This is a summary of recent developments on the visa and immigration front: a) As of 22 July 2016, the cost of a single-entry visa to Uganda has been reduced from US$100 back to US$50. So far as we can ascertain, the cost of an East African visa issued in Uganda remains US$100. b) All visitors to … Continue reading Summary of recent visa-related news
Andrew Roberts reports that the cost for a Ugandan visa has gone up to US$100. Oddly, the cost is the same for a Uganda single entry visa, a Uganda multiple entry visa, and a combined Uganda-Kenya-Rwanda multiple-entry visa.
Bashir writes: The Bradt guide was brilliant, very informative and useful (for me and plenty of others I met on my travels!). I genuinely don't know what I would have done without it. I have a few comments - pretty minor: Transit visas are $50 (not $15) and apparently have been so for a while … Continue reading Uganda trip report
For those visiting Uganda in conjunction with Rwanda &/or Kenya after the end of December 2014, it wil now be possible to buy a joint visa for all three countries. See the linked pdf below for further details: East Africa visas
A revised flight schedule during the European winter means that British Airways and KLM flights now both arrive at Entebbe Airport around 10.30pm at night causing congestion at the visa counter. Visitors should balance the relative demerits of a tiresome late evening queue against a trip to their nearest Ugandan consulate to obtain their … Continue reading Visas on arrival
Andrew Roberts has just alerted me to a new ruling that, with effect from 1 June 2011, all visitors to Uganda's passports are required to have at least one year of validity remaining from the date of entry. Also, please note that irrespective of the duration of the visa granted, immigration often stamps the passport for a shorter … Continue reading Passport & visa requirements
Brian & Celia Lea recently returned from a 16 day visit to Uganda (late July-early August 08) and forwarded me the following info: Page75 : June ‘08 Visas cost £25 each. We had to wait 3 days before it was ready to collect from the High Commission in London. We received polite and courteous service from … Continue reading Brian & Celia’s updates
