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Uganda Tourist Visa - Single Entry

UgandaShort stays and visits

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

All persons intending to travel to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit and/or medical purposes must apply for and obtain a visa online.

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  • The page does not give a nationality matrix; visa-exempt nationalities are not covered by this text.
  • https://immigration.go.ug/node/198
    All persons intending to travel to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit, and/or medical are required to apply and obtain a visa online.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the visit purposes this route covers.

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Limits of the record
  • The FAQ page lists travel purposes only generically for all visas; it states no purposes specific to this visa category.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The Uganda Tourist Visa is a single entry visa and can be granted for up to 3 months. The visa approval authorisation is valid for 90 days (three months) from the day of approval; after that it is automatically cancelled and a new application is needed, so applicants should travel within three months of approval. The initial period granted at entry may be extended for another 60 days in 2 intervals. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule.

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Limits of the record
  • The official source does not state a rolling-period rule.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

Application documents include a recent passport-size photograph, passport bio-data page, Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, recommendation letter and police clearance (list not exhaustive). If approved, the emailed approval letter serves as travel authorisation and must be presented with a passport or travel document valid for at least 6 months at the port of entry. The official source does not state funds, accommodation, insurance or onward-travel evidence.

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  • The document list ends with "etc."; funds, accommodation, insurance and onward-travel evidence are not stated.
  • https://immigration.go.ug/node/198
    Step-3: Add documents (Copy of recent passport size photograph, Copy of passport bio-data page, Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate, Recommendation letter, Police clearance, etc.)
  • https://immigration.go.ug/node/198
    This letter serves as a Travel authorization. Print it out and present it together with a valid passport /travel document of not less than 6 months' validity at the port of entry.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

The visa is applied for online at visas.immigration.go.ug by choosing the application type and category, filling in the electronic form, adding documents and submitting; an Immigration Officer studies the application. The official page does not state when a stay can be extended or changed.

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Limits of the record
  • Extension or change-of-status circumstances are not stated on this page.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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