VISA INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS

1. Passport, or recognized travel document valid at least 6 months before expiry.
2. Two (2) fully completed and signed Visa Application Forms, and two (2) passport-size photographs. Scanned photographs and photocopies are not accepted.
3. If the application is for a Transit Visa, a valid visa for the main destination will be required.
4. For representatives of organizations, letters of introduction from such organizations.
5. A copy of return air-ticket or confirmation of booking, indicating the correct travel details.
6. For passports sent by post, Euros 10 for one passport, (Euros 5 for each additional passport), for return by registered mail. This is allowed only in exceptional cases.
7. Visas are obtained within 48 hours. Applications are submitted only in the morning, i.e. 9.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
8. The Embassy is open Monday to Friday (From 09:00 hrs to 12:30hr and from 14:00hr to 16:00 hrs), and closed on public holidays and weekends.

                                       VISA FEES
                                  
       Single Entry 6 months - Euros 48
     Multiple Entry 6 months Euros 95
     6 to 12 months - Euros 95
     24 months - Euros 143
     36 months - Euros 190
   Legalisation of business documents - Euros 130
   Legalisation of personal documents - Euros 30

Note: Visas can be obtained from Uganda Missions abroad and in special cases at any entry point into Uganda territory. This concerns travellers whose countries of residence don’t have a Uganda Mission.
Payments are made to Uganda Embassy, Paris, by cash or money order only.
(*) For students admitted to Institutions of Higher Learning in Uganda or special students programmes.

French nationals holding French passports need an entry visa for Uganda.
Naturalised French citizens of Ugandan descent need an entry visa for Uganda.
Nationals of the countries listed below are exempted from visa requirements for travel to Uganda. They do, however, need to have a current passport issued by their respective countries.

IMPORTANT POINTS

In order to qualify for a visa application, all intending travellers to Uganda must comply with the previous (see top) requirements and you must be in possession of a valid passport issued by your government.

Recommended are:

A. An International Vaccination Certificate against Cholera (recommended, not required).
B. An International Inoculation Certificate against Yellow Fever.
You must obtain a Uganda Government VISA before entry into Uganda as described above.

To obtain a Uganda Government VISA, please read the requirements carefully and fill out the following Visa Application Form. The form is available online. You may have the forms sent to you by email, fax or ordinary mail. Please make your request by contacting us at the Consular Secretary, at

Embassy of the Republic of Uganda
13, Avenue Raymond Poincaré,
75116 Paris

Fax: 01 45 05 21 22.

Email: info@ugandaembassy.fr