Uganda passport — visa-free travel

Holders of a Uganda passport can enter 39 countries visa-free and 23 more on arrival — Henley Passport Index rank #69.

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Visa-free destinations (39)

Countries you can enter on a Uganda passport without applying for a visa in advance.

Antigua and Barbuda AG Barbados BB Belize BZ Benin BJ Botswana BW British Virgin Islands VG Burundi BI Cook Islands CK Dominica DM Ecuador EC Eritrea ER eSwatini SZ Fiji FJ Ghana GH Grenada GD Haiti HT Hong Kong (SAR China) HK Jamaica JM Kenya KE Kiribati KI Lesotho LS Malawi MW Malaysia MY Mauritius MU Micronesia FM Montserrat MS Mozambique MZ Philippines PH Rwanda RW Senegal SN Singapore SG St. Vincent and the Grenadines VC Suriname SR Tanzania TZ The Bahamas BS The Gambia GM Vanuatu VU Zambia ZM Zimbabwe ZW

Visa on arrival (23)

Countries that issue a visa on arrival to Uganda passport holders. Bring your passport, fee, and any required photos — no advance application.

Bangladesh BD Cambodia KH Cape Verde Islands CV Comoro Islands KM Djibouti DJ Ethiopia ET Guinea-Bissau GW Iran IR Laos LA Macao (SAR China) MO Madagascar MG Maldives MV Namibia NA Nepal NP Niue NU Palau Islands PW Samoa WS Sierra Leone SL Somalia SO South Sudan SS St. Lucia LC Timor-Leste TL Tuvalu TV

Electronic travel authorisation (3)

Countries requiring an eTA — quick online pre-approval, usually issued in minutes to hours.

Seychelles SC Sri Lanka LK St. Kitts and Nevis KN

e-Visa available (39)

Countries with an online e-visa. Apply through the official portal before departure.

Albania AL Anguilla AI Azerbaijan AZ Bahrain BH Bhutan BT Bolivia BO Burkina Faso BF Cameroon CM Colombia CO Congo (Dem. Rep.) CD Côte d'Ivoire CI Cuba CU Equatorial Guinea GQ Gabon GA Georgia GE Guinea GN India IN Indonesia ID Kazakhstan KZ Kyrgyzstan KG Mauritania MR Moldova MD Myanmar MM Nicaragua NI Nigeria NG Oman OM Pakistan PK Qatar QA São Tomé and Príncipe ST South Africa ZA St. Helena SH Syria SY Tajikistan TJ Thailand TH Togo TG Türkiye TR United Arab Emirates AE United Kingdom GB Vietnam VN

Visa required (123)

Countries requiring a pre-arranged visa for Uganda passport holders. Apply through the destination's embassy or consular service before travel.

Afghanistan AF Algeria DZ American Samoa AS Andorra AD Angola AO Argentina AR Armenia AM Aruba AW Australia AU Austria AT Belarus BY Belgium BE Bermuda BM Bonaire; St. Eustatius and Saba BQ Bosnia and Herzegovina BA Brazil BR Brunei BN Bulgaria BG Canada CA Cayman Islands KY Central African Republic CF Chad TD Chile CL China CN Congo (Rep.) CG Costa Rica CR Croatia HR Curacao CW Cyprus CY Czechia CZ Denmark DK Dominican Republic DO Egypt EG El Salvador SV Estonia EE Falkland Islands FK Faroe Islands FO Finland FI France FR French Guiana GF French Polynesia PF French West Indies FW Germany DE Gibraltar GI Greece GR Greenland GL Guam GU Guatemala GT Guyana GY Honduras HN Hungary HU Iceland IS Iraq IQ Ireland IE Israel IL Italy IT Japan JP Jordan JO Kosovo XK Kuwait KW Latvia LV Lebanon LB Liberia LR Libya LY Liechtenstein LI Lithuania LT Luxembourg LU Mali ML Malta MT Marshall Islands MH Mayotte YT Mexico MX Monaco MC Mongolia MN Montenegro ME Morocco MA Nauru NR Netherlands NL New Caledonia NC New Zealand NZ Niger NE North Korea KP North Macedonia MK Northern Mariana Islands MP Norway NO Palestinian Territory PS Panama PA Papua New Guinea PG Paraguay PY Peru PE Poland PL Portugal PT Puerto Rico PR Reunion RE Romania RO Russian Federation RU San Marino SM Saudi Arabia SA Serbia RS Slovakia SK Slovenia SI Solomon Islands SB South Korea KR Spain ES St. Maarten MF Sudan SD Sweden SE Switzerland CH Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) TW Tonga TO Trinidad and Tobago TT Tunisia TN Turkmenistan TM Turks and Caicos Islands TC Uganda UG Ukraine UA United States US Uruguay UY US Virgin Islands VI Uzbekistan UZ Vatican City VA Venezuela VE Yemen YE

Frequently asked questions

  • How many countries can I visit visa-free with a Uganda passport?

    Holders of a Uganda passport have visa-free access to 39 countries and visa-on-arrival access to 23 more, for a total of 62 destinations without a pre-arranged visa. Add 42 more reachable via eTA or e-visa.

  • What is the Henley rank of the Uganda passport?

    The Uganda passport is ranked #69 in the Henley Passport Index for 2026, with a visa-free count of 65.

  • Where do Uganda passport holders need a visa?

    Uganda passport holders need a pre-arranged visa to enter 123 countries.

  • What is the most popular visa-free destination for Uganda travellers?

    Based on direct flight volume, Kenya is the most-flown visa-free destination from Uganda, with 3 non-stop routes.

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