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Eastern Africa travel guide

Uganda

Entry rules for every passport, key facts and neighbouring destinations.

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Key facts

Official name: Republic of Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX Sh)
Languages: English, Swahili
Calling code: +256
Area: 2,41,550 km²
Region: Eastern Africa · landlocked

Who can get in easily

70 of 198 passports can enter Uganda without arranging a visa in advance.

Visa-free
Visa on arrival
eTA
eVisa
Visa required

Visa requirements for Uganda by passport

IndiaeVisa
United StateseVisa
United KingdomeVisa
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
ChinaeVisa
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
PakistaneVisa
BangladesheVisa
Sri LankaeVisa
NepaleVisa
NigeriaVisa on arrival
PhilippineseVisa
CanadaeVisa
AustraliaeVisa
GermanyeVisa

Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.

Nearby countries

Sources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026.