About the immigration Department

The Immigration Department is a department within Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Our mission is to facilitate a smooth and orderly. 

Role of the Immigration Department

The Mandate of the Immigration Department is to facilitate, monitor and control the movement of persons (both citizens and non citizens) in and out of Uganda. The general mandate is achieved through the following activities:

1. Issuing Visas and Visitors' Passes at the gazetted and authorized entry/exit points.

 

2. Issuing Entry Permits and other Passes to those foreign nationals intending to work or stay for longer periods in Uganda.

3. Issuing travel documents to citizens, refugees and in other instances to non citizens who may not have their respective missions/embassies here in Uganda.

4. Monitoring the activities of Immigrants within Uganda by executing on spot checks, ensuring constant inspection and verifications.

5. Weeding out undesirable aliens and prohibited immigrants by way of prosecution, deportation and organized departure.

6. Providing record data on

 

immigrants to those organs of state that may need such information for security and statistical purposes.

7. Processing of Uganda Passports and other travel documents.

Services Offered:

The services offered by the Immigration department can be summarized as issuance of the following:

  • Visas
  • Special Passes
  • Entry Permits (Work
  • Permits)
  • Dependants Passes
  • Pupils Passes
  • Certificates of Residence
  • Granting of Citizenship

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Contacts:
Immigration Dept. Plot 75, Jinja Rd.
P.O.Box 7165 Kla, Tel: 256-41-231031
Fax: 256-41-231641, Email:
immigi@infocom.co.ug