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Uganda Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

38 of 207 passports can enter Uganda without arranging a visa in advance: 38 visa-free. 169 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 38
  • E-visa 169
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No visa in advance

38 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

38

E-visa online

169

Visa required

0

How to enter Uganda

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

Visitors need a visa applied for online in advance; the East Africa Tourist Visa (USD 100) covers Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda for 90 days.

E-visaOnline visa

Visa-required nationals

Processing
Online; letter of authorisation presented on arrival
E-visaEast Africa Tourist Visa

Visitors to Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda

Fee
USD 100
Stay
90 days
Valid for
90 days, multiple entry
Processing
Online

Passport validity

At least 6 months from arrival

Checked against official sources (some details from reputable travel press) on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Uganda can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Uganda visa-free

38 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

Angola90 daysAntigua and Barbuda90 daysBahamas90 daysBarbados90 daysBelize90 daysBotswana90 daysBurundi90 daysComoros90 daysCyprus90 daysDR Congo90 daysEritrea90 daysEswatini90 daysFiji90 daysGambia90 daysGhana90 daysGrenada90 daysIreland90 daysJamaica90 daysKenya90 daysLesotho90 daysMadagascar90 daysMalawi90 daysMalaysia90 daysMalta90 daysMauritius90 daysRwanda90 daysSaint Vincent and the Grenadines90 daysSeychelles90 daysSierra Leone90 daysSingapore90 daysSolomon Islands90 daysSouth Sudan180 daysTanzania90 daysTonga90 daysTrinidad and Tobago90 daysVanuatu90 daysZambia90 daysZimbabwe90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Uganda

169 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

Afghanistan90 daysAlbania90 daysAlgeria90 daysAndorra90 daysAnguilla90 daysArgentina90 daysArmenia90 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysAzerbaijan90 daysBahrain90 daysBangladesh90 daysBelarus90 daysBelgium90 daysBenin90 daysBermuda90 daysBhutan90 daysBolivia90 daysBosnia and Herzegovina90 daysBrazil90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBritish Virgin Islands90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysBurkina Faso90 daysCambodia90 daysCameroon90 daysCanada90 daysCape Verde90 daysCayman Islands90 daysCentral African Republic90 daysChad90 daysChile90 daysChina90 daysColombia90 daysCosta Rica90 daysCroatia90 daysCuba90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysDjibouti90 daysDominica90 daysDominican Republic90 daysEcuador90 daysEgypt90 daysEl Salvador90 daysEquatorial Guinea90 daysEstonia90 daysEthiopia90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGabon90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysGuatemala90 daysGuinea90 daysGuinea-Bissau90 daysGuyana90 daysHaiti90 daysHonduras90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIndia90 daysIndonesia90 daysIran90 daysIraq90 daysIsrael90 daysIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)90 daysItaly90 daysIvory Coast90 daysJapan90 daysJordan90 daysKazakhstan90 daysKiribati90 daysKosovo90 daysKuwait90 daysKyrgyzstan90 daysLaos90 daysLatvia90 daysLebanon90 daysLiberia90 daysLibya90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMacau90 daysMaldives90 daysMali90 daysMarshall Islands90 daysMauritania90 daysMexico90 daysMicronesia90 daysMoldova90 daysMonaco90 daysMongolia90 daysMontenegro90 daysMontserrat90 daysMorocco90 daysMozambique90 daysMyanmar90 daysNamibia90 daysNauru90 daysNepal90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNicaragua90 daysNiger90 daysNigeria90 daysNorth Korea90 daysNorth Macedonia90 daysNorway90 daysOman90 daysPakistan90 daysPalau90 daysPalestine90 daysPanama90 daysPapua New Guinea90 daysParaguay90 daysPeru90 daysPhilippines90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysQatar90 daysRepublic of the Congo90 daysRomania90 daysRussia90 daysSaint Helena90 daysSaint Kitts and Nevis90 daysSaint Lucia90 daysSamoa90 daysSan Marino90 daysSao Tome and Principe90 daysSaudi Arabia90 daysSenegal90 daysSerbia90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSomalia90 daysSouth Africa90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSri Lanka90 daysSudan90 daysSuriname90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysSyria90 daysTaiwan90 daysTajikistan90 daysThailand90 daysTimor-Leste90 daysTogo90 daysTunisia90 daysTurkey90 daysTurkmenistan90 daysTurks and Caicos Islands90 daysTuvalu90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Arab Emirates90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysUruguay90 daysUzbekistan90 daysVatican City90 daysVenezuela90 daysVietnam90 daysYemen90 days

Uganda visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Yes. US passport holders need an e-visa (Online visa) for Uganda, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Yes. UK passport holders need an e-visa (Online visa) for Uganda, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Yes. Canada passport holders need an e-visa (Online visa) for Uganda, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Australia passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Yes. Australia passport holders need an e-visa (Online visa) for Uganda, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Uganda?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa (Online visa) for Uganda, applied for online before travel, for stays of up to 90 days.

How long can you stay in Uganda without a visa?

Most visa-free visitors can stay up to 90 days, and some passports get up to 180 days. The limit depends on your passport, so check yours above.

Does Uganda have an ETA or e-visa?

Online visa: Visa-required nationals. East Africa Tourist Visa (USD 100): Visitors to Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Apply only on the official government site.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Uganda's official site before you book and again before you fly.