Passport Atlas

Entering Uganda

Uganda does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#164

Entry openness

40

Visa free

40

Visa required

0

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Country profile

Capital

Kampala

Population

45.9 million

Area

236,040 km²

Currency

Ugandan shilling UGX

Languages

English, Swahili

Time zone

UTC+03:00

Foreign-born

2.1 million · 2024

Migrant share

4.1%

Ethnic groups · 2014

other32.1%
Baganda16.5%
Banyankole9.6%
Basoga8.8%
Bakiga7.1%
Iteso7%
Other18.9%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Left

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+256

Airports

EBB · RUA · ULU · SRT

Highlights

Bwindi
Murchison Falls
Source of the Nile

Uganda Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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