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- Diplomatic; granted to holders of diplomatic passports
- holders of official passports and employees of Organisations exempted from payment of immigration fees
- issued to a person employed in a government institution and paid by the government of Uganda
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in Agriculture
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in Agro-processing
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in prospecting of minerals or mining of other minerals
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in prospecting of minerals or mining of specific mineral (gold, copper, iron ore, silca, phosphate, limestone & Marble)
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in General trade
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in Manufacturing
- issued to shareholders of companies engaged in specific professionals (medical profession, dentists, legal profession, pharmacists, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, mining engineers, aeronautical engineers, chemical engineers, accountants, architects and surveyors, veterinary surgeons, estate agents, valuers, land surveyors and land agents, nurses and midwives.)
- issued to employees who are missionaries and volunteers working in NGOs
- issued to foreign expatriates employed in Uganda including salaried employees working in NGOs
- issued to expatriate with rare skilled foreign nationals employed in Agro processing, manufacturing and mining of selected minerals
- ordinary residents; this is issued to persons who have an assured income derived from sources outside and under takes not to accept employment of any kind
Work permit fees for East African Nationals and Refugees
- Nationals from Kenya and Rwanda are exempted from payment of immigration fees however, they should apply and obtain the work permit
- For nationals from Tanzania, the work permit fees have been revised to USD 1500 per year.
Official website of the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control of Uganda.