Students and staff of the American War College in Alabama visited the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control on 23rd/March/2022. The group led by led by Lt. Gen. James B. Hecker, commander and President of Air University, Maxwell Airforce Base-Alabama, the students largely consisting of Senior Officers and a few civilian military staff was on a research visit. They were hosted by the Director, Maj.Gen. Apollo Kasiita-Gowa, and the Commissioner Citizenship and Passport Control, Brig.

As we approach the deadline for phase out of the Machine-Readable Passports (MRP) on 4th April 2022, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control), wishes to inform all Ugandans living in the diaspora that after the deadline on 4th April, 2022, MRPs will only be used by citizens returning back to Uganda.

Immigration staff at Entebbe International Airport yesterday intercepted a Nigerian National, Ezeh Gibson Chukwuebuka on suspicion of money laundering after he attempted to enter the country with concealed different amounts of foreign currencies.

In 2016, the Government of Uganda eased Visa processing for all visa-prone travelers by automating an Application Portal accessed at www.visas.immigration.go.ug

REFERENCE TO: The decision of the 36th meeting of the Council of