea, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles,
Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe), EAC
countries (Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi) or Antigua, Barbados,
Bahamas, Belize, Cyprus, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Ireland, Jamaica, Hong Kong,
Lesotho, Malta, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, St. Vincent-Tonga,
The Grenadines, or Vanuatu, you are NOT subject to tourist visa fees when coming to
Uganda.
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