Get your Uganda Ordinary e-Visa or East Africa Tourist Visa in 3 easy steps
Verified details for Uganda travel authorizations
90 days from approval date to enter Uganda
Single entry (Ordinary) or Multiple entry (East Africa Tourist Visa)
Up to 90 days
2 to 3 business days
Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) of Uganda
Select the country of your passport to view entry requirements, fees, and processing times.
You can apply 100% online in advance. No embassy visits or physical paperwork required.
Prepare these items before starting your application. You can submit clear digital photos taken with your smartphone.
Passport valid for at least 6 months beyond intended arrival date in Uganda
Clear color scan of the passport biographical data page (under 250 KB)
Recent studio-quality passport photograph (under 250 KB, plain white background)
International Certificate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever (strictly mandatory upload for ALL nationalities)
Confirmed return flight ticket and hotel/safari booking or invitation letter in Uganda
We handle the complexity of international government portals so you can focus on your journey.
Submit your passport scan, digital photo, Yellow Fever vaccination card, return flight, and Uganda hotel details.
Complete checkout with transparent all-inclusive pricing; our specialists compress all files to Uganda's strict 250 KB limit.
Receive your official Uganda Travel Authorization / e-Visa Approval Letter with barcode to print for Entebbe arrival.
All fees included upfront. Government fee + NomadicMart concierge service. Zero surprise checkout charges.
Compare applying directly through government portals against our full-service concierge experience.
| Feature | NomadicMart Concierge | Government Portal Self-Apply |
|---|---|---|
| Price & Transparency | Clear all-inclusive upfront total in USD with 3% bank surcharge included | $50 USD (Ordinary) or $100 USD (East Africa Visa) + 3% portal card surcharge |
| Processing Time | Auto-resizes all 5 mandatory uploads to Uganda's strict 250 KB file limit | Portal blocks submission if any scan exceeds 250 KB or lacks Yellow Fever proof |
| Support | 24/7 dedicated support via chat, phone, and email across all time zones | Limited support during Kampala Ministry of Internal Affairs hours |
| Error Handling | Verifies East Africa Tourist Visa first-port-of-entry rules (must enter Uganda first) | Applying for an EATV via Uganda when landing first in Nairobi invalidates the visa |
| Refund Policy | Service fee refunded if application cannot be filed | Government visa fees are 100% non-refundable once submitted |
Clear answers on eligibility, processing times, validity, and entry requirements.
Yes. Uganda abolished walk-up Visa on Arrival counters for regular tourists, making pre-travel online approval via the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (visas.immigration.go.ug) mandatory for all non-exempt travelers—including UK, US, EU, Canadian, Australian, Indian, and Pakistani citizens—prior to boarding flights to Entebbe International Airport (EBB).
Yes! Unlike countries that only require Yellow Fever proof from endemic regions, the Ministry of Health and DCIC of Uganda mandate that every single e-Visa applicant—regardless of whether you are flying from London, New York, Dubai, or Islamabad—upload a scan of their International Certificate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever during the online application and present the physical yellow card on arrival.
The East Africa Tourist Visa (EATV) is a joint 90-day multiple-entry visa covering Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya. You must apply for the EATV through the immigration authority of the country you will enter first—so if your trip starts at Entebbe (EBB) before gorilla trekking in Rwanda or safari in Kenya, you apply through Uganda.
No commercial agency or third-party facilitator can guarantee visa approval. All authorization decisions rest exclusively with the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) of the Republic of Uganda. NomadicMart is an independent application concierge service not affiliated with the Government of Uganda or visas.immigration.go.ug.
Your approved Uganda Travel Authorization / e-Visa Approval Letter is valid for entry for 90 days from the date of approval. Upon presenting your printed approval letter and biometric passport at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) or a designated land border, the immigration officer captures your biometrics and prints the visa vignette into your passport.
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