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Uganda introduces online visa application

Source: Tourism Update, 06/07/2016

July 1.
Anyone intending to come to Uganda for tourism, business, study,
medical or other reasons are required to apply and obtain a visa
online. Types of visas that can be applied for online include
multiple-entry, diplomatic and official, ordinary, East Africa tourist
visa and transit visa.

Applications should be submitted at the following link:
https://visas.immigration.go.ug/.
The decision taken on the application will be sent electronically
through the email provided by the applicant. If approved, an approval
letter will be sent as an attachment to the email provided. Travellers
will need to print out the approval letter and present it together
with a valid passport/travel document at the port of entry.

The approval letter sent by email or downloaded through the Uganda
electronic Visa/Permit web site establishes that you are eligible for
the approved visa or permit, but does not establish that your
applicant is definitely approved. This final approval will be done at
the selected point of entry (in the case of a visa) or at the
Immigration Office Headquarters where the visa or permit sticker will
be printed and it will be pasted to the passport.

Through the month of July, it will still be possible to get visas on
arrival. However, travellers will have to go through the electronic
application process at the port of entry. This will only apply during
July, after which all visa applications must be made online.

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