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Temporary Shortage of Ordinary Machine Readable Passports
Press Release
12th June 2017
Ugandan Immigration Officer Agnes Igoye stands out at 2017 Harvard Graduation
Congratulations to Senior Immigration Officer Agnes Igoye who graduated from Harvard Kennedy School as a Mason Fellow in the Mid-career Master in Public Administration Program. Mark Zukerberg, Facebook CEO, gave Ms.Igoye special recognition for her contribution in promoting law enforcement in Uganda:
3rd Pan African Forum on Migration, Kampala: Closing Speech by the Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Hon. Obiga Kania
The Director General, IOM - Amb. William Lacy Swing
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
Honorable Ministers
Distinguished Representatives of Regional Economic Communities (RECs),
Your Excellencies, The Ambassadors, and High Commissioners
Facilitators for this Forum
Distinguished Delegates
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Who qualifies for a Ugandan Multiple-Entry Visa?
Multiple-Entry visas to Uganda are applied and paid for online at www.visas.immigration.go.ug. There are three sub-categories; 6 months and 12 months that cost 100$, and 24 months that costs 150$
First time applicants can only be granted a 6 months Multiple-Entry Visa and must have proof of having travelled to Uganda, at least five times within a period of one year immediately preceding their application.
Ireland and 36 other countries whose nationals are visa-fee exempt to Uganda and can get visas on arrival without applying online
Citizens of the Republic of Ireland and the 36 countries listed below do not need to apply for their visas to Uganda online; they can get them on arrival.
• Angola
• Antigua and Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• Burundi
• Comoros
• Cyprus
• Eritrea
• Fiji
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Grenada
• Ireland
• Jamaica
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Malaysia
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Rwanda
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
Uganda to host The Third Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM) from 15th-17 May in Kampala
The Government of Uganda will be hosting the Third Pan African Forum on Migration (PAFoM) which will take place in Kampala, Uganda from the 15 – 17 May, 2017. The meeting will be held at Speke Resort Munyonyo, under the theme; “Towards a Common African Position on the Global Compacts on Migration and on Refugees”
The Prime Minister Officiates at the Handover of the Immigration Training Academy in Nakasongola
The Prime Minister of Uganda, Rt.Hon.Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has today 10th April 2017 officiated at the handover ceremony of the Immigration Training academy.